Example sentences of "[adv prt] on [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | How to crack down on increasing levels of vandalism and the emergence of street gangs in the area will be decided today at a special meeting of the council 's Police Liaison Committee . |
| 2 | The actions of the USSR must be seen in the context of a dramatic change in the international situation , caused by the shooting down on 1 May of a US U2 spy plane flying over the heart of continental Russia . |
| 3 | Cos I ca n't put Simon 's name down on that bottom of the form . |
| 4 | On the way down on that stretch of road from death one to death two I call them , the roundabouts I suddenly realised if we were going to have a rehearsal we needed to have a bouquet of flowers did n't we so I leapt out of the car picked some weeds tied them up with a piece of strong so that the chap of our staff who was going to be in front of me was going to hold them during the rehearsal whilst I dashed up to play first of all the Lord Provost and then the Queen or the Lady Provost as she then was . |
| 5 | The easiest format for the script is one in which the shot details are written down on one side of the page , while the corresponding words of commentary are written opposite them on the other side . |
| 6 | Thus , in lighter winds , it should be kept down on all points of sailing . |
| 7 | On a clear day there are magnificent views from all along this road as well as from the summit , and you can look down on all sides of the island , even to Porto Santo . |
| 8 | In an effort to cut down on unnecessary distribution of papers , I do not propose to circulate this list to all members . |
| 9 | There have been many memorable moments : watching a gyr falcon trying to out-manoeuvre puffins in flight off the headland of Tjörnes ; finding purple sandpipers , dunlin , redshank and Arctic terns all breeding together near Núpscatla ; the spectacular east coast road which in places cuts across forty-five degree mountain slopes where you can look down on vast flocks of moulting eider drakes on the sea below . |
| 10 | Consumer pressure is now being put upon the food industry to cut down on such doctoring of foods and , at the same time , to provide quality durable produce . |
| 11 | It is not the looming tyranny of prefab structures , square and scowling down on treeless roads of cracked cement , strangled shrubberies and dull-hued minis all in a row . |
| 12 | He spent his time putting down on odd scraps of vellum his different thoughts on what he had learnt over the past few weeks . |
| 13 | With its current penchant for clamping down on perceived violations of its copyright , AT&T 's Unix System Laboratories Inc is now coming down on Unix Solutions for its use of the Unix logo in its company name . |
| 14 | At some police stations , when a suspect is in custody , his name may be written down on different pieces of paper on sixteen separate occasions . |
| 15 | Boulders constantly swept down on either side of them . |
| 16 | He had more cream on his hair than the Scottish Dairies , and sidelocks swooping down on either side of a pasty jowl . |
| 17 | Dustin , with darkened eyebrows , oily black hair smoothed down on either side of a central parting , dark sunglasses and Italian gestures , wastes much of his talent in this frenzied , intermittently funny satire on Italian customs . |
| 18 | So that was the main tree planting , this avenue of trees down on either side of this little path . |
| 19 | She 'd cast aside her cloak and even her veil so her jet-black hair fell down on either side of a face now glowing with happiness . |
| 20 | The police are only now beginning to crack down on this type of smuggling . |
| 21 | Since the substances used are often freely on sale for legitimate purposes , it is hard to crack down on this form of abuse . |
| 22 | It was easy , however , to discount this evidence at a time when opinion polls were in their infancy , at least so far as credibility was concerned , and when it was universally thought that support would return to Churchill as soon as his formidable oratorical skills were thrown in on one side of the party contest . |
| 23 | Two of the Labour Party 's professorate homed in on two facets of the concept which seemed particularly appropriate for their party . |
| 24 | I think it reflects all the hard work put in on convincing people of our case . ’ |
| 25 | I dropped in on long sessions of talk , putting the world to rights — after all that was supposed to be one of the main aspects of college education was n't it ? |
| 26 | ‘ Actually the Archdeacon was kind enough to fill me in on that aspect of things . |
| 27 | It 's so they can open the door behind them , the passengers getting in on that side of the road . |
| 28 | Presented by Michaela Strachan , the programme has been homing in on different varieties of animals and conservation projects in countries all around the world . |
| 29 | You can zoom in on any area of the design by positioning a BOX around that area . |
| 30 | Here senior police officers sit in a windowless room , facing a bank of video-monitors and operating , by remote control , TV cameras which can zoom in on any area of the terraces or stands . |