Example sentences of "[verb] on [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven projects were funded under this initiative ; three focussed on multilingual education whilst the other four were concerned with the relationship of ethnic minority pupils with their white counterparts , their teachers and the organisational structure of schools . |
| 2 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman 's words will fall on sympathetic ears when the Minister of State replies . |
| 3 | If children are beaten with a stick by their parents when they transgress , he suggests that they will tend to avoid transgressing on those occasions when their actions are not concealed from their parents . |
| 4 | Ethel knelt on one knee while Sid stuck his banderillas in her . |
| 5 | Next he jumped in the air with his feet together and his knees bent , then he knelt on one knee while she leapt into the air . |
| 6 | Aldeburgh , for instance , stands on common land while Thorpeness is owned by a private company , the root of the principal difference . |
| 7 | Furthermore , earn outs encourage the vendor to concentrate on short-term profitability whereas the purchaser 's concern is more likely to be the long-term prospects of the business . |
| 8 | For the former it allowed the husband time to concentrate on other enterprises whilst in the case of the latter it reduced the work that had to be done by the husband on his return from his off-farm job . |
| 9 | It was hard to concentrate on google-eyed creatures when musicians were animatedly sawing fiddles , caressing accordions , flailing guitars and blowing down flutes . |
| 10 | There would be every justification to grant-aid this type of work , leaving developers and speculators to concentrate on additional building when they see that they can utilise the facilities throughout the year . |
| 11 | Mr Clinton may say that he wants to concentrate on domestic policy until he is blue in the face ; the truth of the matter is that in a federal system such single-mindedness will not get him far , because most domestic policy is reserved to state and local governments . |
| 12 | We will now have to concentrate on those areas where we can best create value for our shareholders . ’ |
| 13 | She was interviewed on Turkish TV while trekking the Taurus mountains . |
| 14 | My phone number is not the one listed on this article as I may have moved to a new address by the time you read this . |
| 15 | Ward ( 1971 ) found good agreement with the lower ( Reuss ) bounds on elastic moduli when considering the effects of orientation in low-density polyethylene , but in cold-drawn polyethylene terephthalate the elastic compliance lay midway between the Voigt and Reuss bounds . |
| 16 | But these really hard scrappers have come on short lines when float fishing , and a short line makes a lot of difference to how a fish fights when the elasticity is negligible . |
| 17 | The next time I went slowly past their table , refill coffee pot at the ready , the conversation was back to the journey , with Xanthe this time saying she basically thought horseracing boring and she would n't have come on this trip if her father had n't made her . |
| 18 | The three members of the tribunal share the responsibility for decision making on appeals ; the lawyer and the lay members have an equal say on all issues whether of law or fact . |
| 19 | Asked by a Conservative councillor about the former MP 's position , Mr Begg said he was reluctant to comment on individual cases because of the Data Protection Act . |
| 20 | Asked by a Conservative councillor about the former MP 's position , Mr Begg said he was reluctant to comment on individual cases because of the Data Protection Act . |
| 21 | It is customary , however , for the Commission to publish drafts of legislation before submission to the Council of Ministers , and Parliament does , therefore , have the opportunity to comment on these drafts before they pass into law . |
| 22 | Please let me know if you are n't able to come on that day because the security at the Palace of Westminster is very sensitive and if we do n't turn up with the right number of people we could be in trouble ! |
| 23 | I persuaded her to come on this course because I thought it would be a change for us both . ’ |
| 24 | Jaq had n't told either of his companions exactly what he intended to do , and just then it occurred to him how Googol might resent the deaths of fellow Navigators caught on this world when the flesh-eater came . |
| 25 | The project will focus on such issues as the business origins , form of economic activity , industrial strategy , links with foreign capital for each capitalist group . |
| 26 | In particular , I will focus on those occasions when executives try to solve problems that are potentially threatening , and they try to do so in a way that communicates caring and respect for the other . |
| 27 | Now the Palace Stud lives on borrowed time as Indian racing moves up a gear . |
| 28 | Specimens were immediately frozen on dry ice until extracted ( see below ) . |
| 29 | Not a sound was heard , not a smirk flickered on any face as Mildred stepped forward and stood on tiptoe to remove the bucket . |
| 30 | Started by the local Labour council , the plans were cancelled on financial grounds when the Tories took over , but building was allowed to continue after negotiations to sell the site fell through . |