Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] on [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could have been cut back hugely , and told to concentrate just on defending troops in the field . |
| 2 | More recently , at the end of 1990 the regional brewing giant Greenall Whitley announced that it was closing both its breweries at Warrington and Nottingham ( formerly the independent Shipstone 's brewery ) to concentrate solely on running pubs — contracting out its beer to be produced by former rivals Allied Breweries . |
| 3 | Parliament urged to think again on housing issue : . |
| 4 | The success of the police strategy — involving roadblocks and the central co-ordination of riot-trained support units — caused the pickets to rely increasingly on stoning tactics . |
| 5 | First , the UK clearing banks have come to rely heavily on raising funds in the interbank market . |