Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her parents were due to go away on holiday at the start of the following week . |
| 2 | The home , that sits aloft on wooden wheels , door gaping open , surprised by its surroundings |
| 3 | The parish council is due to meet again on Monday . |
| 4 | It is not only impossible to theorize fruitfully on the basis of abstract relations which are nothing but abstract relations , but it is only possible to theorize fruitfully on the basis of abstract relations that refer directly to observable phenomena in material reality . |
| 5 | But I was n't prepared to sit patiently on the sidelines while this process took place . |
| 6 | The precise linguistic justification offered in support of this centred primarily on two features of the sentence . |
| 7 | This centred originally on the right-wing Nation Party and the sentiment has persisted , with clashes between rival fundamentalist groups common before the 1980 military coup . |
| 8 | In the mid 1970s there was an abortive attempt to develop a new way of managing the industry in the Territories Plan ( which would have given a structure very similar to that developed in Germany in much earlier years and still in use both on DB and DR ) , but this failed largely on account of union opposition . |
| 9 | ‘ Obediently she did as he bade her , her gaze travelling round the empty room , seeing only the elegant lines of fitted furniture , the newly made bed , the bedside table with one large volume hanging open — and another fallen untidily on the floor beside it . |
| 10 | Clergy wives have to battle alone with parish disapproval , and only the strongest-minded , and those who are prepared to verge even on defiance , survive the financial problems and the misery of lack of friendship . |
| 11 | Another concentrated more on non-intellectual factors — such as personality traits — which it was thought might distinguish the highly creative individual . |
| 12 | Start thinking about it seriously because in just 7 days you will be free to concentrate fully on it . |
| 13 | In 1981 Tony struck out on his own , repairing and making guitars in the North East , and since his move westward to Wales six years ago , he 's been free to concentrate more on building . |
| 14 | They were not prepared to comment further on the matter . |
| 15 | All this bears closely on Stavrogin and his so-called confession . |
| 16 | Or should we limit ourselves only to those who were prepared to engage actively on behalf of the cause ? |
| 17 | We propose that in the short-run this depends inversely on the demand for labour , assuming that the labour force remains unchanged . |
| 18 | The dose received is also important ; and this depends largely on the amount of the particular radiation that reaches the Earth 's surface . |
| 19 | The response to this depends largely on your point of view . |
| 20 | This depends largely on the quarantine situation . |
| 21 | This depends primarily on the branch of fluid mechanics being studied . |
| 22 | The barbecue is always one of the more popular events , though where we do this depends rather on whether the wind has dropped or not ! |
| 23 | This depends partly on how " cluttered " the table is and also on pupils ' familiarity with the subject of the data. ) — interpretative requirements ; ( Any differences between the questions asked about the table and the labelling of the table 's headings appear to reduce success rates . |
| 24 | His success in this depends directly on the success of his immaterialism , for it is obvious how it continually points the way towards God . |
| 25 | This depends mainly on how deeply the wing is stalled . |
| 26 | This depends mainly on the availability of resources , i.e. manpower , spares , tools , etc. , and is interrelated with ‘ what to do ? ’ |
| 27 | This depends mainly on the size of the record and the operating speeds of the direct access device in question . |
| 28 | Group interaction — this depends mainly on factors such as leadership , individual and group motivation , and appropriate rules and procedures . |
| 29 | For instance , on the basis of last year 's births , we can make a fairly accurate assessment of the number of first-year secondary school places required in 11 or 12 years ' time , because this depends mainly on fairly stable child mortality patterns . |
| 30 | The House of Lords Select Committee understood the provision to relate to development plans but if it is implemented in the UK ( and this depends somewhat on MAFF taking an unusually enlightened view ) it could pave the way for farm development plans incorporating conservation and agricultural measures . |