Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [noun] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've seen treaties on er nuclear disarmament , we 've seen treaties on control of the Panama canal in recent years . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've seen women on stage here , ’ Owen objected . |
| 3 | They 've built houses on top of it now though |
| 4 | They 've grown fat on gold , not the Garrimperos They 're a strong political lobby and would never allow business to close down over the little matter of mercury . |
| 5 | We 've chosen to go it alone , but the net result is the same , that the computer store of information includes information on the authors and the titles of the books and , of course , now includes information on the books that are being borrowed , who 's got them , when they 're coming back , how many other copies we 've got , whether we 've got copies on order and all of that , all in one central store of information , a central store which can be shared by everyone using the library . |
| 6 | We 've chosen to go it alone , but the net result is the same , that the computer store of information includes information on the authors and the titles of the books and , of course , now includes information on the books that are being borrowed , who 's got them , when they 're coming back , how many other copies we 've got , whether we 've got copies on order , and all of that , all in one central store of information , a central store which can be shared by everyone using the library . |
| 7 | not , not everywhere though they 've got water on tap , but quite a few places |
| 8 | No sorry you 've got notes on Nick on Nick |
| 9 | The Marquee crowd — a muddle of college indie kids and rock fans in assorted Gunners chic — react with an equal mix of abandon and pose , the kids at the front looking like they 've got heads on springs as they crowd round the monitors . |
| 10 | Well I , the exam , then we 've got study on Tuesday |
| 11 | But you can see , you can see already that the production rate is no where near good enough to meet the programme and if it 's only on the first part of the seventh floor , bearing in mind we 've got to be working on three floors at the same time , we 're only on the first part of the seventh floor and already we 've got overlaps on day Granted , it 's a major problem . |
| 12 | Miranda tried to ignore this , and pressed on , ‘ We have guest speakers , and we 've had lectures on Pollock and Kandinsky … ’ she turned to speak to Xanthe , ‘ one woman talked about female beauty and art . |
| 13 | I 've watched Casualty on TV often enough , so I knew what to expect at the hospital : lots of furrowed brows and swishing cubicle curtains . |
| 14 | Instead , they 've spent £1million on Dion Dublin , an unproven centre forward from the Second Division who may or may not come off . |
| 15 | These diesel engines are quite easy really , and of course there were pictures in one of the books , although I 'm not sure about these pipes , hydraulics I think it 's called , but there was this book on one of the benches , Workshop Manual , and I 've put grease on things and tidied it up , ’ Dorcas gabbled . |
| 16 | ‘ In fact , it 'll probably be even huger by the time we 've convicted Mutton on corruption charges , as well as Jake for smugglin' ! ’ |
| 17 | Any questions of general interest are also answered on this page , In the last month I have given advice on queries ranging from where to buy exactly the right picture hook to setting up a framing project group in a school . |
| 18 | Problems with mistake have arisen with hire purchase proposal forms where dealers have manipulated figures on proposal forms . |
| 19 | Some countries have lifted restrictions on nationality and now allow local nationals to set up in the zones . |
| 20 | Some studies have used marks on shells that would disappear if shells decrease in size ; it is known that molluscs can remain living for long periods without detectable growth ; and some studies have recorded negative growth but dismissed it as apparent error . |
| 21 | ‘ As for the law changes , I have watched games on television and have been impressed with the way in which the Southern Hemisphere countries have adapted to the new requirements . |
| 22 | I have watched Nigel on video , and there are flaws in his attack . |
| 23 | After years of debate , EC environment ministers have reached agreement on legislation to conserve natural habitats . |
| 24 | In the course of a journalistic investigation I have met people who have spent £12000 on treatment by clinical ecologists and have remortgaged their homes — usually at the therapist 's suggestion — to raise the money . |
| 25 | The new NFS should eliminate performance bottlenecks which have restricted performance on Sun Sparcsystems . |
| 26 | Our dry summers have highlighted the fact that water is a commodity which can run out , and higher bills have focused minds on water economy . |
| 27 | I have focused attention on identification with the society as being the most characteristic attitude thus expressed by citizens . |
| 28 | ‘ I happen to know that the forensic boys have found traces on Ephraim Humphreys 's clothes of fabrics and materials from the Hilaire household . |
| 29 | Some strands in Christendom , particularly the Catholic , have laid stress on God the Father almost to the exclusion of the Son and the Spirit . |
| 30 | Millward Brown are pioneers and — to an extent — specialists in tracking studies ( see above ) ; and they have linked information on awareness from these studies to a model of advertising decay rates based on the Adstock concept , developed by Simon Broadbent of Leo Burnett , to develop a model that attempts to link advertising expenditures and awareness to market share . |