Example sentences of "[adv] pass [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a matter of policy , the tutors seldom intervene , so pass up the opportunity of helping the students learn ; also ( critics say ) much time is wasted in interminable discussion over semantic niceties . |
| 2 | come on Mr do n't generally pass on the cost |
| 3 | At the presentation , Sir Humphry did not pass up the chance to impress upon the business world the great value of science to their endeavours : ‘ Science , gentlemen , is of infinitely more importance to a state than may at first sight appear possible ; for no source of wealth and power can be entirely independent of it ; and no class of men are so well able to appreciate its advantages as that to which I am addressing myself . |
| 4 | ‘ If the banks do not pass on the whole of the cut in rates then that is a waste of the Government 's time in trying to stimulate the economy . ’ |
| 5 | Its arms clutched these objects as they were individually passed up the ladder to its niche : followed by its disembodied head , with a physiognomy very close to that of the photographs of the deceased . |
| 6 | AIDS victims who deliberately pass on the HIV virus will not face criminal charges , it was announced yesterday . |
| 7 | Feminist cognitive theories also pass over the aspects of subjectivity , particularly female subjectivity , which mainstream cognitivism declares irrational , and outside its boundaries . |
| 8 | Maybe the time has come when they will now pass on the secret that they have so jealously guarded . |
| 9 | If only she was alive today to pass on the secrets of her success . |
| 10 | ‘ Did you get my telephone tapped or did you simply pass on the suggestion that it should be done ? ’ |
| 11 | The seller of the goods may wish to simply pass on the interest charges to the customer , or may wish to push up the price of the product and market it as zero interest finance . |
| 12 | My mother and I helped push him up the ladder into the attic ( not easy — he was no lightweight ) , and then passed up the bucket for him to quench the flames . |
| 13 | By limited liability the state is encouraging management to use shareholder funds in more risky ventures than they would otherwise undertake , and then pass on the liability at a time for forced liquidation , to third parties . |
| 14 | It seems that many men , however , show little in the way of symptoms and may therefore pass on the disease quite unknowingly . |
| 15 | And they will never pass on the fact that owners could be liable to the same punishment . |
| 16 | ‘ I played some electric guitar as well , because I 'd never pass up the chance to play electric — I really like it better . |