Example sentences of "[vb infin] on [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The complexity of psychological factors involved in the AL of maintaining a safe environment means that publicity campaigns and health education programmes must go beyond simply imparting information about safety , realising that people often know what they should and could do , and yet do not act on their knowledge . |
| 2 | Pious it may sound , but I do actually believe that there is a sense in which a group of students do collectively know much of what they need to know about learning : the problem of the PGCE year is to give them confidence that they know ; and the experience that knowing they can successfully act on their knowledge . |
| 3 | Batson said : ‘ We will act on their behalf as they know we always will and also involve the Football League . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But you do n't act on her warnings ? ’ |
| 5 | and he said I have to admit I did n't act on your phone call and I felt like braining him I really did |
| 6 | Other people can not act on your message unless they have understood it . |
| 7 | If they do n't act on your request , or if you have any problems , the ASA will investigate your complaints . |
| 8 | " But , Hazel , you did n't really think the Chief Rabbit would act on your advice , did you ? |
| 9 | He would act on your behalf to the chief constable . |
| 10 | They will act on your behalf to make sure the NHS is working for you . |
| 11 | If a client can not be regarded as a corporate finance client it does not mean that we can not act on his behalf . |
| 12 | Instead , they sensibly decided to avoid disputes and differences by jointly employing one average adjuster to advise them on how the loss should be apportioned and agreed to accept and act on his advice . |
| 13 | If I am not able to visit the Western Isles in the near future , I shall certainly act on his suggestion that we should send a team of Scottish Office officials and that will be arranged as soon as is reasonably practicable . |
| 14 | ( It believes that 's where Microsoft ultimately intends pushing all its Windows clients. ) nQue , however , is using Microsoft 's own technology to create a low-cost shrinkwrapped retail package called OpenAgent that adventuresome users can install on their Intel machines without hazard to explore the potentials of Unix : its standards , maturity , 32-bit architecture , connectivity , multitasking , distributed computing strengths and application base which nQue believes will be stronger than NT 's for some time . |
| 15 | NQue , however , is using Microsoft 's own technology to create a low-cost shrink-wrapped retail package called OpenAgent that adventuresome users can install on their Intel Corp iAPX-86 machines without hazard to explore the potentials of Unix : its standards , maturity , 32-bit architecture , communications , multi-tasking , distributed computing strengths and application base , which nQue believes will be stronger than NT 's for some time . |
| 16 | Alternatively , Ski World does a great hire service and you can buy on your return . |
| 17 | If only she could jump on her back and not stop galloping until she got to Ricky and Palm Springs . |
| 18 | Erm I 've I particularly important because the districts here will need to feel very clear about what it is County Hall would not sorry would or would or would not jump on their necks for you see . |
| 19 | I wan na jump on his face ! ! ’ ’ |
| 20 | I wan na jump on his face ! ! ’ ’ |
| 21 | The anniversaries , called ‘ birthdays ’ , of the martyrs were carefully remembered , and so came to create the earliest church calendars ( so that the historian can know on what day of what month a martyr died , but not necessarily in what year , that being of no liturgical significance ) . |
| 22 | ‘ I did ask him why he had n't let me know on his way there that he would be coming later . |
| 23 | But the argument must stand or fall on its merits . |
| 24 | Neither would they wish to assume the responsibility in any event because of the repercussions which may fall on their heads from the council , who also rarely understand us . |
| 25 | Their case would stand or fall on her reliability . |
| 26 | It 'd be funny if she did fall on her nose . |
| 27 | She felt certain that she must fall on her face and be trampled underfoot . |
| 28 | Asterix inhabits a world of childlike innocence , peopled with characters such as Getafix , the venerable village Druid , Caco-fonix the bard and Vitalstatistix the brave chieftain , whose only fear is that the sky may fall on his head . |
| 29 | Cos something might fall on his head , yes , and he 's also he 's working on a building site and that 's the normal regulations . |
| 30 | The success of the new News at Ten will stand or fall on his relationship with the seven million plus viewers . |