Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where jobs are available , there is evidence that higher AFDC payments do apparently encourage more people to remain dependent on the state than where they are lower , but overall variations in labour market buoyancy mean that ‘ analyses which place the blame for poverty among these families upon the welfare ‘ largesse ’ are deficient' ( p. 210 ) . |
| 2 | The top eye fixing is designed to pull free on the strike minimising resistance . |
| 3 | The church was therefore prepared to put its money where its mouth was : churchmen in Charles 's reign might complain bitterly of the economic burdens of military service and fiscal exactions borne by their particular churches , but they never questioned the right and duty of kings to impose these on the church at large in order to ensure the well-being of the Christian people . |
| 4 | She had forgotten how good-looking he was , the intriguing way he managed to appear cool on the surface , nonetheless conveying an impression of passion ready to be ignited at a moment 's notice . |
| 5 | She was to be sure to concentrate first on the relaxation part of the exercise , and was to stop immediately if she felt herself becoming at all upset . |
| 6 | Mr Salmond also dismissed a call by Labour 's Scottish affairs spokesman , Henry McLeish , to come clean on the extent of the SNP 's deal with the Government . |
| 7 | I 'm afraid you 'll have to go easy on the Sangria while taking the tablets , and on the swimming too . ’ |
| 8 | One obvious alternative to the hamburger is a sandwich — try chopped chicken or tuna on wholewheat ; ask them to go easy on the mayo . |
| 9 | You 'll have to go easy on the whisky in case you get |
| 10 | If you think you are eating too much salt , the first thing to do is to go easy on the amount you sprinkle on food and use in cooking . |
| 11 | The tolerance of adults is important only in so far as it allows them to feed high on the shore , exposed to rain . |
| 12 | Since no firm of solicitors can ever afford to retain the services of any employee or partner whose conduct tends to reflect ill on the reputation of the practice , and since the circumstances may rarely be so clear cut as to secure withdrawal from the firm by consent , thorough consideration must be given at the outset to the conditions for expelling partners . |
| 13 | Now this is where you come in erm and this is where we 've we 've done something which er we think is quite clever , this here is the back facade of Barley Hall and when we got it it was not medieval at all , there was no timber framing left , it was just this this er brick here , so we did n't want to fake it up to look medieval on the outside . |
| 14 | Concrete block piers are built by laying two blocks flat and two on edge on alternate courses : they do n't have to look pretty on the back , as long as they 're soundly constructed . |
| 15 | All students who graduate from the Buckinghamshire College from 1993 onwards will receive Brunel University degrees — nobody can deny that this is n't going to look good on the CV ! |
| 16 | ‘ The City is certainly more inclined to look kindly on the film trade than before , and thus a considerable weight that has handicapped us in the past is removed ’ , remarked John Maxwell , as he launched British International Pictures ( BIP ) as a public company with interests in production , exhibition and distribution . |
| 17 | Fit one end of the wire with spade connectors to fit those on the solenoid valve . |
| 18 | Smith said : ‘ I 've been looking for someone to play wide on the right . |
| 19 | This might be of benefit in the construction of the meaning of the sentence , or it might be useful in helping to decide where to look next on the page . |
| 20 | D' you want to put that on the desk as well ? |
| 21 | I am happy to put that on the record once again . |
| 22 | What I have n't done and I ought to because of the erm the way that this discussion has to unfold , I ought to say that pure few sentences about why should there be a strategic sites policy at all and erm I ought to put that on the record although it 's pretty well trailed in all the paper work . |
| 23 | How to do that on the issue of AIDS , and with the efforts and talents of lesbians and gay men , is the question which must not now be avoided . |
| 24 | The accountant will be happy to do this on the band 's behalf . |
| 25 | It 's best to do these on the track , but if one is not available , you can do repeats of two and a half to three and a half minutes on the road . |
| 26 | These are the people to let loose on the press . |
| 27 | well my Lord certain believers well certainly that may give rise to problems , erm , and then one may have to resolve those on the basis of the ostensible authority or even claims against the member of state under article ten of the directive , but , however , erm , on , on satisfactory or confusing to the market that might be |
| 28 | It is too strong to use neat on the garden , but makes a first-rate ‘ starter ’ in the essential compost heap . |
| 29 | And it is important , ladies , to remove all the cleanser , not to leave any on the skin . |
| 30 | For the recipient to increase as much of X as shown at point 7 , it would be necessary for income to be increased to point 9 on the income consumption curve . |