Example sentences of "[verb] on [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it 's fair to say that with this new computer erm the box office that we 've got a lot of information can be stored on that and in future we 'll be using a much more erm sophisticated in a scientific way for instance if you came here and book that seat that your sitting in tonight we would know on that computer what type of show that your discouraging coming to erm we can say to you we can send you out a leaflet saying the kind of er things that you 'd like to see are on at the playhouse on such and such a date and we could even say to you would you like the seat that you normally sit in . |
| 2 | The unit argues that traffic on motorways and urban roads is unlikely to increase over 50% , so the main impact will fall on rural byways which are not equipped to cope with such a volume of vehicles . |
| 3 | We dined on spicy fish which repeated on me for most of the evening in the Jac , meeting pals , until I drowned it in an ocean of beer . |
| 4 | On the other hand the Kingdom might appear like a blaze of lights from a city located on high ground which can be seen from miles around ( Matt. |
| 5 | From this analysis of the statement of claim it is clear that all the plaintiffs ' claims against the third defendant are based upon allegations of fraud of one kind or another and that no relief is claimed on any basis which does not involve fraud . |
| 6 | Spearmen are particularly good in this role since they can bring an extra rank of spears to bear on any foes who charge them and this means that casualties suffered by the front ranks are less of a disaster . |
| 7 | As a first step to bringing democratic pressure to bear on foreign policy he advocated the establishment of a select committee of MPs to shadow the operations of the Foreign Office . |
| 8 | In its first rôle , it has tended to concentrate on low-technology businesses which are managed with a close eye on reducing costs and generating cash . |
| 9 | On capital spending we tended to concentrate on that spending which would show a return on the investment and if we could we 've postponed er , maintenance spending erm , renewal of cars and that kind of thing . |
| 10 | Erm been tending to concentrate on specific things which you know stand a good chance of being on the paper , and even if they 're not will help you with others . |
| 11 | The council said the courses would be no more than half a full GCSE course , allowing pupils to concentrate on other subjects they choose . |
| 12 | Such investigations have tended to concentrate on linguistic traits which may not necessarily be artistically relevant , such as range of vocabulary sentence length or frequency of certain conjunctions on the principle that a writer 's genuine " thumbprint " is more likely to be found in unobtrusive habits beyond conscious artistic control . |
| 13 | When climbing on rough rock I reverse the jacket to protect the Pertex layer from tearing ; although I 've been surprised just how robust the garment is , given a total weight of just 600g . |
| 14 | Something the Wild Geese used to say — the Irish soldiers who had fled Ireland after that big battle at the end of the seventeenth century when they were dying on foreign battlefields they used to say : ‘ Would that this were for Ireland . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ When we were approached on this deal we used it to tie in with the release of one of our hostages held in Lebanon . ’ |
| 16 | The attack was blamed on Muslim militants who have waged a campaign of violence for more than a year to overthrow the government and turn Egypt into a purist Islamic state . |
| 17 | The attack is being blamed on Muslim militants who have waged a campaign of violence for more than a year trying to undermine the country 's lucrative tourist industry . |
| 18 | The fact that it was proved to be an overestimate is blamed on various horrors which took place on the paper 's route to market . |
| 19 | A J Trevett and colleagues reported on two patients who developed acute respiratory obstruction from swallowing live fish . |
| 20 | It would be like traveling on some airlines I could name . |
| 21 | Experts say on 12 October it will wipe out the hard disc of any machine it has entered . |
| 22 | If members of the public or organisations wish to comment on this Plan they should write |
| 23 | Heather Wing , chairwoman of the National Association of Inspectors and Registration Officers , said it was their duty to comment on corporal punishment which affected the welfare of children . |
| 24 | For the purposes of this essay I will concentrate on associative learning which covers what is popularly defined as learning , as opposed to genetic learning which is instinctual , hereditary behaviour that has developed through evolution . |
| 25 | Well initially we we 're we 're going to we 're going to go nationally but very quickly we 're gon na see where erm our strengths and weaknesses are erm and we know already where the erm the large market is and once we 've had a couple of T V spots to make it known nationally erm in the end of course we 're gon na have to erm probably concentrate on those areas which erm er which 'll give us the best return . |
| 26 | Having concentrated so far on administration and CIA involvement , Walsh declared that the final stages of his investigation would focus on other agencies which either collaborated in , or had detailed knowledge of , the Reagan administration 's secret arms sales to Iran or its covert resupply network for the contras . |
| 27 | Consequently , the subsequent discussion will focus on different analyses which may be pursued before or after the initial investment . |
| 28 | So Jesus concentrated on that part which needed filling out if faith was to have a chance of being itself . |
| 29 | Using this kind of information , promotional messages and direct mailshots can be more selectively targeted on those categories which are the company 's best and most consistent customers . |
| 30 | Urging firms to take up the challenge of the new markets to safeguard their future , he added : ‘ It is the innovative and proactive oil and gas service companies of Scotland with the vision and drive to explore and capitalise on international markets who will succeed and grow in the next century . ’ |