Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would also be better from the point of view of traffic — she had n't yet looked up Hallborough on a map , but she guessed she would need her car to get to it . |
| 2 | We would have picked up readings on arrival . |
| 3 | Twice I 've picked up goods on a shelf marked reduced and then found , because of the bar codes , I was charged full price at the pay-out desk . |
| 4 | It would , however , have been interesting to see what relationships might have been revealed had WIRS picked up information on casual workers , since casual working ( albeit involving direct employment ) is also a considerably less regulated form of temporary working and gives an employer considerable disposition over his labour inputs . |
| 5 | Before they were colonized the Zande regularly carried out autopsies on the dead bodies of suspected witches , to see whether their bodies revealed any trace of the deadly ‘ witchcraft substance ’ ( mangu ) or essence in the small intestine . |
| 6 | More recently , however Crowner and Hull ( 1991 ) have carried out work on this application . |
| 7 | During 1992 , more than 30 film crews have carried out features on the Group . |
| 8 | Previously the authors had carried out research on paraprofessional social service personnel in their own two countries — Israel and the USA ( Brawley and Schindler , 1972 ; Brawley , 1975 ; Schindler , 1980 ; 1982 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ Another time I asked him about his having turned down Parliament on a point of principle . |
| 10 | William Hill said it refuses to accept wagers on the state of royal marriages and has often turned down bets on a Charles and Diana split . |
| 11 | THIS year 's machinations over disposal of the Ivory Coast 's cocoa crop indirectly pushed up prices on the London Futures & Options Exchange yesterday as dealers scrambled to obtain cocoa to deliver against a substantial long position controlled by Philipp Brothers , the big American commodity trading group . |
| 12 | Orders had pushed up men on top of men and set up a living wall against the monstrous German avalanche . ’ |
| 13 | I have been present at occasions of celebration when poets and singers — there is often no distinction since poems tend to be sung or chanted — have made up verses on the spot and provided a seemingly endless number of embellishments . |
| 14 | They are now sixth with supporters angered by the run of poor results particularly as Rovers have lashed out £5.4m on a make-or-break spending spree . |
| 15 | Yet at the same time they welcomed the way the study mapped out areas on concern , in relation to the respective responsibilities of company directors executive and non-executive , auditors and shareholders , much of which remain unaddressed even after the Cadbury report . |
| 16 | With reference to our meeting on March 7th : on the assumption that the Unit 's terms of reference will be agreed in some form broadly consonant with the one you indicated , I have drawn up proposals on the attached annexes under the following headings : |
| 17 | Researchers in Britain have drawn up data on climate change which warns of massive disruption to agriculture and loss of vital eco-systems in China . |
| 18 | The defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 had opened up travel on the Continent , and Sewell , fully realising that his visits were cursory , seems nevertheless to have enjoyed them . |
| 19 | Mrs Burrows nursed Betty through a dangerous illness when the doctor had given up hope on her . |
| 20 | Over the last year an extra 29,000 inpatients and 8,500 day case patients were treated up 6pc on the previous year 's total of 588,000 . |
| 21 | Employers had locked out employees on Feb. 1 for refusing to handle inter-bank payments , and the union formally called a strike two weeks later . |
| 22 | The council , which runs a fleet of 3,000 vehicles , heats more than 1,000 buildings and has one of the largest purchasing budgets in the country , has laid down objectives on reducing energy consumption and waste and using recycled materials wherever appropriate . |
| 23 | The German half point rate cut yesterday has set off speculation on a rate cut in the UK despite Chancellor Kenneth Clarke dampening speculation . |
| 24 | The other groups had set up camp on the far side , waiting for a few clear days and the worst of the snow to melt . |
| 25 | Now you can there is no way that an opted out school on its own could repeat the exercise which was done by and absolutely excellent staff at the headquarters of the Local Education Authority , who managed to achieve this great success . |
| 26 | It also offered well set out objectives on the first page and a good page-by-page summary of activities . |
| 27 | Concern for the environment has focused out attention on the world 's ecological problems . |
| 28 | Just because you 've run up $100,000 on the meter you think you own me . |
| 29 | He has refused to rush legislative changes through , but he has not ruled out proposals on electoral reform which could be put before the electorate either in a referendum or at the next general election . |
| 30 | The Economic and Social Research Council has cut back work on the 1991 census and its ‘ positive health ’ centre for health promotion . |