Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I like , I 'll throw my dinner on the floor and put clams in my hair and have tantrums , and … ’ |
| 2 | And since the frozen peas and firm bandaging were applied by the fair hands of a comely maiden , I began to think that perhaps I could reasonably update my views on the ankle , Eros-wise . |
| 3 | He had asked Christina to attend this meeting too , saying he 'd value her opinion on the revised pool plans which Paul was bringing in . |
| 4 | Concepts such as ‘ asking the wrong question ’ then simply function as the vehicle through which the court can substitute its views on the meaning of such phrases for that of the tribunal . |
| 5 | IRELAND 'S comprehensive 17–3 demolition of England at Lansdowne Road yesterday will boost their representation on the Lions party to New Zealand later in the year . |
| 6 | Even the Nato arms controllers meeting in Vienna , whose job it is to negotiate East-West reductions in conventional armed forces , can only pursue their objectives on the basis of confrontation between their alliance and the Warsaw Pact . |
| 7 | Perhaps the new committee should concentrate its efforts on the ends of the age spectrum and ignore the middle . |
| 8 | In a further indication of the desire among party members to see an end to the public attacks , David Clark , the convener of Motherwell North SNP — which includes the Mossend branch — called on the party to unite and concentrate its attacks on the Conservatives and Labour . |
| 9 | It is a decision that has , in principle , to be taken early on , so that the creative group can concentrate their efforts on the right type of ads — though because some creative ideas work better in one medium than another , the initial decision may be left more or less open . |
| 10 | That should concentrate their mind on the need to give any affected party the opportunity to make submission on any such departure and also to facilitate the communication of the nature of the departure to the affected party . |
| 11 | It would be helpful to the planning committee if Q.T. could let us know their views on the last year 's programme . |
| 12 | This is an exercise in persuasion , and requires composers who will focus their art on the simple and fundamental act of communication with their enthusiastic but tired , inattentive , restless , distracted and easily bored fellow human beings who none the less long to hear themselves in a not necessarily flattering mirror of music . |
| 13 | activities are signposted , and every new stage of a lesson is indicated so that learners can focus their attention on the task in hand |
| 14 | And the possibility , particularly for husbands , of losing a significant part of their pension rights on divorce will focus their minds on the value of those rights . |
| 15 | But it is still hard to beat the experienced eye , which can automatically focus its attention on the most significant features of a spectrum . |
| 16 | He was a callous brute , and if she did n't need his protection on the journey to Winchester she would n't care if he bled to … |
| 17 | The next day , Mackie , of Craigcrook Road , Edinburgh , had attended a meeting at Mr Runciman 's office so the investment analyst could update his notes on the company . |
| 18 | Weber did qualify his emphasis on the coercive methods through which the state maintains order and compliance , ‘ force is certainly not the normal or only means of the state ’ ( Weber 1972 p.78 ) . |
| 19 | At one level , he finally found a spiritual home , a sanctuary from which he could vent his spleen on the oppressive bourgeois institutions which had duped him . |
| 20 | You can concentrate your attentions on the feel and fit rather than any corrective properties of the shoe . |
| 21 | We shall concentrate our attention on the sterling contract . |
| 22 | It seems we can now qualify our position on the relationship between dramatic playing and performance modes by saying that although the ultimate intention of the performer is to ‘ describe ’ an emotional event , the quality essential to dramatic playing , the quality of ‘ being ’ may also enter the performance mode , given the Stanislavsky approach . |
| 23 | ‘ Thanks , but I really do n't need your opinions on the subject . ’ |
| 24 | I do not need your input on the subject . |
| 25 | Concentration on user characteristics may deviate our efforts on the more central issue of effective retrieval for all the various types of searches . |
| 26 | Do n't drum your hands on the tablecloth , |
| 27 | How did you enjoy your trip on the canals ? ’ |
| 28 | Confronted with a bronze picture , we can locate its image on the relevant computer screen and , having read its precise history , proceed to learn about tableware in general , the social system of Pompeii , and even the precise recipes of the time . |
| 29 | She was confident that she could make her mark on the Rummidge Department in three years . |
| 30 | Authorities from all parts of the EC will deliver their verdicts on the effectiveness of the Government 's slaughter policy . |