Example sentences of "[vb infin] on the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may also act on the principle that ‘ things have always been done this way ’ and justify his actions accordingly . |
| 2 | … the court … must act on the valuation unless there be proof of some mistake or improper motive … as if the valuer has valued something not included or had valued it on a wholly erroneous basis … from Lord Eldon 's judgment in Emery v Wase ( 1803 ) 8 Ves Jun 506 , where the difference between valuations of £4,000 and £6,000 was said to warrant judicial suspicion that the valuation had not been made with attention to accuracy : but the case was decided on the basis of the court 's duty to protect the property of married women . |
| 3 | We would all act on the assumption that others were acting in a similar manner . |
| 4 | Her Department should act on the recommendation that local officers should be able to top up that gap for claimants if no other resources are available . |
| 5 | What principally weighs with me in thinking that Lord Coke made a mistake of fact is my conviction that all men of business , whether merchants or tradesmen , do every day recognise and act on the ground that prompt payment of a part of their demand may be more beneficial to them than it would be to insist on their rights and enforce payment of the whole . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , the greater forces would be assembled in the forest : the fire in the sloop should act as a decoy , so that the army of over five hundred warriors could fall on the settlement while its defenders were distracted , sweeping down on them , while they flapped around the burning ship , from the rainforest where they would be concealed till then . |
| 7 | see that 's gon na , see what I mean , as we go along that 'll fall on the floor that , you 'll have it all over the place , put it away okay , get some petrol now on the way |
| 8 | If the number of pleats across the knitting includes a half-repeat , with the pattern positioned symmetrically as above four and a half repeats would fall on the knitting as in Fig 7 . |
| 9 | I then had the problem of having to stand , holding the gate up so that it would n't fall on the dog and by now there were three tractors and four cars blocking the road . |
| 10 | While difficulties in calculating harm may impede the application of the ‘ harm-to-others ’ principle , the regulation of insider dealing should not stand or fall on the fact that proof of harm is difficult to acquire . |
| 11 | After a troubled night I went to Government House next morning and said to HE that I was convinced that this would be a disastrous step and that if it was decided to take it I must resign on the spot and announce in public my reasons for doing so . |
| 12 | He has already proved he can win on the ground and he beat Repington five lengths at Huntingdon last week . |
| 13 | You ca n't concentrate on the music because you 're thinking , ‘ Okay , I turn off this button , then I have to press this thing , pull out the cord … ’ and then the tech hands me the guitar … |
| 14 | Once rid of the tasks of allotting routes and setting fares , governments could concentrate on the function that rightly belongs to them : expanding the capacities of airports and air-traffic-control systems . |
| 15 | The user , therefore , can concentrate on the structure and behaviour of the system under consideration , rather than on the technical aspects of the modelling process . |
| 16 | You can imagine that some drivers er went the wrong way , and it was just that they , they just did n't concentrate on the run but nowadays they seem to run all over the town . |
| 17 | ‘ Could you please concentrate on the road and on getting this tired old heap of metal there in one piece , instead of on matters that do n't concern you ? ’ |
| 18 | We beat them , so now they can concentrate on the league and not worry about the cup and risk more injuries , because what they want to do most of all is get back in division one and as a soon as they do that they 'll drop back down again , because they 're not that good really . |
| 19 | Let's concentrate on the wedding and set aside minor matters like setting up home together , buying furniture and the honeymoon . |
| 20 | To get at the true explanation we must concentrate on the fact that the bureaucracy 's ‘ particular functioning is not directly determined by its class membership , by the political functioning of those classes and functions from which it originates : it depends on the concrete functioning of the state apparatus , i.e. on the place of the state in the ensemble of a formation and on its complex relations with the various classes and fractions ’ . |
| 21 | The sociological implications of this view , that racism produces ethnic disadvantage , are that attention should focus on the history and mode of operation of racism rather than the ways in which ethnic minorities do or do not adapt to British society . |
| 22 | However , the implication is that intervention should focus on the prevention or early treatment of the disorder . |
| 23 | Autofocus does have draw-backs though — when an animal is in foliage the camera may focus on the undergrowth and not the animal . |
| 24 | The observer needs some discipline which ensures that he really does focus on the detail and separates the action into a coherent sequence . |
| 25 | There is calm and joy , too , when the mind can focus on the magnificence and beauty of the transcendent . |
| 26 | This chapter will focus on the definition and nature of the rate of return concept for index futures . |
| 27 | Perennial favourites from Nike , the Mariah and Duellist are supplemented by the Pegasus Racer , which will probably capitalise on the name and success of the Pegasus trainer . |
| 28 | I heard her draw in a quick breath and swallow , and felt my hand tighten on the receiver as I said , more sharply than I intended : ‘ Please . |
| 29 | We confidently assume that the results set out here will , in their broad principles , be valid for any language ; however , because of the limitless domains that would appear on the horizon if one were to include proper exemplification from other languages , and since there is ample material to consider in English alone , the latter is the basis on which the investigation will proceed . |
| 30 | If no signal is being received , an OFF flag will appear on the Indicator and the left/right pointer will be centred . |