Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was far safer politically and economically to sit on the scientific fence . |
| 2 | The report went on to comment on the absence of objective criteria for setting health priorities and to emphasise the need for health service research to be multidisciplinary . |
| 3 | McIlvanney went on to work on the Scotsman as a news reporter and feature writer , though with his passion for football and boxing , the attraction towards sports was inevitable . |
| 4 | Oliphant , who was also knighted , went on to work on the atomic bomb , and subsequently returned to his native South Australia , where he became Governor . |
| 5 | Successful candidates then go on to work on an MSc dissertation , or are recommended for registration for a PhD or MPhil . |
| 6 | When the gunmen climbed in to sit on the benches at the side they had to put their booted feet on the prisoners . |
| 7 | Very few erm Continental countries would consider entrusting the administration of justice erm to erm people who took an afternoon or a day off work every week or so and went in to sit on the Bench . |
| 8 | No well having said that , if you 're fool enough to sit on the side |
| 9 | They also pointed out that there was no room service and Maggie sank back down to sit on the bed and nurse her aching face . |
| 10 | Staring at him worriedly , she slowly sank down to sit on the edge of the bed . |
| 11 | What was he if not the creature who circled that dark silhouette , sometimes letting a wing-tip brush the brickwork , sometimes soaring on an up-draught , better to look down , better to choose , better to fall on the prey ? |
| 12 | The sparkle of spray , the glassy mist hanging over the water were pretty enough to taste on the tongue . |
| 13 | You feel light enough to float on a cloud … |
| 14 | But when Zanuck returned and found Preminger at his studio , he promptly fired him from directing Laura , allowing him only to remain on the film as its producer . |
| 15 | Normally , unless you have one of these keys , you would have to call the water company 's engineers if you wanted the mains turned off for any reason — perhaps to work on the mains stopcock inside the house . |
| 16 | One has only to stand on the bridge over the Trannon at Trefeglwys and look upstream to see the stable narrow river coursing elegantly between its magnificent borders of ash and sycamore , and compare this with the immediate downstream reach , which wanders amidst a waste of gravel . |
| 17 | you ca n't settle down to work on a project even though it interests you |
| 18 | Soon she would get down to work on the garden ; it would be something to do at the weekends . |
| 19 | Pausing only to pull on the lightweight wrap that lay across the foot of the bunk , she grasped the torch more firmly and peered cautiously around the curtain . |
| 20 | I started to fix the tongue and groove boarding , and with a few boards in place , felt confident enough to work on the roof . |
| 21 | So many track workers have been allowed to go that in some parts of the country we are not able to put gangs together to work on a proper maintenance programme . ’ |
| 22 | Towards 2000 will see members of FYT Regional groups and committees meet together to work on the needs of marginalised young people in the last decade of this century . |
| 23 | With the help of the ESRC , the Yorkshire Dales National Park hope to transform countryside interpretation into an active and creative means of bringing landowners , policymakers and the public together to work on the best way to manage one of the great scenic treasures of northern England , yet maintain a healthy rural economy . |
| 24 | How do you bring a group of people together to work on an equal basis when half the members of the group are experienced non-disabled professionals who are used to taking control ? |
| 25 | Ray Shepherd looked up at them as coolly as if he had just driven in to work on a routine day . |
| 26 | French masons were brought in to work on the glorified hunting lodge of Falkland in Fife until it came to resemble a French Renaissance palace in miniature , with the courtyard 's south range richly decorated with Scots thistles , French fleurs-de-lis and pictorial medallions . |
| 27 | However , as before , No 7819 started in spectacular fashion only to falter on the latter part of the climb . |
| 28 | One has only to reflect on the enumeration of the varied properties of a state of full employment in the General Theory to realize that something is seriously wrong . |
| 29 | Most people have been familiar with its skyline since they were old enough to focus on a TV screen . |
| 30 | It 's small enough to fit on the mantelpiece . |