Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , also like me , you have a weakness for stockpiling past copies of nursing journals because you intend to catch up on such and such an article , then it is worth investing in some proper journal binders . |
| 2 | It was as much to disprove some of their absurd assumptions as to help you prove your own theories that I agreed to come in on this project . |
| 3 | Until I find out more I do not want to come down on either side . ’ |
| 4 | Until I find out more I do not want to come down on either side . ’ |
| 5 | Do you want to come back on that ? |
| 6 | Mr do you want to come back on that ? |
| 7 | Do you want to come back on that Mr or do you want to wait a few moments ? |
| 8 | Mr , did you want to come back on that one ? |
| 9 | Other companies in sectors such as oil and communications must also have way-leaves for work they want to carry out on private land . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Mr , you want to come back on that . |
| 12 | people to call now three four three four three four if you want to come in on this . |
| 13 | If you want to come in on any of this three four three four three four you can call now . |
| 14 | The shops and showrooms themselves are worth visiting if you want to catch up on some of the latest modern furniture , lighting and fabric design . |
| 15 | Anyway , I really do need to catch up on some paperwork , so you 'd be doing me a favour . ’ |
| 16 | The issue reminded many observers of the Recruit share trading scandal of late 1988 , which had led to the collapse of the government led by Noboru Takeshita [ see pp. 36463-64 ] , and which had led to a range of measures designed to tighten up on this kind of abuse . |
| 17 | Restoration of the Asylum Bill , designed to crack down on bogus refugees . |
| 18 | Right , I want to pick up on I 've started looking at your tests , the history of language ones and I 've actually marked only the section where you actually re-wrote the er , early modern English extract , and I want to pick up on that instantly , and talk about that and the ways you you , the way you can go around , no I 'm not gon na give you that . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 20 | Anyway , if you want to chip in on that . |
| 21 | Erm voting patterns , not much to say really on this erm if you want to read up on this there 's a little sect rather interesting section in Burn on this in his chapter on local government elections . |
| 22 | Haunted by a fear that I have forgotten to stock up on one of the essentials of life but can not think what it is . |
| 23 | She tried to get up on all fours , and bumped her head on the underside of the bed . |
| 24 | turn to Mr Potter I think he 's been dying to get back on this so |
| 25 | ‘ There 's something I want to check up on first . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Okay , well thank you for your comments , if anybody else wants to join in on that discussion do ring now , three double one , one double one . |
| 28 | The Transport Secretary wants to cut down on lengthy public consultation . |
| 29 | I seemed to miss out on all the fun in those days , my spells afloat were few and far between , while ashore at Felixstowe I was very busy as trade in that port was building up rapidly . |
| 30 | Betty Friedan , who was to give the whole phenomenon of fulfilment-through-motherhood a name — The Feminine Mystique — also made a revealing admission when she came to look back on those unliberated years in a later book ( It Changed My Life ) : |