Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Neither of these two men can control with any certainty , however , the factor that will perhaps exert the most influence on the SPD 's election chances .
2 In practice the tenant has little influence on the choice of insurer .
3 only sell on the telephone .
4 Formally , neither has much influence on the policy-making process .
5 Fourthly , a successful terminal at Stratford would inevitably and inexorably encroach on the Lea Valley regional park and reduce leisure facilities .
6 is there much glare on the screen of the machine you will be working at due to the room lighting or the light from the windows ?
7 No general rules can be laid down as to the reasonableness of a time period because these obviously depend on the facts of each case , however as Lord Shaw said in the Morris ( Herbert ) case " as the time of the restriction lengthens and the space of its operation extends , the weight of the onus on the covenantee grows " .
8 I want to know where you personally stand on the subject .
9 A sprung-edge base has springs right up to the edges , giving greater comfort and causing less wear on the mattress
10 First , all the evidence that is available shows that the expansion of the social services did not so much rely on the workers made redundant from the industrial sector but rather it drew on new sources of labour — mainly women .
11 Goldfish , like many other members of the Carp family , naturally feed on the bottom , sifting the debris for invertebrates .
12 These all originate on the stipes and include the levator and depressor of the palp , the flexor of the galea and the stipital flexor of the lacinia. to .
13 Erm you , you did , you know , you did summarize with what you thought you , you 'd established erm you went through to , to get your second appointment Steve threw , you know , the objection in about sending it in the post and what have you erm er and , and you o you overcame that erm successfully but I think the other thing that , that with , with the ANNA it , it unless you get that authority the rest of it is meaningless because you know you ca n't go on and , and , well you can agree the needs but there 's no way that he 's , he 's gon na agree to do it now or when you go back or , or even perhaps agree on the amount .
14 shift immediately to an initials only format on the title page and assessment blank for student projects ;
15 But in both cases the pre-raid recces were not much help on the night , for Milner-Gibson 's compass failed and the German dispositions on Guernsey were changed by the time of the raid .
16 I did more or less ignore on the tube journey and the walk to the choir that evening , I mean
17 The sensitive lacquer which was subjected to UV light is washed away , leaving the artwork positive reproduced in etch-resist on the board .
18 As autumn slipped gradually into winter so work on the farm slowed down .
19 Judging by the enthusiasm of the men , women and children who all work on the dam and piped-water project , he has made a start .
20 She must have been upstairs because almost as if in answer to him we heard her heavy tread on the stairs .
21 It is valuable to inculcate the attitude that everyone learns , that is , design and operating staff all improve on the basis of experience with feed-back .
22 One long blast on the whistle from Mr. Windust and everyone came to attention on the spot with not a sound to be heard .
23 ‘ And we have to remember that many young people locally depend on the building trade for work . ’
24 In the east , says Buckle , ‘ many bridges just sit on the columns like a stack of cards ’ .
25 The supporting leg can go on spinning on full pointe with that knee bent , as the working one is held in arabesque or attitude and finally sit on the floor .
26 These notes , however , should be used sparingly as they soon pall on the ear .
27 Do n't worry about how it works at the moment just concentrate on the mechanics of getting it running .
28 I just concentrate on the fact that Maisie is fine at the moment .
29 Be aware of the organisational context of work and not just concentrate on the job itself ( Herzberg ) .
30 So I just sleep on the floor .
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