Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other companies in sectors such as oil and communications must also have way-leaves for work they want to carry out on private land . |
| 2 | The problems are not all one-sided , however , as it may be that a supplier of equipment or software has to fall back on contractual remedies . |
| 3 | Restoration of the Asylum Bill , designed to crack down on bogus refugees . |
| 4 | ‘ Ninety-nine percent of vampires are real nice people , ’ he said , ‘ But we want to crack down on phoney vampires who are getting us a bad name . ’ |
| 5 | Pub landlords say cutting down on young drinkers stops trouble . |
| 6 | Whether you want to be ultra-feminine and coy with a tiny dinky bag , or to use a chic leather box to give out vibes of power and control , or perhaps just want to splash out on serious quality in a crazy colour the handbag is the lifestyle message of the season . |
| 7 | The government has backed down on performance-related contracts : doctors in inner-city areas will have to meet lower targets to win their bonuses . |
| 8 | With a budget of $70 million , Spielberg has splashed out on elaborate sets and fancy effects , while the bigger stars deferred their salaries in favour of a share of profits . |
| 9 | With a budget of $70 million , Spielberg has splashed out on elaborate sets and fancy effects , while the bigger stars deferred their salaries in favour of a share of profits . |
| 10 | The Transport Secretary wants to cut down on lengthy public consultation . |
| 11 | JUST WHEN you 'd given up on Italian House , along come more chattering piano breaks and gusty female vocals to drag you back onto your feet . |
| 12 | Britain 's ports will be free to go private , and new powers will be sought to clamp down on drunk drivers ; congestion will also be tackled . |
| 13 | That 's if we 'd gone in on fixed price on scaled fee |
| 14 | US prepares to clamp down on wild bird trade |
| 15 | He won their favour in the wake of last year 's Anita Hill case when he vowed to clamp down on sexual discrimination and harassment in the workplace . |
| 16 | I enjoy focusing in on single leaves and always try to differentiate between tree types : the oak , ash and sycamore . |
| 17 | Farmers would have to be 100 per cent accurate in the identification system to avoid losing out on premium payments . |
| 18 | I think I 'm going to splash out on reverse osmosis , which should remove all the water-borne nasties in one fell swoop — as well as providing a decent cup of tea . |
| 19 | Yeah , I just Like cashing in on other people 's misery . |
| 20 | A neighbouring school may decide to cut back on special needs provision or transport to the swimming baths or some other expensive provision and an influx of recruits from that school may be looking to you to pick up the bills . |
| 21 | FIVE years ago the fall-out from the world 's worst nuclear accident began to show up on radiation-monitoring equipment in Scandinavia . |
| 22 | At other times , the demands of his body clock and society coincided but then much of his time would be spent catching up on lost sleep . |
| 23 | Damian Casey was fined £160 for failing to weigh in on fourth-placed Tribute To Dad . |
| 24 | Voting was 169 to 114 , as Liberal Democrat and Labour peers joined rebel Tories to support the change to the controversial Asylum and Immigration Appeals Bill which aims to clamp down on bogus asylum claims and speed genuine applications . |
| 25 | With companies continuing to cut back on corporate travel , the first-class and business-class passengers who have traditionally provided airlines with their profits are not returning in anything like their earlier numbers . |
| 26 | If you 're planning the holiday of a lifetime or aiming to spend fortunes on a new hobby or faddish craze you 'll have to cut back on other expenses Saturday . |
| 27 | None the less , I shall have to cut back on public expenditure , which has for years been outgrowing our capacity to pay for it . |
| 28 | LANCASHIRE have pledged to crack down on foulmouthed fans . |
| 29 | Commanding officers were asked to clamp down on harmful initiation ceremonies , and ‘ agony aunts ’ from the Women 's Royal Voluntary Service were installed to provide a sympathetic hearing for bullied soldiers . |
| 30 | We miss meals and replace them with snacks which may mean missing out on vital nutrients . |