Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will consult widely on the best way forward for nature conservation and countryside bodies , including independent boards for all national parks . |
| 2 | Instead , we shall zoom in on the ‘ new boys ’ two of which are far from new and have not seen the light of day for many a long year . |
| 3 | In episode three , the script required this seasoned gourmet to turn to his wife with the wide-eyed enquiry : ‘ Annie , what exactly IS a truffle ? ’ before scampering to open a reference book on the kitchen table so that the camera could zoom in on the illustration . |
| 4 | Er and could you also comment perhaps on the safeguarding of assets and any er points you would like to make in relation to the present five per cent limit on self investment . |
| 5 | George Bush could now cash in on the country 's post-war confidence by launching another war on the black home-front . |
| 6 | Lucy Lane said : ‘ I wonder he did n't cash in on the journal . ’ |
| 7 | And Lucy Lane : ‘ I wonder he did n't cash in on the journals . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't cash in on the fact that you know I — I 'm susceptible to you . |
| 9 | Theory Y , however , depends on mature individuals ; maturity , given the influence of group psychology etc , does not exist sufficiently on the shop floor to be practicable in its extreme form . |
| 10 | We shall therefore concentrate predominantly on the two major forms of tenure , and go on to look at their significance for women . |
| 11 | The idea of getting everyone away is to isolate them from mundane worries so that they can concentrate wholeheartedly on the task in hand . |
| 12 | Let us concentrate rather on the last sentence of the paragraph quoted and work our way back through the foregoing non sequiturs . |
| 13 | The hardship of saving water will fall most on the poorest people . |
| 14 | Some feel that it is crucial in their understanding of how the parents react now , while others will concentrate only on the ‘ here and now ’ , observe parental reactions , and intervene directly at that level . |
| 15 | Moreover , we should concentrate less on the education of an élite , and more on the average standards of attainment . |
| 16 | All this means that Mr Ciampi can count only on the same thin majority that sustained his predecessor . |
| 17 | The news means ACE has now effectively lost two of its main founder members — if MIPS ' submission to Silicon Graphics Inc is n't counted — and at best can count only on the flirtatious attention of Digital Equipment Corp and Microsoft Corp , who are conducting their own extra-marital affair . |
| 18 | And I 'll focus in on the eighteen thirty and forty eight revolutions . |
| 19 | You can , you alre can very quickly focus in on the one you 're after , and you 'd be sure that was the one , and you retrieve it and it 's there . |
| 20 | Perhaps the greatest restrictions are that he or she can act only on the request of an MP and the only weapon available is to publicize the misdeeds . |
| 21 | The research will focus especially on the preparation of proposals written in response to several key interdisciplinary initiatives , and on the papers , reports and discussions and participants accounts that are related to these proposals . |
| 22 | ‘ Go ahead , ’ said Jay , enjoying this objective discussion where she could focus entirely on the delirium and dilemma of Lucy . |
| 23 | Elsewhere there are Breughels ; walls covered with Delft tiles ; a medieval belfry with 366 steps from which you can gaze down on the town 's steep , red tiled roofs ; holy blood brought back from the crusades . |
| 24 | From the third floor offices of the NME you could gaze down on the clueless hordes below . |
| 25 | The course will concentrate entirely on the teachers ' deficits and have the following components : |
| 26 | At other times we will focus only on the instruments , and here you can make effects that are almost abstract . |
| 27 | Whilst the White Paper acknowledges that local policy objectives and resources must be a key context in planning and delivery services , the government appears to be clear that at the point of assessment , decisions must be needs-based and ‘ should not focus only on the user 's suitability for a particular existing scheme ’ ( DoH , 1989b , p. 18 ) . |
| 28 | In the evolutionary version , the payoffs are changes in fitness ; hence , although they may be difficult to measure , they do fall naturally on a linear scale . |
| 29 | That dress would hang better on a broomstick . ’ |
| 30 | You know , when you go straight there , and sometimes you get it , it 's not constructive , you know , but if I 'm getting jumped on , I tend to perhaps jump , jump down on the people below me . |