Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously some supply would would occur because housing associations will build wholly on some sites . |
| 2 | I think the government should slow down on all its activities at the present time and concentrate on getting the economy right , and everything else put on the back burner . |
| 3 | Wordsworth did not comment much on these matters in the first edition of his Guide but they are clearly set out in the second edition ( 1820 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ If Lennox does n't learn to crouch and get his right hand up more , Ruddock will zoom in on that and it is going to be all over . |
| 5 | Can you zoom in on that window then ? |
| 6 | You can zoom in on any area of the design by positioning a BOX around that area . |
| 7 | Here senior police officers sit in a windowless room , facing a bank of video-monitors and operating , by remote control , TV cameras which can zoom in on any area of the terraces or stands . |
| 8 | They can cash in on good ideas from staff and benefit from many small improvements and occasional large leaps forward . |
| 9 | Can you cash in on unwanted space or possessions ? |
| 10 | The one-sided affair ought to have seen the hosts cash in on early superiority , even before Booth struck in the 31st minute to break the deadlock with a well-placed glancing header off Darren Ferguson 's corner . |
| 11 | They are only too painfully aware how they could cash in on any multi-coloured shirt worn by one of Europe 's best known goalkeepers . |
| 12 | And if you want to collect ready made salad type things from M&S I am sure you can eat in on some evenings by arrangement , depending on our social plans . |
| 13 | The authors , Steven Mason , president of the Mead Corporation , and Clifton Wharton , chairman of TIAA-CREF , the nation 's largest private pension fund , say : ‘ The population as a whole is ageing , the growth of the workforce is slowing , and the twin burdens of greater productivity and supporting an ageing population will fall mostly on younger workers … |
| 14 | How I wish that but once before you banish me we might converse together on fragrant subjects ! |
| 15 | Finally , Dr Pöhl , who resigned after German Monetary Union , has said , ‘ The adjustment pressure ( after the abandonment of the exchange rate as an instrument of adjustment ) would fall entirely on other aggregates , particularly on employment , and ever increasing public transfer payments would become inescapable . |
| 16 | The wonderful thing about literature is that great poetry can chime in on any thought or experience . |
| 17 | Instead , we will focus only on broad areas of application which can serve as exemplars of the kinds of impact multi-media has in store . |
| 18 | The new TFAP will focus less on individual projects and more on general policy changes . |
| 19 | Denis just could n't fall down on this job ; he 'd have to get the money somehow . |
| 20 | Now as you probably know this is a level nine course it 's a it 's a course on which a platform is erected for other courses as Gordon said then the the introduction to management you have to make a short presentation do n't you but it does n't concentrate just on this . |
| 21 | INCENTIVE schemes for farmers should concentrate more on green goals and less on red tape , the Government was told yesterday . |
| 22 | Second , the NHS would focus more on acute hospital care ; thus chronically sick patients , who lack media appeal and who have never been able to compete successfully for resources within the NHS , would have a substantial part of their budgets protected within the proposed community care grant . |
| 23 | The session ended with agreement on structural reform which would focus more on encouraging analysis and policy studies . |
| 24 | Although comparisons with the latter may be less rigorous linguistically and will not focus directly on specific features such as cohesion and narrative structure , there is none the less some stylistic benefit . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll catch up on that soon . ’ |
| 26 | During this spare time you can catch up on lost sleep ( as long as your naps do not prevent a full night 's sleep ) , relax after the stresses of the journey , adjust drinking and eating habits , and generally adapt to your new surroundings . |
| 27 | Thus the layers which are fed faster will advance faster and may catch up on slower underlying layers which they have no means of passing . |
| 28 | ‘ After taking off from Bermuda , I thought I could catch up on some sleep . |
| 29 | The Harpies are vicious , hungry creatures who will gang up on any isolated individual . |
| 30 | UK competition policy , for example , does not focus solely on economic efficiency . |