Example sentences of "[adv] on [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This oddity seems most readily explicable in practical terms : probably the heirs of Pamphilus were holding back only on making over the hundred ; as a result only the hundred came into issue ; and because of Scaevola 's proclivity to answering questions concisely ( a point to which we will return ) and ‘ on the facts as stated ’ , the circumstances of the rest of the property were simply left aside . |
| 2 | ‘ Companies need to focus less on dividing their refining and chemical interests and more on capitalising on the tremendous synergies from integration ’ . |
| 3 | This applies not only while out on contract but also on returning to the home country . |
| 4 | Officials of the Sauchiehall Street Traders ' Association — whose shopping precinct will be one of the targeted areas — said high street stores were likely to look favourably on contributing to the scheme . |
| 5 | The searcher who depends solely on browsing at the shelves can miss other related items scattered elsewhere in the collection . |
| 6 | You can then concentrate much more effectively on dealing with the wound , rather than having to battle with your dog in order to help it . |
| 7 | Often people realise this almost unconsciously , and immediately on walking onto the court , commence a vigorous bouncing/stretching routine . |
| 8 | We will not spend more time here on looking at the problems , but go on to look at some generalisations about suffixes and stress . |
| 9 | Initially on arriving at the site a panel consisting of between four and six persons is chosen , after careful screening to eliminate those with poor olfactory perception , to observe the odour . |
| 10 | Yet on returning to the stage for the first encore , after the first set which had lasted only 35 minutes , they all actually began to sound like a live band and you momentarily forgot about the keyboard player triggering off the backing vocals , and the percussionists aided by drum sequencers . |
| 11 | Why does she rely so heavily on retreating into the past ? ’ |