Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After washing sufficient numbers may remain on the hands to cause harm and the skin may become recontaminated from taps , the towel dispenser and the exit door of the washroom . |
| 2 | In that context , the designation by article 5(1) of the Convention of the courts for the place of performance of the obligation in question expresses the concern that , because of the close links created by a contract between the parties thereto , it should be possible for all the difficulties which may arise on the occasion of the performance of a contractual obligation to be brought before the same court : that for the place of performance of the obligation . |
| 3 | These five workers have been forced to become adept at tackling the complete range of jobs which may arise on the farm over the year . |
| 4 | Also , you may throw on the fire something that gives off toxic fumes . |
| 5 | On the disappearance of the archedictyon , or of an individual vein , the macrotrichia may persist on the wing-membrane in their original positions ; their presence there is regarded by Tillyard as evidence of descent from more densely veined ancestors . |
| 6 | The investigation is held in private but the authority and individuals concerned may comment on the allegations . |
| 7 | Let's concentrate on the wedding and set aside minor matters like setting up home together , buying furniture and the honeymoon . |
| 8 | Because of the obvious symmetry , we may concentrate on the singularity in region II . |
| 9 | If the petition is advertised , more creditors may jump on the bandwagon . |
| 10 | In fairly simple markets , agreements may focus on the price of a standardized product ( including agreement on exactly what constitutes a standard product , e.g. terms and conditions of sale ) , or on production quotas for the participating firms . |
| 11 | For example , an assessment of a child 's command of phonology may focus on the child 's use of certain problematic contrasting phonemes , and it may only be necessary to transcribe phonemically those words in which particular contrasts normally occur . |
| 12 | A more realistic approach to leadership may focus on the situation . |
| 13 | Autofocus does have draw-backs though — when an animal is in foliage the camera may focus on the undergrowth and not the animal . |
| 14 | The physiotherapist may sit or stand in front of the patient , or may kneel on the plinth behind him , according to the type of guidance she intends to give him . |
| 15 | I plugged into a Zoom and everyone said , ‘ It 's just a reference guitar so let's focus on the drums . ’ |
| 16 | We must knock on the earth for ourselves . |
| 17 | Now to be honest if they had come to us first we would have got them into another union the t&gwu or ACTT but having said that , one thing we should knock on the head straight away . |
| 18 | If true love should knock on the door , Ego will coolly slip the bolt and pretend to be out . |
| 19 | We must build on the experience of regional disputes which shows that there can be a role for international law , the United Nations and , above all , the permanent five of the Security Council . |
| 20 | We must build on the success and continue to press all political parties to develop financial and social policies which ensure that sufficient affordable homes for rent are made available as a matter of policy . |
| 21 | The harem system requires , of course , that a large number of males are unlucky in the breeding season and must remain on the fringe of the reproductive groups . |
| 22 | The terrorist might say that he gave sufficient warning of the bomb for the area to be cleared , and that it was unforeseeable that a deaf person should remain on the premises and be killed in the explosion , which was intended only to cause damage . |
| 23 | Following a two-day hearing , on 13 December the judge upheld the submission and directed that the indictment should remain on the file not to be proceeded with without the leave of the Crown Court or the Court of Appeal . |
| 24 | Sir , I must comment on the letters from Julian Clayton and Eileen Smith ( The Bookseller , ) 15th January . |
| 25 | I must comment on the Perspective Sensual secrets of chocolate ( Chem . |
| 26 | He was operated on and survived — just , and in passing I must comment on the dedication and skill of the Indian surgeon and Sri Lankan woman anaesthetist who performed the operation . |
| 27 | In that same debate my hon. Friend said : ’ The proposal that weapon sales be banned completely to people under the age of 16 should stay on the agenda . |
| 28 | Above all , a new review should build on the improvements we made but correct the mistake of 1985 and consider social security and tax together . |
| 29 | ( iv ) Discussion should focus on the effects , in context , of different types of vocabulary , eg archaic , literary , figurative , emotive , dialectal , colloquial , scientific etc. ; of grammatical features such as structural repetition , eg in scripted speeches , advertisements , literary prose , poems etc ; of lexical and grammatical ambiguity ; of the use of grammatical deviance for special effect , eg in advertisements , slogans , poems etc . |
| 30 | The sociological implications of this view , that racism produces ethnic disadvantage , are that attention should focus on the history and mode of operation of racism rather than the ways in which ethnic minorities do or do not adapt to British society . |