Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I think the problem is that you you only concentrate on little bits at a time . |
| 2 | [ 6,7 ] They naturally concentrate on older children who begin to use words but who need translators and guides so that their words and behaviour are understood by adults and so that the actions of well-intentioned doctors and nurses can be made less threatening to the child . |
| 3 | I only appear on infrequent occasions , so why do n't they think I 'm just a family friend ? ’ |
| 4 | There would be every justification for her to stay at home most of the time and only emerge on joint engagements with her husband . |
| 5 | ‘ I only indulge on special occasions , darling . ’ |
| 6 | Ian Perry , fed up with the daily commute on overcrowded trains and a boring bank job in the City , traded in his four-bedroomed detached house in New Malden for a village post office and general store in Paul , near Land 's End . |
| 7 | It is very easy to demonstrate a break between Palaeozoic life and Mesozoic life if Palaeozoic specialists only work on Palaeozoic fossils and if Mesozoic specialists only work on their Mesozoic descendants . |
| 8 | The character recogniser is the only module that actually suggests possible interpretations of the input — the other modules merely work on these suggestions , eliminating various possibilities or modifying their plausibility each time . |
| 9 | For the reasons that I have given , I am sceptical of the existing system and therefore I rarely speak on such motions . |
| 10 | I know as good as the next man what is hip but we decided to forget all that and just concentrate on good songs . |
| 11 | In relation to the recommendations Chair , I just pick on four points , the first one is , that at the political level , the proposal in the paper , and I should say , erm , and this is a matter of judgment , but it was widely supported by people I spoke to , there was considerable uncertainty and ambiguity in people 's minds about , about the present structure , in terms of the responsibilities of the J C C , vis a vis the community care advisory sub-committee . |
| 12 | Bremner felt strongly that workers should have the chance to explore their own personal agendas on sexuality in general , and not just focus on gay men and lesbians in particular . |
| 13 | Contemporary fascist parties overtly campaign on anti-immigrant platforms , appealing to racist sentiments to oppose the latest wave of ‘ foreign ’ arrivals , and at the same time frequently preserve a deeply antisemitic view of the world . |
| 14 | New York is the only big city in America whose police still insist on two officers in every patrol car . |
| 15 | Being part of a larger group will give the Tories more influence on key committees . |
| 16 | Although large areas of grassland still remain on unploughable slopes , particularly on the north-facing scarp , they have largely changed in character . |
| 17 | Other viruses make many of their own enzymes but still depend on cellular proteins to perform some essential tasks . |
| 18 | Studies of this type usually focus on general elections alone , but this one looks also at by-elections and at the change between them . |
| 19 | But this will involve an examination of the whole question of walking for pleasure , which is what we most usually do on these occasions . |
| 20 | The fact that an increasing number of women want paid employment has also placed further strain on caring arrangements . |
| 21 | Phonetics and Phonology : — An extension of the core course to include a detailed consideration of two of the following topics : Allophones and allophonic transcription , with reference to dialectal varieties of English ; further work on supra-segmental features ; the nature of orthography ; introduction to acoustic phonetics . |
| 22 | Early work on spatial languages was based upon the principles of spatial inference and retrieval , and was not specifically digitally based ( McDermott 1980 ) . |
| 23 | Early work on improving junctions in residential roads in the experimental area used temporary measures such as concrete tubs , but the final design makes use of ramps , tightening of the radius of the entrance , coloured paviours to emphasize the right of way of crossing foot and cycle traffic , tree planting and flowerbeds ( Figures 6.6 and 6.7 ) . |
| 24 | With Speed pushing right up and supporting the 2 forward … would enable him to make his runs into the box , also get on both flanks to cross , or get on the end of Wallace crosses … |
| 25 | They also prey on small birds . |
| 26 | That humans also fail on these sentences was regarded as support that it reflected how humans process ambiguity although arguments exist against this inference ( Briscoe , 1987 ) . |
| 27 | Fresh vegetable soups also feature on some menus — but delicious as they are you should try to limit those made with cream ( such as lettuce and asparagus ) . |
| 28 | It is from that sheet that the figures were transcribed on to the erm on to the pink and the , the , the , the , erm blue and the yellow sheets which have been circulated and which have been amended so that the figures now correspond on both sheets . |
| 29 | The regulations — intended to see off slum landlords — now insist on minimum standards for safety features such as fire escapes , firedoors and hygiene and toilet facilities in any rented property with more than five tenants . |
| 30 | So many porn stars have died from AIDS that producers now insist on safer-sex techniques in the making of videos . |