Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A strip of electrician 's tape stuck round both sides of the base to make them waterproof and they 're ideal for bringing on any bulbs destined for the windowsill . |
| 2 | This was particularly evident in space heating : coal had been the normal method of heating for British householders , but with a low coal ration now applied in order to conserve coal for industry , they still had the option of switching on electric fires . |
| 3 | The pressure of taking on other peoples ' problems can cause breakdowns . |
| 4 | Given the vagaries of the market and rapid changes in processes and products stimulated by changing technology the strategy has evolved of taking on many employees for a short term only . |
| 5 | Since he had been hailed as the new John Edrich and had already shown himself capable of taking on that mantle , it was a bad blow for England . |
| 6 | ‘ We would n't dream of taking on chartered accountant students , ’ says Clive Jones , a sole practitioner from Rugby . |
| 7 | ‘ In 10 or 15 years William will be an adult capable of taking on those responsibilities , and the Royal Family may well feel that is the best option for everybody . ’ |
| 8 | From 1964 onwards many mergers were actively encouraged by a Labour government seeking to reorganize British industry into large modern units capable of taking on foreign competition . |
| 9 | Oxford had a lot to do if they were to stand any chance of taking on Italian opposition . |
| 10 | The model was capable of taking on different shapes and widening as knowledge increases , to show this dynamic nature of communication . |
| 11 | ‘ … a fiscal and accounting entity with self-balancing set of accounts recording cash and other financial resources together with all related liabilities and residual equities or balances and changes therein which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with special regulations , restrictions or limitations . ’ |
| 12 | Under consideration are transactions entered into in the course of carrying on unauthorised investment business . |
| 13 | It provides that information may be withheld where a firm : " maintains an established arrangement which requires information obtained by the firm in the course of carrying on one part of its business of any kind to be withheld in certain circumstances from persons with whom it deals in the course of carrying on another part of its business of any kind . " |
| 14 | Slightly less clear is the effect of FSA , s 48(2) ( h ) , which authorises rules : " enabling or requiring information obtained by an authorised person in the course of carrying on one part of his business to be withheld by him from persons with whom he deals in the course of carrying on another part and for that purpose enabling or requiring persons employed in one part of that business to withhold information from those employed in another part . " |
| 15 | It provides that information may be withheld where a firm : " maintains an established arrangement which requires information obtained by the firm in the course of carrying on one part of its business of any kind to be withheld in certain circumstances from persons with whom it deals in the course of carrying on another part of its business of any kind . " |
| 16 | Slightly less clear is the effect of FSA , s 48(2) ( h ) , which authorises rules : " enabling or requiring information obtained by an authorised person in the course of carrying on one part of his business to be withheld by him from persons with whom he deals in the course of carrying on another part and for that purpose enabling or requiring persons employed in one part of that business to withhold information from those employed in another part . " |
| 17 | In the course of carrying on this investment business Pantell S.A. distributed a series of advertisements in order to persuade persons in the United Kingdom to purchase shares in European American Corporation Inc. , a company incorporated in Utah , U.S.A. ( ‘ Euramco ’ ) . |
| 18 | He had n't the truth out of me for going on three days . |
| 19 | Max Klein , its incumbent for going on ten years , revelled in those qualities . |
| 20 | ‘ Robert did n't say I must go back to work after the baby ’ , Lucy told me , ‘ but he began to be reluctant about switching on electric fires and looking disapproving if I did ’ . |
| 21 | To identify a new chairperson for the board , or to derive full value from bringing on those trustees , five years is too short . |
| 22 | ‘ Marriage can succeed for an artist only where there is enough money to save him from taking on uncongenial work and a wife who is intelligent enough to understand and respect the working of the unfriendly cycle of the creative imagination . |
| 23 | Apart from taking on essential supplies , the trip is non-stop . |
| 24 | Yet in spite of the drive to encourage employers to recruit more people with physical or mental difficulties — or retain them in the wake of ill-health — too many are still backing off from taking on such staff , according to the Department of Employment . |
| 25 | Similarly , high interest rates may discourage householders from taking on new mortgages , but existing mortgages are unlikely to be reduced . |
| 26 | Prudential regulation is necessary to protect customers and to provide stability to the financial system , and one of its major functions is to deter financial institutions from taking on excessive levels of risk . |
| 27 | Infolink , the UK 's leading credit information organisation , said consumers in most regions remain prudent in taking on new credit commitments . |
| 28 | Dave Bull , who many of you will know as a fanatical ‘ Stiff ’ and athlete in his own right , has been banned from carrying on shot-putt practice in the bar . |
| 29 | Firstly , there were contracts restraining a person from carrying on some trade or business ; these were clearly subject to the doctrine . |
| 30 | After all , if there is no such right of indemnity , and none may be created by order of the court , there may be a sound policy reason for it , namely that the court will not aid somebody who was knowingly involved in carrying on unauthorised investment business . |