Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Target-oriented programmes tend to concentrate on a small number of permanent or semi-permanent methods ( sterilisation or IUD ) to minimise dropout rates . |
| 2 | Pigs wandered here with bells slung round their necks to show they were the property of the Hospital of St Anthony and could n't be slaughtered Beadles armed with steel-pointed staffs dispersed fowl or curbed the yapping of fierce yellow-haired dogs , whilst bailiffs tried to move on a strange creature dressed like a magpie in black and white rags . |
| 3 | The relative esteem in which stones have been held at different times has rested on a number of factors . |
| 4 | Mr Paddy Ashdown issued his starkest warning yet that he would be prepared to force a second election if either of the two main parties sought to govern on a minority basis . |
| 5 | Curiously I proceeded down this route and my eyes came to rest on a small , battered , but not unclean little building . |
| 6 | He was deep in an armchair , naked from the shower , heels lofted to rest on a mahogany writing desk . |
| 7 | Erm , we called a lodge meeting before the annual leave , annual shutdown , and in that lodge meeting all three quarries agreed to go on a work to rule as from the resumption of work , which is second week of August . |
| 8 | It is even possible , by carefully controlling the electronic apparatus delaying the false echo , to make the bats attempt to land on a " phantom " ledge . |
| 9 | Blanche 's eyes had focused on a group of American youths at the bar sporting baseball caps . |
| 10 | On May 9 the Speaker of the House of Representatives , Arthit Urairat , announced that the government and opposition parties had agreed on a number of constitutional revisions , including one which would bar a non-elected person , such as Suchinda , from becoming Prime Minister . |
| 11 | The SJP lads had to rely on a topsy-turvy 6–21 , 21–8 , 22–20 victory for league stalwart John Wickers over Peter Hance to secure their share of the points from the last game of the evening . |
| 12 | Luce had n't intended to take it ; her lips had parted on a purely reflex action . |
| 13 | His eyes remained set on a point beyond her shoulder . |
| 14 | The Governors of the eight US states abutting the Great Lakes have agreed on a series of voluntary pollution controls . |
| 15 | As industrial communities became established on a grander scale with second , third , and fourth generation residents , there was a need to express territoriality in new ways . |
| 16 | The defendants sought to rely on an exclusion clause which stated that liability for terms implied by statute was excluded ; one of these terms was that goods must comply with their description . |
| 17 | Rule-based parsers tend to work on a sentential basis which appears to be too much delay for users . |
| 18 | The wood panelling echoes slightly ; Lord Aldington 's counsel , Charles Gray QC , has a voice like a bumble-bee : a moment 's inattention and his even , well-modulated and comforting tones seem to embark on an erratic , heavy flight around the room . |
| 19 | Earlier , on March 26 , boundary officials from the two countries had agreed on an early demarcation of the Sir Creek area in the Great Rann of Kutch . |
| 20 | Millett J commented : ‘ It would not , I think , be unfair to say that the defendants wish to embark on a fishing expedition , and that what they hope to catch is not primary evidence , but material for cross-examination ’ . |
| 21 | Many sites have advanced on an incremental basis by developing one area on a small-scale system . |
| 22 | I suppose parents have to put on a brave face . |
| 23 | Communists have participated on a very small scale in the governments of Sweden and France , but apart from Italy are nowhere the dominant party of the proletariat , let alone the leaders of a cross-class anti-monopoly alliance . |
| 24 | That was but a seed , but it was a seed well sown and matters have moved on a great deal since then . |
| 25 | In an experiment conducted at the Mayo Clinic , a group of healthy individuals agreed to stay on a very low calorie diet for three months . |
| 26 | Most agents prefer a term of about three years , whereas bands want to work on a yearly basis . |
| 27 | The question of an effective British veto on American use of British bases has surfaced on a number of occasions since 1952 . |
| 28 | In many cases the granting of such credits has depended on a country 's general creditworthiness . |
| 29 | False figures for repeating exist , almost invariably , when governments attempt to insist on an automatic promotion rule or attempt to limit numbers of repeaters in upper classes . |
| 30 | Many social workers fail to visit on a regular preventive basis and requests for assistance or cries for help are often ignored . |