Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] on some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if , in the end , we have to agree to differ on some matters , grievances should be discussed , not camouflaged . |
| 2 | When you join the Royal Air Force you expect to work on some of the world 's deadliest aircraft , Jaguar Fighters , and harriers , but there 's another side to aviation . |
| 3 | I do not intend to list all the normal things Excel can do — just take it for granted that you will be able to set up a spreadsheet to calculate whatever you want to — but I want to concentrate on some of the features that will certainly save time , effort , and head scratching . |
| 4 | First , I want to comment on some features of the hereditary mechanism which may prove to be characteristic of all living things , whether on this planet or elsewhere in the universe . |
| 5 | This can be one time when a young writer has to compromise on some immediate ambitions in order to progress on to the next stage of securing a record deal or having artists cover his or her songs . |
| 6 | Here I want to focus on some examples from recent textbooks for O level and CSE courses . |
| 7 | The faculty now needs to embark on some vigorous self-promotion to convince the sceptics in Nairobi ( and regrettably some of its own staff ) about the virtues of its programme . |
| 8 | I now want to draw on some major fund raising themes directly linked to the seventy fifth . |
| 9 | Right so we 've got Paul and the three new C P Os who would like to go on some training right |
| 10 | In the time that I have to move the report I 'd like to concentrate on some of the developments that have been taking place in health and safety this is not to , er , give the impression that environmental developments are not important but over this next year the government are going to be taking certain measures that we need to be aware of , er , in the health and safety area . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've got to work on some stuff for an article , ’ she said . |
| 12 | I 'd like to try on some of Lloyd 's hats . ’ |
| 13 | Just waiting to pounce on some terrified child . |
| 14 | I am a gigging guitarist living in Holland , and I would like to reflect on some of your readers ' comments . |
| 15 | They may decline for some quite considerable time to use any particular sound to indicate their mother , instead preferring to fix on some other aspect of their environment . |
| 16 | I vaguely began to meditate on some design . |
| 17 | They will have to agree on some type of standard . |
| 18 | Not only is this irritating to consumers ; it also seems to rebound on some of the firms themselves — think of Eurotunnel , or of Euro RSCG , a troubled French ad agency . |
| 19 | ‘ She 's only been here a couple of times , when I needed to work on some papers very urgently . ’ |
| 20 | But I shall still have to draw on some capital Brenda , nevertheless . |
| 21 | Sacha is now well on the road to recovery and is starting to put on some weight . |
| 22 | He also managed to go on some exciting trips such as following part of the old Inca trail in Ecuador on horseback . |
| 23 | I rather wish he had gone to work on some of the astonishing things Escoffier and his contemporaries did to fruit . |
| 24 | With the restoration of Hampton Court Palace nearing completion , Trevor Barnes meets an American who has been asked to work on some of the most important recreations of Grinling Gibbons ' original carvings |
| 25 | erm the ladies who are a bit obese and get all the sympathy you get all so skin or just skinny and suddenly you try to put on some weight , you just ca n't . |
| 26 | We follow a different model : that each point of view must be allowed a voice in the process of deliberation but that the collective decision must nevertheless aim to settle on some coherent principle whose influence then extends to the natural limits of its authority . |
| 27 | They pipped last year 's IBOA League winners , the ‘ Random Strikers ’ from AIB Bank 10/11 O'Connell St. , Dublin , who played exceptionally well but failed to capitalise on some sensational strikes at the closing stages . |
| 28 | Council has asked all its Boards to consider how savings might be made , and expects to decide on some of its longer term options in the context of its ‘ forward look ’ in February . |
| 29 | Scotland coaches Johnny Brown and Bob Easson praised their side 's defence , yet they were left to lament on some daft errors in a match which was pockmarked by two flare-ups — one straight from the kick-off — and some rank inconsistent refereeing , where the advantage law was entirely disregarded . |
| 30 | The twists and turns of Goldwyn 's life can become tedious , since he was so often fighting the same battles ; and the extent of his involvement in the industry means that Berg continually digresses to enlarge on some aspect of movie history , or introduces us to other personalities as they appear . |