Example sentences of "[verb] on [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is one of those maverick ideas books that arrive out of nowhere and sleep on reviewers ' shelves until someone notices them . |
| 2 | At the present time interpretation , often of a narrow and unrewarding kind , flourishes , usually though falsely claimed on publishers ' blurbs to be saying something completely new and important . |
| 3 | Auditors will be able to comply with the Cadbury recommendation that they report on directors ' statements with regard to companies ' internal controls but only if there is clear guidance for both sides on a number of scope , technical and reporting issues , an analysis by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales concluded . |
| 4 | What is more , in this day and age it is madness to allow children to roam around after dark knocking on strangers ' doors . |
| 5 | Do n't , I mean it 's silly knocking on strangers ' doors , it really is ridiculous knocking on strangers ' doors . |
| 6 | Do n't , I mean it 's silly knocking on strangers ' doors , it really is ridiculous knocking on strangers ' doors . |
| 7 | They tend to concentrate on manufacturers ' most popular brands |
| 8 | The Daily Post asked Mr Patten to comment on parents ' and teachers ' misgivings on examination league tables but , according to the department , he did not want to pre-empt his prepared formal announcement . |
| 9 | This section will focus on solicitors ' charges but will only consider them in outline . |
| 10 | Increasingly the role of initial assessment will take on a new importance and will focus on centres ' guidance structures and procedures . |
| 11 | Other methods of evaluation could include interviewing a sample of consumers in the target market ( eg to check if they had seen the promotion , changed their buying habits etc ) , and checking on dealers ' stock-levels , shelf-space etc . |
| 12 | Tom , based in Sussex , travels all over the country , even to Wales and Scotland , to work on horses ' teeth . |
| 13 | The Family Heart Association is urging more people to have their cholesterol level checked and act on doctors ' advice . |
| 14 | Information has been collected on households ' patterns of donating money and volunteering time to charities , individuals ' motives for giving , their attitudes to charities , and their knowledge of and views of covenanting and bequeathing money to charities . |
| 15 | The award is then endorsed with the SVQ ‘ hallmark ’ , which will appear on candidates ' certificates as a distinctive feature . |
| 16 | The Australian & Oversees Telecommunications Corp has come up with a novel scheme to motivate its staff : alongside an immediate pay award of 3% and the prospect of a 5% over the next 18 months the company has promised $340 for each of 70,000 of its workers , the payment of which depends on customers ' rating of the service which they receive ; surveys will determine what proportion of customers are satisfied with billing , connections and fault-finding . |
| 17 | In turn , they will be able to buy only if they can raise the money to bid , which depends on investors ' assessment of the risk and likely return . |
| 18 | We could not classify patients into Kraemer et al 's group A or B , since this grouping depends on relatives ' naevus status ; not all patients could bring first-degree relatives for examination , and their opinions of relatives ' naevus status were unreliable in those who could be examined . |
| 19 | The efficacy of speed limits thus depends on drivers ' self-discipline , but this is known to be lax , particularly as modern cars are neither designed nor advertised to encourage low-speed driving . |
| 20 | The Chief Executive , John Sillett , former Trade Finance Director and Corporate Banking Area Manager for the Midland Bank , said that the Group would encroach on accountants ' territory up to a point but claimed to have an ‘ inside track ’ . |
| 21 | The next most basic distinction is between direct taxes levied on households ' and enterprises ' incomes and indirect taxes levied on expenditure . |
| 22 | One of the most common methods of funding , and one that is becoming increasingly popular , is for a small levy to be made on students ' charges . |
| 23 | At this time the annual kill per US boat was less than 200 , but by 1986 , 94 per cent of all US sets were being ‘ made on dolphins ' ’ and the kill figure had increased to more than 600 . |
| 24 | They say their results show there is still work to be done on professionals ' understanding of the concept of collaboration , as nurses and physicians did not agree on the amount taking place . |
| 25 | We have also drawn on members ' experience of a range of schools , on the Bullock and Swann Reports and on the work of the Assessment of Performance Unit ( APU ) . |
| 26 | The Romanesque development shows , however , in the deeply recessed mouldings and jambs and in the columns which stand on lions ' backs . |
| 27 | In contrast to the predominant tradition of writing that concentrates on teachers ' professionalism , Connell examines teachers ' labour as work . |
| 28 | In the area I live , off Lodge Lane , they are even growing on peoples ' doorsteps . |
| 29 | The Chief Executive also shall report on clients ' views of the service provided , drawing on an independent annual national survey and results of local office monitoring of customer service . |
| 30 | The Labour policy of ‘ ensuring that lesbianism and gayness are treated positively in the curriculum ’ was raised in such a way as to play on parents ' fears for the safety of their children . |