Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sit in on one of my lessons . |
| 2 | You see when Steve used to erm come down to Selby I mean there were , there were occasions when I used to go into the college with him and sit in on some of his interviews . |
| 3 | Now again if you take a good look round the retired people in town there is , you just sit down on one of those benches in town and watch people for a bit , and you 'll see that a lot of them are deteriorating physically and that is making them , making it difficult for them to get about socially , shopping- wise and so on . |
| 4 | ‘ Sit down on that not very comfortable stool , and listen to what I have to say regarding your future , if you choose to accept it . |
| 5 | Now in fact that 's not what we like our stewards to do , what we like our stewards to do is actually to help people to enjoy themselves , to help people to erm to enjoy the house and to sit on things and and and actually say , no please sit down on that if you like to , it 's perfectly alright , that 's what it 's for . |
| 6 | Yet , embittered pigeons have a great tendency to come home to roost at a later date , wreaking merry havoc as they zoom in on perceived injustices and ensure that all and sundry realise the iniquities of their previous employer . |
| 7 | Zoom in on this bungalow |
| 8 | Garages cash in on chipped windscreens |
| 9 | Three cash in on bright ideas |
| 10 | We have exhibitions at Sandown , Bristol , Leeds , Glasgow — obviously the machines cash in on this and have their own conventions in various parts of the country . |
| 11 | crack down on inhumane rearing of livestock , particularly poultry , pigs and dairy herds . |
| 12 | Syrian troops allegedly crack down on pro-Iraqi demonstrators in eastern Syria . |
| 13 | Nicolas Tredell has said of some New Accents contributors , ‘ despite their ostensible Gallic sympathies , they crash down on French jouissance like a ceiling-full of cold showers . ’ |
| 14 | Press the rice into the tin , cover it with foil and press down on all sides until it is compressed . |
| 15 | So we home in on five thousand booklets . |
| 16 | Erm however erm a company er a car is needed to do this job so I I home in on that . |
| 17 | And if if we home in on that then certainly then that 's a nice comfortable seven fifty to eight hundred pound a week . |
| 18 | There 's a small one in between but I always home in on that one there . |
| 19 | Some weapons home in on infra-red sources , some on radar , others just go where they are told . |
| 20 | This leaves a nice little ladder which I zig zag down on both sides with my sewing machine , then cut up the centre of the ladder . |
| 21 | This will remain constant throughout the design no matter what order the colours appear in on all succeeding lines and is also the order for colours to be used in the colour changer when knitting . |
| 22 | Each meeting ends with the moneymen all saying things like I 'm in or I want in on this or You got it or Let's do it . |
| 23 | PORTS TOP UP ON FIVE STAR |
| 24 | Well after er we , things be begin to get more organized , people from outside the factory was drafted into the unit so i it began to be build up on that . |
| 25 | Cut down on all fats , particularly those from animal sources especially lard , suet , double cream and full-fat cheeses . |
| 26 | • Use skimmed or semi-skimmed milk rather than full-fat milk ; • Use cream less often on desserts and not at all in cooking ; • Have only three or four eggs a week ; • Buy more yogurt and less hard cheese ; • Eat less red meat and trim off the visible fat ; • Eat fewer fatty meat products such as sausages , meat pies , and burgers ; • Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps ; • Use less pastry in cooking and buy fewer foods that incorporate pastry ; • Use less fat in cooking ; • If you are having a take-away meal such as fish and chips , leave some of the smaller , fattier chips usually found at the bottom of the bag . |
| 27 | cut down on fatty foods |
| 28 | Cut down on refined white sugar , and white flour , and eat more wholemeal , granary and brown products . |
| 29 | Stop smoking and cut down on sugary snacks . |
| 30 | This has involved finding him venues for walkabouts and group discussions , where his staff think Mr Middle-England will come over well on television , even as they cut down on those wearisome charades , campaign ‘ photo opportunities ’ . |