Example sentences of "and [verb] on [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this film , the central character is a spirited young woman who defies conventions and insists on playing the heroic male roles of the Chinese opera , aided by the spirit of the legendary Zhong Kui whom she incarnates on stage . |
| 2 | THE Securities and Investments Board should relinquish its ‘ command and control ’ approach and concentrate on setting the regulatory framework and objectives , an influential report on the costs and effectiveness of UK financial regulation said yesterday , writes Ian Harper . |
| 3 | The second option will be to forget about the skills revolution for a while and concentrate on helping the unemployed . |
| 4 | Co-ordinating wall coverings are available in little triangles , dots and miniature abstract prints , but because the focus of the collection is on the borders , it is possible to put up just a new border and save on decorating the whole room . |
| 5 | It will not even pass through their minds that I spent so much trouble and thought on choosing the right disease or the most just punishment for my fictional character . |
| 6 | It is also a moment of generalisation for the twenty-one-year-old second mate who on this voyage from Australia , carrying grain and bent on winning the famous gain-race , had had to contend with an arrogant and hostile captain and who had cast off his boat , after a collision in the dark had given a mortal blow to the Blackgauntlet and he had waited in vain for orders . |
| 7 | During development , Microsoft put a lot of effort into researching how people actually use their spreadsheets , and concentrated on making the common tasks easier . |
| 8 | The design of the time series package is complete and work on developing the various programs in the package is well advanced . |