Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the death of Freddie Mills due for screening on April 6 is perhaps the most fascinating mystery , because the ex-boxer was so well known and because the case is the most recent . |
| 2 | I say I 'm sorry for treading on her , but she just looks at me like she do n't understand . |
| 3 | ‘ Sorry about treading on your feet . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Lang will criticise Labour for concentrating on attacking the Government over unemployment without recognising that wealth has to be created in order to increase the number of jobs on offer . |
| 5 | Do n't be embarrassed about lying on a bed in the shop to try it out , and make sure you test the actual size you want to buy . |
| 6 | Dr Hugh explained that ultra-sound is adequate for testing on younger women as it is unlikely that breast cancer would have developed . |
| 7 | It will do this through focusing on one particular area of teaching common to many primary schools : that of project or topic work . |
| 8 | So a word of warning : be careful of relying on a person too far away from yourself . |
| 9 | They were fond of writing on their vases and several have left us their names , including the man who seems to have led the movement , Euphronios , and his great younger rival Euthymides . |
| 10 | Fond of perching on dead tree or post in water . |
| 11 | You must not be afraid of thinking on your feet and adding good ideas that occur to you as you speak . |
| 12 | ‘ But what 's wrong with crapping on newspaper and emptying it out every now and then ? |
| 13 | If people need a rest on the way what 's wrong with sitting on the ground ? |
| 14 | You ought to be very careful with living on your own Don you could break an ankle and you 'd be in real serious trouble |
| 15 | Thus , the draftsman should be especially careful before embarking on a long list of matters that fall within a particular covenant . |
| 16 | ‘ Driving on a track is essentially no different from driving on a road . |
| 17 | Working on Jane Austen was not all that different from working on trade cycles , or lowtemperature physics ; these were the kind of things that went on in the modern university . |
| 18 | p.s only two people seem interested in meeting on saturday . |
| 19 | Some were journalists , others political activists , and many were interested in working on the paper for wages once it got going . |
| 20 | If you are interested in working on challenging problems please contact the Program Manager Dr Murray Cameron on 61–2– or fax 61–2–416 9317 or email : murray |
| 21 | It 's a lonely life and I 'm not interested in working on my own . |
| 22 | So if anyone 's interested in going on that , get in touch with me or Dave , we 'll erm , say we do n't need to many but I think we can take a few and we will take our petition with us on that one , the animal petition . |
| 23 | Anyone interested in putting on an event during next year 's Festival should contact the Festival office in October/November for the appropriate form . |
| 24 | I would welcome contact from any Victor enthusiasts or ex-members of 57 Squadron who think that this is a viable proposition , and who would be interested in embarking on this project with me . |
| 25 | Governors should therefore at least consider this before embarking on different procedures . |
| 26 | These ‘ change agents , ’ many from the shop floor , were instrumental in working on quality improvements to the manufacturing process through teamwork involving front line people . |
| 27 | Pizarro had been instrumental in launching on April 2 a new alliance of 13 left-wing groups , Democratic Convergence ( Convergencia Democrática ) , whose leaders were now expected to support Navarro 's presidential campaign . |
| 28 | She had no real evidence to suggest he was a lecherous womaniser , prone to pouncing on any female in his company . |
| 29 | An entertaining example of animals solving the same problem as the swimming rats , but with land and water reversed , is the ability of a tide-pool fish , the goby , to jump from one pool to another without landing on the rock between . |
| 30 | It is clear , however , that Law Lords while for the most part restricting themselves to the obviously technical are not averse to speaking on social questions like capital punishment , the treatment of offenders and adultery . |