Example sentences of "tighten [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an American commentator put it , ‘ a duchess abdicates when her son comes to his title ; she is turned out of the mansion where she once presided … ’ especially through this single-minded concentration of resources through inheritance on a principal heir that the English aristocracy were able to tighten their grip on the land . |
| 2 | UNITED Biscuits , the food conglomerate , yesterday moved to tighten its grip on the UK snacks market with the £24 million takeover of Derwent Valley Food Group , makers of Phileas Fogg snacks . |
| 3 | Plastic card investment : Barclays Bank looks set to tighten its stranglehold on the processing of plastic card transactions and will invest more than £22.5m in the service . |
| 4 | But in the drugs capital of Medilline , the daily killings continue , the drug cartels are reportedly planning a fresh offensive , before the new administration can tighten its grip on the country . |
| 5 | Otherwise , the unremitting logic of compound interest will tighten its stranglehold on the economy . ’ |
| 6 | It was only when they tensed , curling and tightening their grip on the floor , did he realise they were alive . |
| 7 | To make it work means pulling the SIB itself out of direct regulation and tightening its leash on the SROs . |
| 8 | He dropped the bag then , tightening his grip on the switchblade , he waited until she was in range before lunging at her , the blade slashing the air inches from her face . |
| 9 | Lothar remained in central Francia , perhaps tightening his grip on the region east of the Charbonnière . |
| 10 | The Office of Fair Trading is investigating claims that the big tour-operators and their chain of travel agents are using their muscle to restrict customer choice and tighten their grip on the market . |
| 11 | The Office of Fair Trading is investigating claims that the big tour-operators and their chain of travel agents are using their muscle to restrict customer choice and tighten their grip on the market . |
| 12 | Watching Dora , Melissa observed her stiffen and tighten her grip on the putter , her arm muscles clenched below the rolled-up sleeves of her blouse . |
| 13 | Nor could Creggan see that with that return of some sense of a spirit of life that can never die there came to the nearly lifeless wings of the close-caged Minch a sudden struggle and slight flutter of purpose — not much , but enough to make the Man look down in surprise and tighten his grip on the carrier cage . |
| 14 | So you can be certain that you have fitted the choke chain correctly tighten your grip on the leash slightly , and then relax it . |
| 15 | She tightened her grip on the great enemy , only to loosen it again . |
| 16 | Robyn desperately tightened her grip on the statue . |
| 17 | The assassin gave her no time to cry out ; a flare of terror — what am I doing here who is that behind me dark dark someone behind me — and Fox tightened her hold on the other 's mind , taking control . |
| 18 | In 1653 Deane followed the military rather than the civilian republicans , becoming co-treasurer-at-wars and co-receiver-general of the assessments with John Blackwell the younger [ q.v. ] , when the army tightened its grip on the fiscal machinery of government . |
| 19 | Serbian forces tightened their hold on the capital with the capture on Dec. 6 of the strategic western suburb of Otes . |
| 20 | He dipped towards her , and she tried again to free herself , but the more she struggled , the more his fingers tightened their hold on the back of her neck , and she closed her eyes helplessly , steeling herself for the marauding touch of his mouth . |
| 21 | MOTOR RACING : Bicester-based racing car builders Reynard tightened their grip on the Japanese Formula 3000 championship at the weekend when Brazilian Paolo Carcasci won the second round at Fuji Raceway in a 92D model . |
| 22 | Meanwhile in the besieged Bosnian capital , Sarajevo , at least eight people were killed and 95 injured in fighting as rebel Serbs tightened their grip on the strategic western suburbs . |
| 23 | He tightened his grip on the sub-machine-gun , waited for the helicopter to slow and swing towards him . |
| 24 | He tightened his finger on the trigger but again the fragile , defenceless beauty of the deer prevented him from firing and he lowered his rifle immediately . |