Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adv] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now in Oxford erm we actually do n't have any land like that , and the problem was that , even if we had self-build houses on the land which is available at the moment , on which we want to build council houses but we have n't got the money to build council houses , if we were to allow self- build to go ahead on those sites because of the value of the land then the sorts of people who would actually be able to afford them would not be people on low incomes , or even sort of low to medium incomes , they would actually be people who were fairly well off and therefore not the people that we would want to be directing our resources at . |
| 2 | Other companies in sectors such as oil and communications must also have way-leaves for work they want to carry out on private land . |
| 3 | In this short talk , I propose to concentrate just on two things . |
| 4 | The Brent now appear to feed mainly on these plants . |
| 5 | Although the worms appear to feed entirely on mucosal material the incidental damage to blood vessels can cause considerable haemorrhage . |
| 6 | ‘ Ninety-nine percent of vampires are real nice people , ’ he said , ‘ But we want to crack down on phoney vampires who are getting us a bad name . ’ |
| 7 | Relatively few rural residents appear to rely solely on public transport , perhaps because it is not regarded nowadays as a worthwhile alternative — Moseley et al . |
| 8 | Whether you want to be ultra-feminine and coy with a tiny dinky bag , or to use a chic leather box to give out vibes of power and control , or perhaps just want to splash out on serious quality in a crazy colour the handbag is the lifestyle message of the season . |
| 9 | I want to touch briefly on four areas in which the Government could and must do better , in addition to the initiatives mentioned by my right hon. and learned Friend and the preventive programmes , such as that mentioned by the hon. Member for Westminster , North ( Sir J. |
| 10 | I have not yet had time to study the minutiae of the Bill which , as we now know , runs to 163 pages , but I want to touch briefly on certain parts of it . |
| 11 | The haws on C lavallei are the orange side of red and both haws and leaves seem to hang longer on this tree than the other . |
| 12 | So consequently a lot of stuff that ended up on record was the more soulful , slower stuff , but I have some places where I really get to stretch out on this record . |
| 13 | They are kept outside , but have their own heated house , from which they emerge to graze even on cool days . |
| 14 | If less money was taken by the public sector it is doubtful whether people would invest in British industry or continue to spend more on foreign consumer goods . |
| 15 | Try to cut down on external noise . |
| 16 | ( At the same time cut out two front side window shapes , and leave to dry out on non-stick paper until needed . ) |
| 17 | Mould his head and upper torso , and leave to dry overnight on non-stick paper . |
| 18 | Eysenck claims that criminals tend to rate highly on two personality characteristics — extroversion and neuroticism — both of which he sees as being predominantly inherited . |
| 19 | This is not to say that we have to fall back on Old Testament catastrophism . |
| 20 | A later volume in this series will explore the social psychology of names in greater detail , but for the purpose of this chapter we need to draw only on commonsense understanding of the importance of names . |
| 21 | These days you need to get down on both knees and ask permission of the bank manager . |
| 22 | If you have to rely solely on public transport then the rural life may not be such a good idea , unless everything that you have to be near is within your area . |
| 23 | No longer does evidence of authenticity have to rely solely on stylistic criteria , which can be unreliable . |
| 24 | In order to lose weight , we almost always have to cut down on fat intake , but some fats are essential , just as vitamins and minerals are . |