Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garages cash in on chipped windscreens |
| 2 | He could approach the cataclysmic events of the forthcoming August with an adequate authority ; and he could in the future look back on 1931 with a certain complacency , as ‘ the year my party tried to get rid of me ’ . |
| 3 | At least he and Ari get off on each other . |
| 4 | And therefore the schools should remember this when looking into going for other options , which may mean there 's very little difference between them and the D S O , and the fact that th that the profits made by the D S O will be lost if they have n't got that contract , and I think that 's a very important point that they should take on , and I think a lot of schools miss out on that particular idea . |
| 5 | Each is tempted to act as a free rider : if other countries cut back on atmospheric pollution , everyone will enjoy the benefit . |
| 6 | A very few forward-looking companies follow up on these courses by allowing employees to cut down to a four-day week from six months before retirement , reducing again to a three-day week in the last three months . |
| 7 | Some weapons home in on infra-red sources , some on radar , others just go where they are told . |
| 8 | This will remain constant throughout the design no matter what order the colours appear in on all succeeding lines and is also the order for colours to be used in the colour changer when knitting . |
| 9 | Serbs close in on Muslim stronghold |
| 10 | Contemporary concerns with the dangers posed to the rights of individuals by incorrect information are reflected in the laws and institutions set up on national levels to protect individuals against incorrect data and the implications that might arise from any errors . |
| 11 | right , queen you 've got to find now , that 's enough , cor dear , you do n't have to cross it off so you ca n't see it Q U E E N get up on that chair you 're giving me headache keeping having to look round |
| 12 | We have exhibitions at Sandown , Bristol , Leeds , Glasgow — obviously the machines cash in on this and have their own conventions in various parts of the country . |
| 13 | PORTS TOP UP ON FIVE STAR |
| 14 | Donations to party coffers are drying up as bankruptcies rise and businesses cut back on unnecessary expense , depriving the Tories of their traditional support . |
| 15 | Maybe I 'm an owl , watching the other owls screech down on helpless little mice , but I wo n't forsake my vegetarian principles . |
| 16 | and how you feel yourself , that 's how you present yourself to other people , I think if you present yourself in a confident manner , I think people pick up on that and I do , I do n't think beauty is necessarily what you see , I think its how you feel within yourself and how you present yourself to people . |
| 17 | ‘ Then I tell you , Mr. Chambers , I tell you most particularly , the money crisis of 1836 is going to seem like a high feast when people look back on 1845 — and ‘ 46 , and ‘ 47 … and more for aught I know . ’ |
| 18 | Among printers ' mementoes , one should not forget the special examples , in the nature of things not easy to find because of the infrequency of the occasions , produced by presses set up on frozen rivers , such as the Thames and Severn . |
| 19 | Chelsea close in on Russian |
| 20 | There are toothless beak-like premaxillae at the front of the skull , and the lower jaws curve up on either side to a high point . |
| 21 | The government of the FRG declares that the memorials set up on German soil which are dedicated to Soviet victims of the [ Second World ] War and of the tyranny shall be respected and placed under the protection of German laws . |
| 22 | If astronauts go off on long journeys , in any direction in three-dimensional space , they 'll get to the boundary of our universe . |
| 23 | HOSPITAL DELIVERIES Why new mums miss out on vital care |
| 24 | Does the new short-stay hospital policy mean new mums miss out on vital care ? |
| 25 | They were halted by a hail of arrows from the English , they failed to break the English positions and each advancing wave of cavalry bore down on those who had gone before , leading to utter confusion and heavy losses . |
| 26 | In paid work outside the home , women lose out on all scores . |
| 27 | US job saviours drop in on European ‘ flagship ’ |
| 28 | Politicians gang up on each other . |
| 29 | Carpenters ' tools turn up on several sites , together with a variety of nails , no doubt made by the local blacksmiths . |
| 30 | If you approach the village from the north , however , along the D9 or D33 , you see that at the northern edge of the village , the vineyards bank up on both sides to form a hollow where the vines dip down to 120 metres , giving east and west-facing exposures on either side . |