Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no attempt to zoom in on solo instruments , and indeed not signs of unwelcome engineering anywhere ; one is left with the most natural impression of a fine concert as heard from about Row S. |
| 2 | to remove existing 80-metre fence at west end and replace with new fence to allow full 2-metre width ( old fence to be removed at start of works ; new fence to go in on completion , to allow dumpers to manoevre while work is in progress . |
| 3 | Private steel companies sought injunctions against the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation who were calling on workers in the private sector of the steel industry to come out on strike to support workers in the public sector who were striking over pay . |
| 4 | THE Government was last night presented with a challenge to act speedily on its declared intention to crack down on knife carrying in Scotland . |
| 5 | Expectations were that it would not be possible to bring forward legislation until the next session of parliament but Mr McFall is hoping that his bill will provide the Government with an earlier opportunity to act and prove ministers are serious about their declared intention to crack down on crime . |
| 6 | SHOPKEEPERS in the North-East will take a tough line on the sale of solvents in a bid to clamp down on glue sniffing . |
| 7 | An increasing number of pubs in the Northwich area are barring the younger drinkers on Friday and Saturday nights , in a bid to cut down on trouble . |
| 8 | Some information has necessarily been removed from the dictionary to cut down on storage requirements . |
| 9 | An attempt was made to take advantage of the morphological structure of words to cut down on storage space and search time . |
| 10 | Thank you President and Congress for granting me the honour to report back on behalf of the ten G M B Members in the European Parliament . |
| 11 | I asked Kim to put down on paper in a few sentences how she felt about her new shape . |
| 12 | Taking anti-depressants to get you over a hump like this makes the same sort of sense as using a crutch to get around on while a broken leg heals . |
| 13 | You then have your final or " Answerprint " ready to be transferred to video tape and sent to the stations to go out on air . |
| 14 | That 's right , we 'll be waiting , as we did with the planning applications to come in on hospital . |
| 15 | IT took Kenny Dalglish six years to walk out on football management six years , three championships and two FA Cups . |
| 16 | Informix Software Ltd is setting up an investigation unit in the UK , providing a free , confidential phone line for resellers and users and including a licence manager with its software , in a new initiative to clamp down on software piracy in its reseller channel . |
| 17 | The move to clamp down on specialist valuations is another step in the campaign by the Chartered Accountants Joint Ethics Committee to ensure that auditors are seen to be independent . |
| 18 | We expect planes to take off on time . |
| 19 | Britain 's Liberal Democrats have called for urgent measures to tackle the health risks posed by air pollution , including more investment in public transport to cut down on exhaust emissions , the acceptance of World Health Organisation ( WHO ) monitoring guidelines , and an increase in air pollution monitoring stations . |
| 20 | And so I would like to discount all this talk about the need to cut down on commuting . |
| 21 | Regular stars of the contest , Alan Crossthwaite and Tony Dance , both fought hard in the singles final , but it was Alan who was able to draw on the experience of his many double successes to come out on top . |
| 22 | In fact when the cleaning lady has an ‘ audit ’ of his desk and tidies up the heaps , it is a ‘ nightmare ’ , taking him up to half a day to get back on track . |
| 23 | In a separate move , oil industry officials in the Arabian Gulf expressed fears that the US plans for an energy tax might upset market stability by causing some producers to cut back on investment . |
| 24 | For less than £10 you can buy an approved 80mm ( 3inch ) tank jacket to cut down on heat loss . |
| 25 | She looked wistfully up the companionway to the square of blue sky , but fought the urge to go up on deck , scared he might ask her to do something that would reveal her ignorance . |
| 26 | The Osaka police department has considered one strategy to clamp down on otaku porn networks : hire otaku policemen . |
| 27 | Absolutely , yes , because an ordinary life policy wo n't pay out , so if you 've got a combination of Covermaster and living assurance , you 've got your life policy to pay out on death , and your living assurance to pay out on critical illness . |
| 28 | ‘ He asked some girls to go up on stage and give him a kiss , and just for a joke I did . |
| 29 | As AI launched a campaign in March 1991 against the extensive use of the death penalty in China , a nationwide drive to crack down on crime continued unabated . |
| 30 | A TOUGH new blueprint to crack down on crime , with the accent on punishment , was unveiled yesterday by the Home Secretary , Kenneth Clarke . |