Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not want to go on a dictionary-chasing exercise , laying down one word only to find that the marketing men have circumvented it by finding another word . |
| 2 | Our investigations of casual working in the catering industry confirmed the impressions given by the data from the LFS that most casual workers did not want to work on a regular , continuous basis . |
| 3 | Do you do you want to comment on the lowest figure ? |
| 4 | We would n't want to comment on the comparative merits of your Minitex and Barbara Smith 's Erka which we show below but it is interesting that the Minitex cost £42.10s.0d in 1950 and the Erka 45 guineas in 1960 . |
| 5 | I do n't really want to comment on the last issue really , I think we 've probably said enough on that , er the the issue of the effect on West Yorkshire . |
| 6 | So she did not need to go on the offensive and was not required to fight . |
| 7 | Women with severe emotional problems may need counselling on a long-term basis . |
| 8 | As their mother lies dozing , one of them will suddenly pounce on the black tassel at the end of her twitching tail , using the same kind of actions it will need to pounce on a small prey animal in years to come . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , then , I do n't need to elaborate on the miserable atmosphere of this place , where everyone is at outs , and I must be always on my guard . |
| 10 | Hours of hard work on a dyno have produced extra horsepower , which Ian says he ca n't wait to unleash on the British Clubmans ' Championship . |
| 11 | Data users will also need to focus on the specific security concerns relating to the identifying data element , ‘ which relates the stored data to a certain individual ’ ( Bing 1991 : 171 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ It is going to be a colossal year for her and she will need to draw on every positive lesson she has ever learned if she is to get through it . ’ |
| 13 | Look , seriously , do I need to get on the next train back to Liverpool Street and go and find her ? ’ |
| 14 | One thing I distinctly remember about watching that kestrel hover happened on a clear blue day when I 'd managed to position myself practically underneath the bird . |
| 15 | Mr Horn will seek to capitalise on the ensuing good will to convince Bucharest that his country has no hostile designs . |
| 16 | Nourse LJ also considered it was arguable that the plaintiff could not seek to rely on the literal clauses of the agreement when it had known that the disclosure letter was incomplete as to do so would be dishonest . |
| 17 | This was required by the SIB in order to protect customers of smaller firms , which might need to rely on the larger firm with or through whom they are dealing ( although it is doubtful that a small securities firm should trade in complicated derivatives at all if it does not have the necessary expertise ) . |
| 18 | Labour will develop a flexible decade of retirement between the ages of 60 and 70 , so that men and women can choose to retire on a full pension or continue in work without discrimination . |
| 19 | The other problem is that tasks honoured with a separate colour on-screen may not appear emphasized on a black and white printout . |
| 20 | Its pointed head has the sort of bill you 'd expect to see on a prehistoric bird with a notch at the end like an aircraft , s radar . |
| 21 | ‘ This current system , ’ added Mrs. Buttigieg , ‘ would appear to work on a first come first served basis , regardless of whether or not one is a regular customer ’ . |
| 22 | The Korg A4 has 30 user-programmable patches and the same again in factory presets , along with all the usual effects like delay , chorus and reverb — in fact everything you 'd expect to find on a top-notch multi-effects machine . |
| 23 | ‘ If you do n't know what you 'd choose to do on the last day of your life , you do n't know what 's really important to you . |
| 24 | More generally , they will contribute to research on the detailed operation of local property markets |
| 25 | Knowing how rauch he could expect to earn on a regular basis from each market , he tailored his budgets accordingly . |
| 26 | Other derivatives markets , such as the financial swaps market with its standard documentation , or the forex market , with its common computer equipment , may also appear to operate on a multilateral basis . |
| 27 | It is important , therefore , that all those in receipt of accounting information appreciate the underlying policy implications that could possibly ensue depending on the particular treatment of various items of expenditure . |
| 28 | He looked at her and said , adopting roguishness , ‘ Would you like to come on a long journey with me ? |
| 29 | Disregard any fields which would entail landing on a downhill slope . |
| 30 | Er in the context of bulk transfers would you like to comment on the Good Committees conclusions on the bulk transfers of members between schemes and how they operate , and do you think that er there is widespread abuse or do you think er on balance your experience has been that where bulk transfers have taken place , they have taken place responsibly , but I would in that context ask you to comment whether there has been an unreasonable time delay where you have experienced bank bulk transfers between the transfer actually taking place in terms of employees being transferred from an undertaking to another undertaking and the actual transfer of their pension funds . |