Example sentences of "[verb] on more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This technique involves spreading out the pastel dust with a tissue as an exceptionally thin film into which delicate variations can then be introduced , either by dabbing on more dust , perhaps of different colours , or by lifting it away with a putty eraser . |
| 2 | The frightening film of the American Airlines DC-10 from which an engine fell clear during take-off from Chicago must have been shown on more television screens than any other comparable occurrence , and so it goes on until we reach the most horrifying event involving the South Korean Boeing 747 which was deliberately shot down north of Japan by Soviet Russian fighters with the loss of 269 lives . |
| 3 | The campaign to achieve a healthy teeange nation calls on more guidance for teachers and parents to recognise the trouble signs and listen to what the teenagers say . |
| 4 | The Spanish Prime Minister has already said — it was said also by the Portugese at Maastricht — that their ratification will depend on more money for what is called cohesion and structural funds . |
| 5 | He has already sampled success at the highest level and after winning the Celebration Mile at Goodwood last Saturday on Swing Low he has his eyes firmly focused on more Group One events . |
| 6 | If it looks good he throws on more wood , if it looks bad he throws on more paraffin . |
| 7 | If it looks good he throws on more wood , if it looks bad he throws on more paraffin . |
| 8 | Closing Over , much of which is already locked up will save the NHS almost a million pounds a year , which will be spent on more community nursing and rehabilitation . |
| 9 | When I insisted on more information Wendy gave me the address of a flat in Copenhagen where they 'd stayed — the three girls , this Svend and two other boys . |
| 10 | It is understood that the King 's will also be trying to attract more plays by the better touring companies as well as putting on more comedy . |
| 11 | In tackling a problem it is useful to gather as much information as possible and then to decide whether the solution is going to depend on more information or on a new idea . |
| 12 | Rose put on more make-up and let her workers know it was business as usual . |
| 13 | Then spread a little soil covering , shake it through the roots , put on more soil , firm , and when there is sufficient covering for you to firm without damaging the roots , tread with me heel , not the sole , of your foot . |
| 14 | I had tried it before and put on more weight due to not re-educating my eating habits , but I needed to see immediate results to get the enthusiasm to continue dieting . |
| 15 | I went back to my old eating habits and slowly put on more weight . |
| 16 | And that will mean resisting those tempting offers from lenders designed to encourage us to take on more debt by making the initial costs appear cheaper , but which store up trouble for the future . |
| 17 | I think his experience of farming was somewhat limited because of the time he had spent in the Army , and that would not make things easy for Grandma Hauxwell because she had to take on more responsibility around the farm . |