Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If people need a rest on the way what 's wrong with sitting on the ground ? |
| 2 | Some were journalists , others political activists , and many were interested in working on the paper for wages once it got going . |
| 3 | An entertaining example of animals solving the same problem as the swimming rats , but with land and water reversed , is the ability of a tide-pool fish , the goby , to jump from one pool to another without landing on the rock between . |
| 4 | They 're quicker at getting on the backs of their players than Cuntona is onto another player 's wife . |
| 5 | They do this by acting on the experience mode of establishing truth , and , given the uncertainty associated with any economic analysis relating to a company 's future , experience of a crisis is probably far better at getting us to reassess our schemas and scripts than is rational analysis in times of stability and success . |
| 6 | They do this by sucking on the hair and twisting it . |
| 7 | Some are funded by grants-in-aid ( such as the Training Agency ) ; some by statutory levy ( such as the Horserace Betting Levy Board ) ; some by annual grant ( such as the Health Education Council ) ; some by departmental vote ( such as the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work ) ; some by drawing on the National Loan Fund ( such as New Town Corporations ) ; and some by charges for services ( such as the Agricultural Marketing Boards ) ( Rhodes , 1988 , p. 129 ) . |
| 8 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |
| 9 | There are few joys in life to compare with that of stepping on the scales and discovering that you weigh measurably less this week than you did last . |
| 10 | The final salvo was that of jumping on the bandwagon , a wagon we were informed which was already jam-packed with Black and Jewish women : women whose political history among white gentile English women , in some ways , paralleled our own . |
| 11 | Thanks so much for sending on the extra questionnaire ; it was such a conscientiously answered one , too . |
| 12 | Book 2 examines the different aspects of product development , such as reporting on the competition , the market and profitability . |
| 13 | Invariably a financial institution will not risk the long term profits bound up in honest work and good reputation for the short term gains to be had from abusing conflict of interest situations such as dealing on the basis of inside information obtained from a client . |
| 14 | In addition to the splitting there has occurred some penetration of very thin plates of bone such as occur on the scapula ( Fig. 1.4N ) and some breakage of the borders of such bone ( the scapula illustrated here was not modified in any way before it was exposed for weathering ) . |
| 15 | What you can do is make some exaggerated moves such as lying on the floor , climbing through each other 's arms or whatever . |
| 16 | Although , inevitably , broader comparisons need to be made when allocating the whole health care budget , the homogeneity of the underlying studies is undoubtedly greater within more restricted boundaries , such as focusing on the mix of services for a given group of clients . |
| 17 | The mullah , who was finding it difficult to stay awake throughout his devotions , was led by the Prophet to an encounter with a goat herd who had noticed his flock becoming very frisky after grazing on the berries of a certain shrub . |
| 18 | Why should focusing on form not be consistent with focusing on the message or on content , which is supposed to preclude the use of the monitor ? |
| 19 | These would include claims against the vendor 's professional advisers if they had been negligent in advising on the negotiation of the transaction . |
| 20 | Ideal for leaving on the bench to record as many details as you like , it is so portable you can take it with you wherever you go . |
| 21 | The heat of summer had gone and the cooler November days were ideal for running on the superb surface . |
| 22 | She thanked him once again , saying she now felt better about going on the radio . |
| 23 | The Art of Laughter … a cartoonists job is all about drawing on the funny side of life … |
| 24 | Gryschenko had been known to be unhappy about embarking on the first leg of the race . |
| 25 | Now in some respects what I think should happen , is we should , yeah we should not be negative about going on the course , but in terms of the financial implications I 'm very worried about that and I think there is a erm , there is some need for the client to say , that if he wants us to go on this course we 're happy to go on it , but that he should look seriously at financing and he plus it should have been in the tender document . |
| 26 | The people are sick and tired of seeing on the television , hearing on the radio and seeing in the press the fairy stories that the Secretary of State keeps preaching from the Dispatch Box . |
| 27 | This information will also be useful in deciding on the approach to adopt for information systems development . |
| 28 | ( f ) If , perhaps years later , your client sells the property now being bought , you 'll still find your notes on title helpful in deciding on the root of title , in preparing the draft contract , and in dealing with your buyer 's requisitions on title . |
| 29 | How what kind of a Prior to living on the flats , erm what kind of accommodation have you lived in ? |
| 30 | The company is firmly opposed to discounting on the grounds that it undermines standards . |