Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proposals to limit the sovereignty of parliament tend to centre on the introduction of a written constitution with judicial review and the entrenchment of a Bill of Rights as some kind of " higher " law beyond easy parliamentary repeal . |
| 2 | Male and female take turns to perch on the bulky drum-nest of seaweed , incubating the single stained white egg . |
| 3 | ‘ The opening of our new office demonstrates our commitment to our future involvement in Slovakia and gives us the opportunity to continue to build on the excellent relations that have already been established , ’ he added . |
| 4 | I hope this will cut down on the time your typesetter has to spend on the job and , therefore , on the final cost . |
| 5 | The Superintendent got to work on the telephone . |
| 6 | Keegan led Newcastle to promotion in 1984 but the club failed to build on the success . |
| 7 | As it became apparent that considerable variations in training were to be found , the ( now ) British Library Research and Development Group for Research into Public Libraries felt that more information was needed about current practice , and in September 1982 , British Library Research and Development and The Library Association agreed to liaise on the development of an exploratory survey . |
| 8 | The principal example for the latter occurs when the shareholder wants to borrow on the security of his shares . |
| 9 | One lawyer needs to work on the collective ideas and draft the documents . |
| 10 | The potential for disaster lurks very close behind the bright shiny facade waiting to pounce on the unwary and relieve them of substantial sums of money . |
| 11 | Massively symbolized by the uniform itself , as Douglas ( 1973 : 16 ) indicates , this obsession tends to focus on the body , for ‘ the more value people set on social constraints , the more value they set on symbols of bodily control ’ . |
| 12 | Whereas the disorder associated with violent demonstrations , riots or industrial confrontation tends to focus on the defence or assertion of ‘ rights ’ which are perceived as being violated or denied , football hooliganism is an issueless form of activity , pursued primarily for pleasure and excitement , and to achieve the status and respect of one 's peers . |
| 13 | Soft light beginning to shimmer on the still water . |
| 14 | But Amato himself has doggedly refused to heed opposition calls to resign on the ground his administration is morally bankrupt . |
| 15 | Then blood began to splatter on the glass from Pearce 's open mouth . |
| 16 | Reciprocation seems to depend on the expectation of assistance from the beneficiary at a later time . |
| 17 | And the horse seems to agree on the tactics ! |
| 18 | A small red light started to flash on the Thing . |
| 19 | The President managed to focus on the free hand Trent proffered . |
| 20 | Does n't it make your blood sing to live on the wild side ? ’ |
| 21 | This study seeks to build on the foundations thus laid and to take the assessment of the importance of the railway station a step further . |
| 22 | So as less salty water comes into contact with more salty water , the two water masses shift ( the fresher mass tending to float on the saltier mass ) . |
| 23 | For some reason Gadfly failed to appear on the invitation list . |
| 24 | The Crown ought of course to offer the statement to the defence if the statement is materially at variance with the maker 's evidence in court , but in this regard the trial judge has to rely on the Crown 's discretion and propriety . |
| 25 | Once sand starts to move on the foreshore , which it does by the process of saltation , it will tend to be trapped by shingle patches , by piles of drifted debris , or by tufts of a coarse grass , Agropyron junceiforme . |
| 26 | Legend held that once a year an angel came to dance on the highest peak . |
| 27 | The shadows of the stones stretched to their maximum length , while the sun seemed to rest on the horizon . |
| 28 | Her gaze came to rest on the inscription at the top of the page . |
| 29 | Furthermore , we found that the results of the assay seem to depend on the volume of hydrogen peroxide used . |
| 30 | But the 1970s also saw another issue begin to emerge on the agenda of the expanding British nuclear industry . |