Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [adv prt] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If this is what we hear inside with the canopies sealed , God knows how it must sound out on the tarmac ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 : |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | No no you must miss out on a go , oh it does n't say , let him have another go then |
| 11 | ‘ 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 … . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Must cut down on the bloody fags , ’ he told himself . |
| 13 | First , he suggests the Government should clamp down on the ‘ wanton use of lethal force ’ by the security forces . |
| 14 | The new regulatory body for the direct sales channel should cut down on the risks involved in buying a computer direct |
| 15 | Hank was so used to being deserted by his mother that he did not think it odd that she should go out on the first evening in ten weeks that his father had been able to spend at home . |
| 16 | This must go up on the wall ! ’ and stick his latest painting up with Sellotape alongside the daubs by the mentally handicapped group she had played for at Christmas , and the postcards from her friends all over the world . |
| 17 | You must go out on a starry night and walk about for half an hour trying to see the sky in terms of the old ( Ptolemaic ) cosmology . |
| 18 | Nothing would do but we must go out on the river . |
| 19 | We must get off on the right foot . ’ |
| 20 | And , needless now perhaps to say , such situations should mount up on a progressive scale so that they make an ongoing story . |
| 21 | Antonio 's mother said : ‘ They shouted that everyone should lie down on the floor , that anyone who looked around would be killed … they tied up Antonio and grabbed my youngest son ( 16 year old Jose Custodio ) . |
| 22 | For now you must lie down on the bed and go to sleep . ’ |
| 23 | We would say to workers that if there has been penetration or an exchange of bodily fluids , then the subject may crop up on the agenda . ’ |
| 24 | No , you might puke up on the way |
| 25 | It 's J 's birthday on April 2nd & they are having a party ( at last ! ) so I 'll catch up on the news then — they are v. seldom at Gayfield St these days , so I never see them . |
| 26 | We 'll tie up on the island and stretch our legs a bit . |
| 27 | That one we 'll hang up on the |
| 28 | And I 'll focus in on the eighteen thirty and forty eight revolutions . |
| 29 | I thought I might catch up on a few chores instead . |
| 30 | This made it all the harder for the mother to treat the ailing youngster and she might give up on the treatment for this reason . |