Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [adv] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twice I 've picked up goods on a shelf marked reduced and then found , because of the bar codes , I was charged full price at the pay-out desk . |
| 2 | Just because you 've run up $100,000 on the meter you think you own me . |
| 3 | He 's told friends , " All these years I 've thrown away money on that child . " |
| 4 | More recently , however Crowner and Hull ( 1991 ) have carried out work on this application . |
| 5 | During 1992 , more than 30 film crews have carried out features on the Group . |
| 6 | The confusing rules prohibiting charging for educational provision ( including anything provided as part of the National Curriculum ) and examination entry ( see Appendix to this chapter ) , and the requirement that a course of study leading to a qualification authenticated by an outside body be approved by the Secretary of State or a designated body , have imposed further constraints on what may be offered . |
| 7 | They are now sixth with supporters angered by the run of poor results particularly as Rovers have lashed out £5.4m on a make-or-break spending spree . |
| 8 | I have been present at occasions of celebration when poets and singers — there is often no distinction since poems tend to be sung or chanted — have made up verses on the spot and provided a seemingly endless number of embellishments . |
| 9 | With reference to our meeting on March 7th : on the assumption that the Unit 's terms of reference will be agreed in some form broadly consonant with the one you indicated , I have drawn up proposals on the attached annexes under the following headings : |
| 10 | Researchers in Britain have drawn up data on climate change which warns of massive disruption to agriculture and loss of vital eco-systems in China . |
| 11 | Leeds United and their fans have spent over £8m on Elland Road . |
| 12 | Compania de Aguas de Sabadell SA , Cassa , and Telecom Valles SA have spent about $50,000 on developing a system for reading water meters over the telephone . |
| 13 | Durham 's Ray Currie , drawn at the dam end , punched a groundbait feeder and maggot 60 yards out taking 16 specimens all of which had chunks missing and fungus growing following their close encounters with the scavenging birds which have taken up residence on the water . |
| 14 | ‘ I have put up taxes on those things that damage the environment , like petrol and fuel . |
| 15 | The conservators have put up signs on Castlemorton Copmmon today telling the travellers they 're taking legal action and asking them to leave … |
| 16 | Other studies show that in the Gulf 's warm water temperatures the oil has dispersed very quickly , and shifting sands have covered up oil on the beaches . |
| 17 | Southampton have splashed out £1.5m on Perry Groves and Ken Monkou , with £750,000 earmarked for Sunderland 's Gordon Armstrong . |
| 18 | The devoted duo have splashed out £50,000 on Butlins visits — £1,000 more than they paid for their house . |