Example sentences of "[to-vb] on [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sprint Corp has decided to standardise on Microsoft Corp operating systems , applications and technical support for all Sprint Corp units : the ‘ long-term , multimillion dollar ’ agreement involves software for all Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS operating systems as well as the Macintosh systems at Sprint . |
| 2 | We arranged to meet on Saturday night at a hotel in Haddington where I was informed ‘ Emma Swinton ’ would be late . |
| 3 | O'Brien suspects northern influence was brought to bear on Dick Spring to make him change his tune . |
| 4 | He also wrote letters to bring the full weight of the family 's influence to bear on Cambridge University . |
| 5 | No longer are impartial market forces brought to bear on business activity , but instead , transactions are concluded at an extra cost to society . |
| 6 | He said that the move would give Linlithgow more room to concentrate on CPU manufacturing . |
| 7 | Macmillan was thus able to pursue his own policies during his second term in office rather than having to concentrate on damage limitation forced upon him by Anthony Eden 's Suez disaster . |
| 8 | In the contract market , quality seems to be more important than price and it would seem to be good for the company to concentrate on contract carpet sales . |
| 9 | Komarek said on April 9 that Reichel had been relieved of his posts because he wanted to concentrate on election work for the Czechoslovakian People 's Party , of which he was a member . |
| 10 | The new parent wants to concentrate on rail traction vehicles for railways , industry and mining , which account for 90 per cent of LEW 's sales . |
| 11 | I wondered how these men had managed to endure thirty or more trips in what must have been far worse conditions than this ; in bad weather , being shot at , having to concentrate on map reading and peering through bomb sites , and watching out all the time for enemy fighters . |
| 12 | I 've enjoyed it all and got some great memories , but I need to concentrate on family life now . ’ |
| 13 | Perhaps the most damaging aspect of the Van Uden model of language-learning is the assumption that it is permissible to concentrate on language structure at the cost of language function . |
| 14 | The County Council plans to concentrate on traffic management measures instead . |
| 15 | People like me are a menace to the AA men , calling them out on Sunday afternoon to rebuild engines that we idly began to dismantle on Sunday morning . |
| 16 | Indeed , while it is not the brief of this chapter to comment on state pension provision , it must be remarked that in the early 1960s , as subsequently , it was chiefly the low level of state provision which made the presence or absence of entitlement to occupational pension benefits so crucial to many household budgets , not least to lone female households . |
| 17 | This is only one example , and it is not possible to generalise from this to comment on language behaviour towards Caribbean babies in general . |
| 18 | Now Oslear is wondering if the truth will ever come out — especially as ICC supremo Sir Colin Cowdrey has failed to comment on match referee Deryck Murray 's report and on the umpires ' official findings . |
| 19 | I 've just seen your pic in the Standard ’ , she proclaimed excitedly , ‘ I 'd just like you to come on LBC radio tomorrow . |
| 20 | Potted shrimps alone remain as the sole representative of these products to retain something of its original nature , although a few smoked haddock pastes are beginning to appear on London restaurant menus . |
| 21 | Right cos what it is erm we 'd like if , if possible to get like a daily list of who 's due to appear on Pebble Mill where pop stars and T V stars are worth a damn sight more in newspapers than ne hard news these days it er should n't be a bad idea for us to try and get a , get in on who 's , you know , who 's coming in to appear . |
| 22 | Jamie Blandford broke his silence after two jail terms and an estranged marriage , to appear on breakfast television . |
| 23 | In the absolute reign of reason which is shortly to appear on earth anarchy will be a pleasant and co-operative state of affairs , since all men will be inspired to a joyful devotion to social duty and justice . |
| 24 | One way of improving the situation is to compromise on frame rate , amount of the screen used for the video , or both . |
| 25 | they encourage management to work on floor level , they do well it 's certainly in modern what is it ? |
| 26 | Sal , who was working shifts in a cafe on the Commercial Road , went back to work on Boxing Day , and Grace remained on duty at the London hospital throughout the so-called holiday , while Kitty mooched around checking on everyone else 's presents before going back to bed . |
| 27 | Warning that his reforms would cause business failures and unemployment , he announced plans for a scheme to put unemployed people to work on government construction projects for a minimum wage . |
| 28 | Clinton gets to work on government team |
| 29 | Supported by his head of department , Mobbs was given relief from teaching duties to work on course development . |
| 30 | Re-creating a typical Victorian school day is a highly successful follow-up at Key Stage 2 to work on school log books , school photographs , and inspector 's reports , and so on . |