Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [pos pn] [noun] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lorna , I 've stacked your I 've placed your pizza on top of the erm what do you call it ? |
| 2 | Maybe the sentence was a bit short but I 've served my time on remand , I 've been in prison six times and have served about thirteen weeks altogether , but I do think they made a mistake I do n't know why . |
| 3 | Maybe the sentence was a bit short but I 've served my time on remand , I 've been in prison six times and have served about thirteen weeks altogether , but I do think they made a mistake I do n't know why . |
| 4 | I 've lost my tarantula on Dartmoor |
| 5 | The investment funds have placed their bets on Mr Greenwald , who helped Chrysler revive after the firm 's narrow escape from bankruptcy in 1979 . |
| 6 | The 30 apprentices in BP Exploration 's 1989 intake have received their indentures on completion of their training . |
| 7 | So by these and many more ingenious techniques , the anurans have minimised their dependence on moisture for mating and for hatching and rearing young . |
| 8 | Lotus and WordPerfect have built their empires on DOS products — one with the top selling spreadsheet , 1-2-3 , the other with one of the best DOS word processors , WordPerfect 5.1 . |
| 9 | Now , he and his colleagues have turned their backs on Ian Salisbury 's leg spin . |
| 10 | By abandoning any pretence to ‘ social responsibility ’ , they have turned their backs on discussion and argument . |
| 11 | But at its heart , the message is a simple one ; the people of Israel have turned their backs on God ; they are guilty of the sin of apostasy . |
| 12 | We have made our plans on spending and tax perfectly clear . |
| 13 | The Institute is a founder member of the International Association of Institutes of Export , many of whose members have based their operations on patterns pioneered by the Institute in the U.K. |
| 14 | Up till now I have simply equated this with Jamaican Creole , and have based my comparisons on descriptions of that language by B.L . |
| 15 | Once people like Carol have spent their money on rent , the poll tax and heating damp houses , Mr Holman explains , they have nothing left and hence there is no cash economy on which business and work can be based . |
| 16 | Taiwan have set their sights on World Cup 1995 . |
| 17 | Few jobs are easy to get these days and , if you have set your sights on advertising , it must be worth extra effort . |
| 18 | This is partly explained by the fact that the countries and institutions that collectively wield the greatest power in the EEC have focused their attention on matters arising out of the Single European Act which have little to do with trade . |
| 19 | Undoubtedly LEAs have reassessed their stance on accountability issues as a result of the Auld Report , but at school level the impact of the national debate seems to have been erratic . |
| 20 | In war Willses have served their country on land , at sea and in the air . |
| 21 | Few have surpassed his climbs on Beachy Head 's treacherous chalk cliffs ( 1893–5 ) . |
| 22 | The teacher and part time tutors have combined their work on reading , writing and numeracy skills with liaising between the students and external agencies . |
| 23 | Changes in macroeconomic policy , in taxes , in bankruptcy laws , in the opinions of judges — all have left their mark on finance , and on its users and abusers . |
| 24 | ‘ You have left your mark on Kinsai it seems , ’ he said drily . |
| 25 | Customs have reviewed their policy on staff discounts and have announced a change to their previous treatment . |
| 26 | In the past , people have destroyed their documents on aeroplanes and in one case someone came with an outdated passport . |
| 27 | Apple Computer Inc and Symantec Corp have extended their collaboration on Symantec 's Bedrock technology for facilitating development of applications that will run under both Windows and Macintosh System , and they will work together to develop and market the next-generation development environment for the Macintosh : the environment will initially target Apple 's PowerPC-based systems , and will address the needs of developers creating native applications ; they will share engineering resources and build on Symantec 's new C++ 6.0 for Macintosh , and on Apple 's Macintosh Programmer 's Workshop ; it will be based on an open architecture that enables interoperability with software tools developed by other vendors . |
| 28 | METEOROLOGISTS at Bidston Observatory have released their report on weather conditions in the region during October the coldest since 1926 . |