Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the process we may fall back on an idealized view of our own society , or take our cue from generalized impressions of ‘ Western ’ experience . |
| 2 | The major problem is that pupils may concentrate solely on the game aspect and also lose interest quickly . |
| 3 | It was natural that the original biological positivists should focus exclusively on the criminal , since they were committed to the view that the causes of crime were to be found in the individual 's biological make-up . |
| 4 | A congregation 's attention should focus not on the pulpit , the choir gallery or the organ behind it , but on the Holy Table . |
| 5 | Think again — T J Rodgers , president and chief executive of Cypress Semiconductor Corp told a Congressional committee on Wednesday last week that there is no monolithic support for Clinton 's budget proposals — the government should not try to build information networks , but ‘ untangle the morass of bureaucracy and regulations ’ that prevent existing fibre optic networks from reaching homes , he said ; he called for deeper cuts in the budget deficit and the end of ‘ wasteful and unnecessary ’ government programmes ; ‘ Washington should stay away from the intricacies of high-tech competition … it should focus instead on the infrastructure of competition , ’ he said ; he also presented written comments criticising the Clinton plan from officials or directors of Amdahl Corp , Cisco Systems Inc , Conner Peripherals Inc and Sun Microsystems Inc . |
| 6 | Outlining the proposals , which will be put in writing to the Bank of England task force set up in to pick up the pieces after Taurus , Mr Pearson said the key point was that any new system should focus solely on the professional market — leaving the private shareholder with paper certificates and the existing fortnightly settlement system . |
| 7 | Moreover , we should concentrate less on the education of an élite , and more on the average standards of attainment . |
| 8 | Whether doctors should concentrate solely on the clinical aspects of general practice or act in a wider capacity to tackle the underlying causes of ill health is a subject often discussed . |
| 9 | Curiously enough , it appears that there is no question at all which fits the adjective of a sentence like ( 59 ) closely , so that one must fall back on a metalinguistic one such as ( 60 ) : ( 59 ) the sharks remain dangerous ( 60 ) what did you say about the sharks ? 5.7 Since the property of the postverbal is one which the speaker deliberately chooses to clothe in the guise of an adjective rather than an adverb , it must , as we have already remarked , be one which is capable of being ascribed to the referential locus of the subject phrase . |
| 10 | It is for these reasons that Woolwich is not enabled or required to seek its remedy through the statutory framework , but must fall back on the common law . |
| 11 | However , where negotiation fails , the parties must fall back on the law , and their rights and liabilities will then be governed by the terms of their contract . |
| 12 | A private individual who buys a minority shareholding in a non-dividend paying private company as a pure portfolio investment must do so on the basis of some prospect which , if realised , will provide him with the return he seeks . |
| 13 | Extensions to Belfast 's port facilities and to its harbour airport , announced last week , must encroach further on the mudflats at Belfast Lough , Alison McCloy , of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , warned in a lecture . |
| 14 | Following the inquiry 's recommendations , in February 1989 , the Secretary of State issued a Circular on the discharge of patients from hospital ( HC(89)5 ) , and in September 1990 followed this with the Circular on the care programme approach , stating that from April 1991 all patients leaving hospital should be the subjects of care programmes , and that in September 1991 regions should report back on the implementation of this policy . |
| 15 | erm , nevertheless I must report again on the plan eighty eight er on the A ten eighty eight , principally because even in England people realize that the villages in |
| 16 | Training for speed must work repeatedly on the fast twitch fibres on a stop — go basis . |
| 17 | If this is what we hear inside with the canopies sealed , God knows how it must sound out on the tarmac ! |
| 18 | Ideally , the hotel name should feature prominently on a large sign , either over the gateway opening or mounted above the wall each side of the entrance and angled to face incoming traffic . |
| 19 | For electrons moving freely in the layer , albeit in two dimensions only , classical theory says that the Hall voltage should depend inversely on the density of mobile electrons : more electrons means a lower voltage . |
| 20 | Their main argument is that the World Cup should move around on a rotational basis , but having staged the first three tournaments , other countries have some catching up to do before it returns to these shores . |
| 21 | These opinions are based on the factual conclusions , but also must depend heavily on the experience of the writer of the report and on his knowledge of the subject under consideration . |
| 22 | When r 1 and r 2 both increase , then ΔS M becomes smaller ; consequently attempts to mix two high molar mass polymer samples will receive little assistance from this function and must depend increasingly on a favourable ( negative ) heat of mixing embodied in the χ parameter . |
| 23 | The Six eventually reached a compromise in November 1959 , agreeing that the foreign ministers should meet regularly on a biennial basis . |
| 24 | So that when the British Medical Association decided in the late 1950s to inaugurate a programme of discussions among its membership on an appointed ‘ Subject of the Year ’ , it was entirely fitting that for its first discussion-point it should home in on The Adolescent : |
| 25 | Teachers and schools are of necessity partners in the business of curriculum reform and partners must set forth on an enterprise with an understanding of what it is about , and a certain confidence in the policies they pursue . |
| 26 | After all , I do n't see why Jennifer should miss out on the one thing she 's actually looking forward to just because of him . ’ |
| 27 | No no you must miss out on a go , oh it does n't say , let him have another go then |
| 28 | ‘ Of course , I never thought I 'd have a coach as good as Mr O'Dell , but he kindly suggested I should call in on a Saturday afternoon , while the pub was shut … . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Must cut down on the bloody fags , ’ he told himself . |
| 30 | First , he suggests the Government should clamp down on the ‘ wanton use of lethal force ’ by the security forces . |