Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] attention on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fixed my attention on the tower of the library which the priest , Sauniere , had built on the edge of a precipice overlooking the distant village of Esperaza . |
| 2 | Ada Neumann shook her head in resignation and once again concentrated her attention on the speaker . |
| 3 | It was in the thirties , with the expansion of the commercial library ( Boots lending library , for example ) that Mills and Boon concentrated their attention on the production of romance fiction , published in cheap brown bindings . |
| 4 | Oil consumers , whether directly or indirectly concerned , concentrated their attention on the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf , through which flowed some 20 per cent of the oil supplies of the world outside the CPEs and which shifted into sharp focus as the war intensified . |
| 5 | Usually they concentrated their attention on the roof . |
| 6 | activities are signposted , and every new stage of a lesson is indicated so that learners can focus their attention on the task in hand |
| 7 | But it is still hard to beat the experienced eye , which can automatically focus its attention on the most significant features of a spectrum . |
| 8 | In his wisdom , Lord Mountbatten saw what was happening and , after his retirement in 1965 , concentrated his attention on the young Prince and became a vital figure in his life . |
| 9 | Convinced that the ploy was about to be put into operation , Manville concentrated his attention on the hood of the Dodge , just above the offside wheel . |
| 10 | He concentrated his attention on the trolley . |
| 11 | We shall concentrate our attention on the sterling contract . |
| 12 | And this means that rather than attempting to answer the question " What are experiences ? " , in the manner of the conventional " philosophy of mind " , we ought to concentrate our attention on the question " How do experiences occur ? " , and analyse them qua types of evidential events . |
| 13 | Liberal theories centre their attention on the almost free-floating power of the Commons , whereas liberal-democratic accounts by-pass the significance of the Commons in order to place a twin emphasis on the government ( the Cabinet and the Prime Minister ) and the people in special relationship each to the other . |
| 14 | At Hinde House this team of teachers was selected by the staff and centred its attention on the transition from middle schools to the secondary sector and the curriculum which should be provided in the Y8 group . |
| 15 | The problem with environmental legislation of every kind is that , while we all applaud the intentions , we know automatically that the large-scale offenders have their own scientists , barristers , public-relations campaigns and representation in the House of Lords , that government inspectorates are hopelessly understaffed , and that consequently , at a local level , the enforcers concentrate their attention on the small fry who lack the time and resources to answer back . |
| 16 | ‘ It must become more focused , concentrate its attention on the core issues , get agreement with them , with as few alternative versions as possible , and get these agreements enforced nationally . ’ |
| 17 | Instead , they focus their attention on the negative behaviours they do not want . |
| 18 | In the United Kingdom , users and providers focus their attention on the spending departments in Whitehall . |
| 19 | Once you are relaxed , focus your attention on the music and see what images come into your mind . |
| 20 | During the above step , focus your attention on the sensations in the part of your body that has been brought under tension . |
| 21 | Here you can forget crowded car parks , traffic jams and distracting street noises and focus your attention on the business in hand . |
| 22 | We focus our attention on the three months following the eruption , when the SO 2 -induced perturbations are expected to be the most significant . |
| 23 | And we all focus our attention on the potential scandal completely ignoring a far more suggestive state of affairs . |
| 24 | This approach concentrates its attention on the behaviour of bureaucrats as maximizers of budgets or staff and seeks to identify ways in which that behaviour can be modified by changing the context of their decision-making . |
| 25 | She turned to focus her attention on the up-and-coming young band now swinging into their first number . |
| 26 | Barth and Brunner moved on from that position and came to focus their attention on the re-working and re-stating of the main classical Christian doctrines , especially of christology , in which they believed the meaning and content of the revelation was explicated . |
| 27 | This theory does indeed get some support from the way in which Eadmer concentrates his attention on the Investiture dispute during these years . |
| 28 | 2 The striker concentrates his attention on the boards . |
| 29 | She tried to keep her attention on the lines , but they were already swimming off the page . |
| 30 | Company law has instead focused its attention on the problems created by the second characteristic of corporate enterprise which undercut the ability of the market to regulate the exercise of economic power : the separation of ownership and management . |