Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] on " in BNC.
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1 | panel recommended an increase in expenditure on this item of work next year , an increase in one point six million pounds to two million pounds , we ca n't say categorically that , that will happen until we 've had our allocations both sanctions borrowing for , for next year , it is a wish of interest of hands make clear in the comments on appendix A in this paper against the figure of one points being aroused that the |
2 | so they 're not just making it up out of their heads , it actually , you know , somebody really did a study on this , somebody really put this argument forward erm er partly it 's to , I mean some of the things on those things you ca n't easily get in Aston library anyway , some of the things erm er particularly if they 're references to general , you know , sort of , you know , general bits of the , you know , whatever textbook they seem to be using mostly erm |
3 | oh in it sad eh ? , reading in the paper the other day about that thing the , the list of top ten names , I mean half of the ones on there are pathetic |
4 | Erlich , rookie Fed , had demanded of the local police that they get a man up there , up to the nests , that they get each of the nests down , that they sift each of the nests on the very long chance that the storks had lifted a fibre of torn clothing to bind a nest wall . |
5 | Frequently the key to advance is in better ways of measuring or quantifying technical processes , or material advances which in themselves remove one of the constraints on development . |
6 | As she did this , she looked at the newspaper and read some of the words on the page … and it was like a terrible dream . |
7 | These lie internal to the longitudinals on both ventral and dorsal sides and are better known as the muscles of the dorsal and ventral diaphragms ( see p.234 ) . |
8 | get involved in the measures on some of your work . |
9 | If pass rates are low , there are knee-jerk allegations of a quota ; if the number passing in a time of recession is large , people get worried about the effects on the job market . |
10 | But he displays the same choosiness in this area too : ‘ I find most of the things on television are pretty repetitive . |
11 | I keep some of the toys on display in working order for my grandchildren to play with . |
12 | The marketer must understand why people want or need products , so that he or she can : * group ( or " segment " ) different people according to those reasons for purchase ( see chapter sixteen ) ; * design and distribute products which will deliver the required " satisfactions " for these needs or wants ; * target promotional activities on these different people so that they become aware of the satisfactions on offer from the supplier , and are encouraged to make the actual purchase . |
13 | I still think some of the things on it were OK , but it generally fell between any number of stools . ’ |
14 | for the sake of , for the sake of a few bands that we do , I mean most of the bands on the local level are used to playing in pubs so they just had to play on the floor anyway and the rest of it |
15 | You have one of the villas on the high point of the hill , do n't you ? ’ |