Example sentences of "[verb] on [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good examples are angelfish species which browse on sponges in the wild and butterflyfish which feed on coral polyps . |
| 2 | ‘ Families sleep on floors at relatives and friends . |
| 3 | A number of States made the declaration , commonly called ‘ the Article 23 reservation ’ that they would not act on requests for the pre-trial discovery of documents . |
| 4 | GOVERNMENT must act on quotas for suckler cows and breeding ewes which threaten the future of the landlord tenant system , the Scottish Landowners ' Federation claimed yesterday . |
| 5 | The social services team contracted to take and act on referrals within specified times ( the office would be manned between 9 am and 5 pm and referrals would be taken by a duty officer ; urgent referrals would be dealt with within two hours , non-urgent cases would be contacted within five working days ) . |
| 6 | The sale of council houses , as Malpass and Murie argue , ‘ reduces the housing opportunities of those who must rent — of those who can not buy on grounds of means , age and eligibility for borrowing — and who rely on becoming council tenants and on transfers and exchanges to satisfy their housing need . ’ |
| 7 | Fly on wings of love in the air and to the skies , be exempt like the sun from all riding beasts … |
| 8 | With oil consumption contracting to one-third of energy requirements by the end of the century the main weight of meeting increased demand will fall on imports of gas and coal and the increase of indigenous energy production through nuclear power . |
| 9 | Bosses at Toys R Us , which has been opening on Sundays for more than a year , say the extra day is a definite boost to sales . |
| 10 | Your article also reported that a record number of stores are opening on Sundays in the lead-up to Christmas . |
| 11 | It is supported by the Keep Sunday Special campaign but falls far short of the deregulation called for by many large stores currently opening on Sundays in breach of existing laws . |
| 12 | On a fine mid-morning , the water at Sconser is glowingly clear , a kind of northern coral sea , and with boats bobbing on moorings near the back-gardens of their owners ' cottages ; a few lobster pots , a net drying in the light sunshine . |
| 13 | Designed for use by church groups , community centres and parent teacher groups , Parenting in a TV Age is a parent education programme which focusses on issues of children and television . |
| 14 | Conversely had we had the profits last year which would have generated taxable profits then we would n't have needed to have done that , so that 's one reason why it was not disclosed on floatations at the time and floatation was not regarded as an asset . |
| 15 | In 1959–60 intermediate range ballistic missiles were located on sites in Turkey pending the development of reliable American ICBMs . |
| 16 | Four young men were appearing on chargers of peddling drugs , an old lady had had her hand chopped off whilst attempting to retain her purse , containing just two and eightpence , and a motorway to end all motorways was proposed which would wipe out six particularly exquisite villages and several hundred miles of countryside . |
| 17 | Retirement relief could not be claimed on disposals before 6 April 1985 unless the individual concerned had reached the age of 60 . |
| 18 | A British cyclist , Michael Wainwright , also detained on charges of illegal entry in May , was expected to stand trial shortly . |
| 19 | And sh excuse me but what I do not want happening on records of achievement as regards cos we are totally honest and I could name a school not too far from us |
| 20 | Must remember this when tempted into the local hen shop. ) 9 pm Ben Frow arrives to try on costumes for Re:Joyce . |
| 21 | — Department store bosses trying to try on clothes in their fiddly little changing rooms ( you can always tell people who 've been clothes shopping they 're the ones with the bruised elbows ) ; — Town planners and architects who think steps are an interesting feature trying to get up them in a wheelchair , with a pram , or just with creaky old legs ; — Hospital consultants who make ten appointments for the same time waiting in out-patients , especially if it 's the day when there 's a dotty old lady , a whining child and an old man who coughs and spits all in the same little section ; — Weird fashion experts wearing their crazier outfits in Darlington on a rainy Monday . |
| 22 | Tokens of this vowel varied on dimensions of height , backness , rounding and length . |
| 23 | We report on patients with chronic viral hepatitis who died of hepatic decompensation during or shortly after interferon alfa treatment . |
| 24 | She never dwelt on thoughts of Guido . |
| 25 | We also know that alcohol is the single most important cause of violence , not just directly , but also through the abuse committed on children by violently drunk parents . |
| 26 | It was also agreed that the same card could be used to operate the locks which have already been installed on doors within the foyer , although not so far activated . |
| 27 | In the event of loss or damage , carriers , shippers , consignees and their financiers could count on sets of insurers to pay the claims . |
| 28 | If James was right and they could count on contingents from every part of the strath , they would be a force indeed — a mass big enough to frighten the most assured gentleman . |
| 29 | She remembers that she had been knocking on doors for years to be given a chance to act and had been practically laughed out of town . |
| 30 | I did , but I , I do n't get everything up if it I 'm not knocking on doors for it . |