Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane Pargeter said , nodding towards her open drinks cabinet , even before Blanche and Dexter had time to sit down on the black leather armchairs in her sitting-room . |
| 2 | The musky male scent of his cologne teased her nostrils , and she was ashamed at the way her knees were trembling as he led her over to sit down on the wide , comfortable couch . |
| 3 | However , with regard to the follow-up of arrests , one of the research team was able to sit in on a Juvenile Case Referral Panel , which recommended whether juveniles should be cautioned , and another member made observations in the magistrates ' courts . |
| 4 | But now women are meant to go along on an even keel and when something upsets them they think tha e , I should n't be able to express this any more , so I 'll go to the G P and he 'll give me something and then the emotions will go away , but unfortunately they do n't go away , they just go wandering , they 'll come back again at another point . |
| 5 | In Example 105 Schoenberg creates a beautifully delicate harmony , which seems to float along on a distant astral plane . |
| 6 | Scottish motorists , however , could receive preferential rates if , as expected , they are used as guinea pigs to prove that the theory of in-car navigation system can be made to work effectively on a national scale . |
| 7 | But I quite see that you need someone to come in on a practical issue like what to do about his tenants . |
| 8 | In terms of progressing or taking part in the discussion , can I suggest that if you want to come in on a particular item , you put your name board up like that , so that we can readily observe it er and equally , our friend who is looking after the microphones can make sure that the vol the volume of your microphone is turned up at the appropriate time . |
| 9 | And really I 'm going to start off and then Liz is going to come in on a particular aspect of this . |
| 10 | Mountbatten 's especial qualification in Attlee 's eyes for the job of viceroy was his success in getting the Burmese nationalists to come in on the British side in the closing stages of the war ; it was Attlee 's firm belief in later life , as indeed it was Mountbatten 's , that if Mountbatten had been left in charge in Rangoon , Burma would never have left the Commonwealth . |
| 11 | Erm the volume i i is tremendous and er one worries about the effect of the surging waters on such an old construction , now we far worse than and consequently the emergency services have had to consider all sorts of alternatives , some of which you see now with the piping on , on the surface of it 's been having a good result the immediate problem , but you ca n't stop there and the emergency team have given consideration to all sorts of other possible temporary solutions in the event or that the pumping failed and er I think that 's possibly where this rumour about erm the railway line arrived but er I think Chairman I 've said enough , we all , we would all agree I think that the emergency workers have performed er I think we 're all pleased to see the army coming in erm and doing what they 've done and erm I certainly er appreciated the opportunity to come in on the old A Twenty Seven through West it took my mind back er many years I can tell you and erm I , I think congratulations all round are due , but I come back to what 's all saying and which I support as it would be a folly when the dust has settled erm to really take a an objective er position and see that er arrangements are in hand channels and things like that will not again be supercharged in the way they are . |
| 12 | THE sons of two members of 60s rock band Cream are to appear together on a new album to be released in January . |
| 13 | But take away the healthy assurance which grows from personal conviction and every pressure is likely to bear down on the weakened commitment and raise tremors of uncertainty which grow into doubt . |
| 14 | L M Ericsson Telefon AB has launched a multi-media messaging system , MXE , and also announced an agreement with Intel Corp to work together on a personal computer-based communications system . |
| 15 | It has provided an advice service to staff and students , conducted research and published information , but perhaps most of all has provided through its regional and local groups , and national conferences , an opportunity for teaching staff and others to meet together on a regular basis to share ideas and experience . |
| 16 | One of those lamented that a judgement against Koons could mean the end of ‘ appropriation ’ , a practice in which artists either manipulate or simply reproduce images from other sources to comment critically on the social core of notions of meaning or beauty . |
| 17 | Insurance defence lawyers , however , tend to concentrate more on the legal process and procedure . |
| 18 | Not to marry , but just to meet up on a regular basis and do nice things together such as walks , long discussions about books and music , that sort of thing . |
| 19 | He had but to comment favourably on the kittenish qualities of Babs Osborne for her to curl up as best she could on the plush seat beside him , her thumb in her mouth . |
| 20 | I do have to admit , though , that when I 'm working away from home it 's not a case of going out on the town — but going straight to bed to catch up on a good night 's sleep . |
| 21 | Watford is erm when you used to come out on the old |
| 22 | What you have going for you is the ability to withstand whatever is dished up and to come out on the winning side . |
| 23 | In educational contexts , it is important to concentrate particularly on the actual equality of the language spoken by individuals in school . |
| 24 | However , I want to concentrate here on the technical work that the Faculty does on behalf , not only of its members , but of the Institute membership as a whole . |
| 25 | The task was designed to minimize feelings of risk and thus prevent attention focusing , however , it is possible that actually feeling risk is not necessary for drivers to concentrate exclusively on the risky aspects of the stimuli . |
| 26 | As for cutting it away , it was obvious that to wander about on the other side of the rampart was to invite certain death . |
| 27 | While subjects were actually driving around they were required to give risk ratings , this may have caused them to concentrate unusually on the risky situations and think about them to a much greater degree than they would have normally . |
| 28 | The broader track from the Horse Fair was better for riding ; he would not have to pass by on the narrow path where he had stumbled over Aldhelm 's body . |
| 29 | The group , headed by Stanley Kalms , said his resignation would ‘ enable him to concentrate fully on the financial management and control of the group 's retail businesses . ’ |
| 30 | Having fleshed out the frames of the characters , Whitaker virtually gave Coburn a free hand in his teleplay , needing to concentrate instead on the vast amount of work involved in reshaping the series with the loss or deferment of so many storylines . |