Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | Can you zoom in on that window then ? |
| 4 | You can zoom in on any area of the design by positioning a BOX around that area . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They can cash in on good ideas from staff and benefit from many small improvements and occasional large leaps forward . |
| 7 | Can you cash in on unwanted space or possessions ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The wonderful thing about literature is that great poetry can chime in on any thought or experience . |
| 12 | Denis just could n't fall down on this job ; he 'd have to get the money somehow . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll catch up on that soon . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ After taking off from Bermuda , I thought I could catch up on some sleep . |
| 17 | The Harpies are vicious , hungry creatures who will gang up on any isolated individual . |
| 18 | It can moreover lead to endless trouble : there are always children who will opt out on parental instructions or with parental permission , or who may be thought to need alternative provision . |
| 19 | If I can pick up with motion three eight zero which refers to the privatation of sat statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay the C E C would like reference back on this for the very basis that the point is they do still remain State benefits and those who qualify them , for them , are legally entitled to do so . |
| 20 | And their continued existence , damn them , means this writer can no longer fall back on one of his favourite lines . |
| 21 | You can always fall back on good old rice and tea if the aesthetic qualities of the food are not enough to overcome your apprehension . |
| 22 | How else can you hang out on this planet for thirty years while still remaining free ? |
| 23 | That the biddable daughter of the house would give in on this as she had on everything else . |
| 24 | Bombs and poison gas would rain down on undefended cities . |
| 25 | Okay with education of children , does that not crop up on this ? |
| 26 | • Do n't give up on artificial respiration if the child does n't respond quickly . |
| 27 | So if a book was selling well we knew in advance that we should stock up on that one . |
| 28 | Britain may stock up on strategic metals |
| 29 | Jumble up the shades cottage-garden style or choose a cool colour such as cream that will show up on dark wintry days . |
| 30 | It it 's not his best side er his right foot but you know he can weigh in on that side but er he does have a hunger for goals . |