Example sentences of "[conj] they [verb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They bite into the fish , preferring soft areas , such as mouth , fins , and belly , where they feed on blood . |
| 2 | Robert was far more interested in finding out where they stood on footwear , but this was clearly not an area that interested Ali . |
| 3 | The same group placed much more emphasis on their children being happy and enjoying their lessons than they did on examination results . |
| 4 | I do n't mean that they went on strike , it was well , ‘ let them buggers do it-they 're the ones in the position let them do it ’ . |
| 5 | The trouble with our research and development programmes in information technology ( IT ) today is that they concentrate on technology push . |
| 6 | Far better that workers adopt an ‘ I ’ m all right Jack ’ mentality coupled with the chance to make a bit on the side than that they go on strike and make demands for higher wages in their main jobs . |
| 7 | One or two stretch the notion of individual guilt so far that they embark on self-mutilation . |
| 8 | Nottinghamshire County Council wo n't confirm what the latest allegations are about but it 's been reported that they centre on fraud and sexual harassment at Redoaks . |
| 9 | Nottinghamshire County Council wo n't confirm what the latest allegations are about but it 's reported that they centre on fraud and sexual abuse at Redoaks . |
| 10 | When Butland measures the ‘ skills and talents ’ of general practice he does not appreciate that they rely on stability and knowledge of the patient . |
| 11 | Of course , it is necessary constantly to review policy and constantly to keep in the forefront of our thinking the need for the security forces and the police to have all the resources necessary to do the job that they do on behalf of all of us , the need for which has been so tragically illustrated again in the last 24 hours . |
| 12 | The only type of legal research that most practising lawyers want to do is research into the law relating to a case that they have on hand . |
| 13 | Right what I 'll do now is I 'll introduce what means and then we 'll go back and think abut the impact that they have on training . |
| 14 | Three additional parents reported that they worked on contract at nuclear sites and had been monitored for exposure to radiation before their child was diagnosed ( one father of a case , after conception ; one father of a control , before conception ; one mother of a control , before conception ) . |
| 15 | How does it show that they arrived on Planet Zog today ? |
| 16 | At times the heat could become unbearable so they slept on deck as they came through the Suez Canal . |
| 17 | Yes , oh yes , nobody leaves a fire station once they come on duty no . |
| 18 | Their findings echoed many of the criticisms by the family Rights Group and the National Association of Young People in Care , over the adversarial and high-handed approaches adopted by social workers once they decided on admission ( thus on a court order ) , and over the care experience for children and links with parents . |
| 19 | They reach the surface , tipped by hydraulics beneath the room , to see the can still pouring , and they rest on top of the filled glass . |
| 20 | Davies said he ditched his girlfriend for Fiona and they went on holiday together to Tenerife where Paul took pictures of her topless . |
| 21 | . And they went on Boxing Day dinner . |
| 22 | Well they 're busy doing King Lear and they went on stage . |
| 23 | They took it on their on their They went with their ponies in their little barrels you see , and they went on horseback over it . |
| 24 | And they go on holiday and they 're not supposed to , you know , they neither of them of told their boyfriend they go in this club and one of them , the married one , starts dancing with this man and like he , he thinks cos she 's dancing with him she likes him but she 's just having fun . |
| 25 | And they looked on course when goals from Ryan Giggs and Ian Rush put them in front after the RCS had taken a 16th minute lead through Pavel Kuka . |
| 26 | It was also believed by some that if they went on strike for higher wages they would be victimized by all the companies in the area . |
| 27 | And the Democrats among them also know that if they went on record against a war that turned out to be a great victory , President Bush would be even harder to beat in 1992 . |
| 28 | There are practical limits on flexibility , but clients can easily suspend the service if they go on holiday , or for respite care . |
| 29 | So if they kept on flat out , every ten seconds they 'd go a further so many hundred metres , for ever and ever . |
| 30 | If they buy on credit are they likely to encounter difficulties in repaying the loan ? |