Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pencom Software has written three objects to go on NeXtstep-for-Intel . |
| 2 | Her mother had known she had no immediate plans to go on holiday and had assumed she would be free to chase after Suzie . |
| 3 | The recession has meant that the group has had to put its plans to float on hold . |
| 4 | Given the inability of the government and local authorities to agree on funding for community care , the report , not surprisingly , puts great emphasis on monitoring the progress of the reforms . |
| 5 | Some guides use their climbing and rope skills to work on oil rigs or construction sites . |
| 6 | If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society . |
| 7 | One of the common threads that have emerged from my dicussions has been the necessity , when considering how the law might be reformed , of tackling the question of protecting employees from being obliged by their employers to work on Sundays , against their wishes , or incurring any penalty for not doing so . |
| 8 | Under Mr Reichardt 's knife , it has cut its international operations to concentrate on California , and earned a reputation as one of America 's best-run banks . |
| 9 | There was a project to get artists to work on panels for a long wall , concrete posts and lintels with a brick infill , that might be seen as a possible module for paintings or some other art form . |
| 10 | Later John Major urged Commonwealth heads to drive on world trade talks and pledged a crusade to ease poor countries debts . |
| 11 | ‘ There is a country hike every summer , which has helped me to get to know the area better , and lots of opportunities to go on courses and outings to places of interest . |
| 12 | The is to charge authors to go on tour . |
| 13 | In complete contrast to the Nemausus project ( see previous page ) , Nouvel teamed up with Philip Starck ( Nouvel frequently invites other artists and designers to work on projects ) to produce the sleekest of designs in 1986 for the Tokyo Opera House . |
| 14 | Responses to Regional Policy : CIT Sections are actively encouraged to set up their own working parties to comment on policy issues of regional importance . |
| 15 | This generation , not having directly experienced large populations of immigrant , foreign-looking Jews , will abandon the preoccupations of former leaders and will encourage fascist parties to concentrate on prejudices for which there might be direct electoral advantage . |
| 16 | Finally , in order to encourage the subjects to concentrate on profits we pay them their realized average profits . |
| 17 | ( ii ) They should be given opportunities to write on topics that are intrinsically demanding in terms of their subject matter . |
| 18 | At Sainsbury in Boreham yesterday morning head office spokesman Nick Green said staff and customers wanted the shops to open on Sundays . |
| 19 | three days ' leave , and a chance for the first time in many months to reflect on life . |
| 20 | However , while history , modern studies , English , home economics and social education may offer more opportunities to focus on people , personalities and social issues specific topics will also reflect the general nature of society throughout its development . |
| 21 | 17.21 Teachers should both create and respond to opportunities to focus on aspects of knowledge about written language and about some of the differences between speech and writing . |
| 22 | But much more of it is due to consumer-goods firms having encouraged shoppers to buy on price by bombarding them with special offers . |
| 23 | Territorial disputes give rise to elaborate tournaments in which workers extend their legs to walk on stilts and drum their antennae on each other 's abdomens . |
| 24 | I 've the bank breathing at me , and forty-two wage packets to fill on Friday morning , and the phone is n't ringing with customers . |
| 25 | A survey of the Japanese computer market in Nikkei group magazine Nikkei Computer estimates the Japanese domestic computer market at $92,000m : a growth rate of 6% is expected over the new financial year that started on April 1 ; by sector the market grew last fiscal by 18% for Unix systems , compared with 8% for the data services market , 5% for mainframe computers and 3% for small business computers , while personal computers saw negative growth ; Unix machines are expected to grow by 20% this year and personal computers to put on 7% ; mainframes are again expected to be affected by the depressed economic conditions but will still manage 2% growth . |
| 26 | Again , in St Michael 's there was a chantry priest worth £40 and two more with £20 each ; their incomes were normal — round about £6 a year — but they ( and others ) must have had opportunities to officiate on behalf of the wealthy fraternities in the city , of which the Trinity Guild had £209 a year . |
| 27 | Shopper Kim Hart described the campaign to force shops to shut on Sundays as stupid . |
| 28 | Reptile in charge of Magic Roundabout clearly loathes children after twenty years of roundabout rides , encourages smallest most ill-coordinated kids to perch on top of vast heaving wood and plaster horse in hope that when ride begins movement will hurl child into machinery for ever . |
| 29 | Besides training and obtaining supplies , there was Arabic to learn , though I never got very far , French and Hausa to improve , and dozens of books to read on desert survival and the background to the Sahara . |
| 30 | Conoco plans jobs losses to save on costs |