Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Garages cash in on chipped windscreens |
| 3 | Three cash in on bright ideas |
| 4 | crack down on inhumane rearing of livestock , particularly poultry , pigs and dairy herds . |
| 5 | Syrian troops allegedly crack down on pro-Iraqi demonstrators in eastern Syria . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | Some weapons home in on infra-red sources , some on radar , others just go where they are told . |
| 8 | • 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 . |
| 9 | cut down on fatty foods |
| 10 | Cut down on refined white sugar , and white flour , and eat more wholemeal , granary and brown products . |
| 11 | Stop smoking and cut down on sugary snacks . |
| 12 | Chrysler has already suspended production at one of its main assembly plants and cut back on managerial staff . |
| 13 | Each is tempted to act as a free rider : if other countries cut back on atmospheric pollution , everyone will enjoy the benefit . |
| 14 | Donations to party coffers are drying up as bankruptcies rise and businesses cut back on unnecessary expense , depriving the Tories of their traditional support . |
| 15 | At the same time , we cut back on proposed capital expenditure and made plans to repay borrowings . |
| 16 | US job saviours drop in on European ‘ flagship ’ |
| 17 | Or Lisa and Tamla , two ‘ fat momma beauticians ’ who will ‘ strip down nude and shave a white man 's cock and balls with shaving cream … and then chow down on powdered donuts ’ . |
| 18 | I look down on clear rivers . |
| 19 | A good tread will generally give a good grip , but as with a car , watch out on wet ground ! |
| 20 | Take breakfast at the Hotel Concordia and you look out on unrivalled views of Venice . |
| 21 | He 's into fun and games in bed , all the horny things that I get off on like spankings and Polaroid pictures . |
| 22 | Still with the chap in the lightweight , knee-length anorak of French origin , very popular with bearded prannies who wear ethnic shoes , get off on Olde English folk music and have girlfriends called Ros who run encounter groups where you can find your true self and be at one with the cosmos . |
| 23 | As soon as they set off on separate duties , they both visibly relaxed . |
| 24 | Among printers ' mementoes , one should not forget the special examples , in the nature of things not easy to find because of the infrequency of the occasions , produced by presses set up on frozen rivers , such as the Thames and Severn . |
| 25 | Contemporary concerns with the dangers posed to the rights of individuals by incorrect information are reflected in the laws and institutions set up on national levels to protect individuals against incorrect data and the implications that might arise from any errors . |
| 26 | ( First Edition ) Two senior council officers were suspended on full pay pending an inquiry into a chain of consultancy companies they set up on public health , waste management , food hygiene and urban renewal . |
| 27 | The government of the FRG declares that the memorials set up on German soil which are dedicated to Soviet victims of the [ Second World ] War and of the tyranny shall be respected and placed under the protection of German laws . |
| 28 | The new kidney , planted in the abdomen , will help her get back on even terms . |
| 29 | Appendices , which set out on separate numbered pages any detailed material , unsuitable for inclusion in the body of your report . |
| 30 | On the other hand , Jim Smith , ex-manager of Birmingham City Football Club , believes that black players make only limited use of intellectual abilities when playing soccer : ‘ They seem to use very little intelligence ; they get by on sheer natural talent most of the time . ’ |