Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's a very bright man , Michael Howard , but it 's quite clear that he 's much more concerned with grabbing the headlines and finding scapegoats , than with taking action through law that will actually improve the chance , both of preventing crime and of detecting crime , and then even more so , deterring people from re-offending , and it 's most distressing to see that when research showed that a particular non-custodial method of punishment is effective in perhaps fifty or seventy or eighty percent of cases , whereas prison is not , he goes for prison , he goes for picking on squatters , he goes for picking on the defendants right to silence so that we can see more people like er , jailed when they were innocent . |
| 2 | The vehicle starts after cranking on the starter , and runs perfectly until I switch off , and then the whole process has to be repeated . |
| 3 | The greater the complexity of systems , the more danger of something going wrong , and the less chance individual will has of operating on the systems for good . |
| 4 | He starts by sitting on the side of the plinth , and the physiotherapist may use mobilizing techniques to reduce any spasticity in the patient 's trunk or arm . |
| 5 | The main features of the budget were : ( i ) increases in spending on the police force , the judiciary system , culture , and foreign aid ( to accommodate greater economic support for emerging democracies in Eastern Europe ) ; ( ii ) cuts in defence spending ; and ( iii ) the extension of parental leave on full pay from 12 to 15 months . |
| 6 | But , because an album released in CD-I format is n't likely to set the charts alight right now , a standard CD version of the album will also be made available — when Rundgren eventually gets to signing on the dotted , that is . |
| 7 | The true moral of the Nun 's Priest 's Tale is a moral of character and attitude not of precept ; and appropriately the Host responds by commenting on the Nun 's Priest as a character who has proved to be what the Monk has turned out not to be . |
| 8 | Another typical exercise , which is aimed at stretching the legs , consists of sitting on the floor with the upper body leaning forwards and the legs wide apart and grasping an ankle with both hands . |
| 9 | When its heroine , Dorothea , first entertains the illusion that marriage to Mr Casaubon will confer upon the everyday-the aspect of great things , she makes one exception to the frustration of her efforts as a single woman to lead a significant life in that period in England : ‘ I do n't feel sure about doing good in any way now ; everything seems like going on a mission to a people whose language I do n't know ; — unless it were building good cottages — there can be no doubt about that . ’ |
| 10 | Mr Akashi insists on looking on the bright side : Khmer Rouge artillery was known to be inaccurate and their shells often failed to explode , he said . |
| 11 | If there is a professional programmer out there who feels like collaborating on the challenge , I should like to hear from him or her . |
| 12 | One advantage of the no-choice system is that Vaughan can write her menu late in the afternoon , around the dishes that she feels like cooking on the day , with the best ingredients available to her . |
| 13 | It feels like sleeping on a vast resounding shore |
| 14 | Drill holes and fit the wall plugs before screwing on the shower slider rail or bracket ( see How to drill through tiles in best , issue 20/91 ) . |
| 15 | For the speaker can not settle what he means by settling on the effects it will produce as he can settle what he is setting out to mean in saying it . |
| 16 | This talks about presuming on the future . |
| 17 | He seems slightly embarrassed discussing the incident , but admits to going on a shopping spree with someone else 's card , and buying shoes , clothes and dinner for himself and his friends . |
| 18 | Yet , when it comes to concentrating on the work involved in training you for a career , the standard that you achieve is inferior . |
| 19 | Edwards , who celebrated his 26th birthday on Sunday , missed the World Championships in Tokyo last year because he refuses to compromise his religious believes by competing on the Sabbath . |
| 20 | Back in program mode , operating the ME-6 begins by stepping on the bank switch to select a bank ; this causes the value/bank LED to flash . |
| 21 | Tit for Tat begins by cooperating on the first move and thereafter simply copies the previous move of the other player . |