Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [to-vb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is hard enough to cope on invalidity benefits at the moment and any cuts or taxes will make life very difficult . |
| 2 | 5.9.1 Not to hold on trust for another or ( save pursuant to a transaction permitted by and effected in accordance with the provisions of this Lease ) part with the possession of the whole or any part of the Premises or permit another to occupy the whole or any part of the Premises |
| 3 | While it is important not to fixate on animosity it is wise to take it into account . |
| 4 | While we were waiting at about 10.30 p.m. to go on night shift , we were subjected to a certain amount of what would now be called ‘ sexual harassment ’ , which we learned to parry quite neatly ; but the arrangement did seem a little thoughtless on the part of the B.P. Transport Department . |
| 5 | Other candidates presented themselves : Brassard must know Miller 's End and he might have come to hate being bullied by Newley ; Yorick blamed Newley for his own failings , and was hysterical enough to kill on impulse ; Henry , having predicted Newley 's death , had a vested interest in ensuring that the prediction was fulfilled ; Zaza might have been seduced by Newley and then spurned |
| 6 | Two were out of contact because of physical distance : the fate of a Berwickshire couple who had emigrated to Australia was ‘ a mystery ’ , while even within the same county a Norfolk farm labourer 's parents were too far away to visit on foot , so the family ‘ hardly ever saw them . ’ |
| 7 | On the contrary , it is essential sometimes to focus on language forms , in order to discuss cases where there is a difference between form and meaning , between what is said and what is meant . |
| 8 | This kind of understanding is difficult enough to reach on paper , as the ( suspended ) Orthodox-Catholic dialogue commission has been finding . |