Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] on the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will consult widely on the best way forward for nature conservation and countryside bodies , including independent boards for all national parks . |
| 2 | Then lie or sit down on the nearest piece of furniture , try to keep warm and wait calmly for help to arrive . |
| 3 | Mike needs to be filled in on the latest developments . ’ |
| 4 | The hardship of saving water will fall most on the poorest people . |
| 5 | Kosi left her plastic beaker of tea steaming gently on the nearest flat surface while she and Lars headed for the centre of the room . |
| 6 | He hung on to his memories , walking alone on the Geest , past the streets and houses and dark alleys where he had walked with her that winter . |
| 7 | Far better to take it in stages , to concentrate purely on the shortest of short-term problems . |
| 8 | Small orders for main equities are entered into the SAEF terminal by the broker and the transaction is carried out on the best price available on SEAQ . |
| 9 | In this and the next section we consider general ideas and illustrate them with various flows ( depending largely on the best illustrations available ) . |
| 10 | He looked down , and with a sort of fatal satisfaction realised that he would land right on the biggest wolf . |
| 11 | ‘ No , but they may be elsewhere in the building , ’ he answered distractedly , tapping suspiciously on the nearest corner of the TARDIS . |
| 12 | Some of it spilled inadvertently on the nearest congregation , particularly Carmella and Joey . |
| 13 | Myra flopped down on the nearest chair . |
| 14 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 15 | Temporary Removal — This cover was previously offered only on the widest General Engineering Policy cover i.e. General Accident Covers , and is now provided automatically . |
| 16 | If this is it , I am sure I am going out on the highest note possible . ’ |
| 17 | A quick look at the broadcasting page of any daily newspaper shows that you could spend all day ( and night ) catching up on the latest election news ( should you feel so inclined ! ) . |
| 18 | POPPING in on the newest railway , the Lakeside Miniature at Eastleigh , found Clive Upton preparing for the day . |
| 19 | It had resulted in the allocation of funds based not on the best interests of justice but on value for money . |
| 20 | Companies cluster together anxious not to miss out on the latest developments and the growing pool of scientifically-skilled labour . |
| 21 | We will be consulting widely on the best way to distribute the proceeds of a lottery . |
| 22 | We are interested not in what might be the case ( of course anything is possible ) but in what would be the case , and the theory captures that interest by focusing only on the nearest relevant worlds . |
| 23 | Other acts quick to cash in on the latest sensation showed equally becoming maidens shedding their clothes prior to bathing , being examined by a doctor , or sun bathing . |
| 24 | WITHOUT wishing to cash in on the latest Royal marital rift it seems right to impart the information that some cartoons depicting the unfortunate pair have gone on sale in their adoptive city . |
| 25 | Just nip round to the supermarket now and stock up on the latest in buffet catering . |
| 26 | The combined effect of federal , state and local taxes in the United States in 1985 fell heavily on the poorest . |
| 27 | ‘ Do you want , ’ Anna said , embarking impulsively on the thinnest ice , ‘ do you want to reconsider everything ? |
| 28 | Some of those arguing for mixed-ability teaching did so on the narrowest professional grounds that it would improve teaching and learning , obliging teachers to treat pupils as individuals each proceeding at a different pace and in a different manner . |
| 29 | RESIDENTS in the Rock Ferry area of Birkenhead will be able to check up on the latest developments in health care at a special health awareness day . |
| 30 | well then we 'd all be tremendously specific , well let me ask some one who does drive around on the closest we 've got to a tank driver here , Gillian you drive something very large |