Example sentences of "to [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in many cases even this did not take place and the self-appraisal amounted to reflecting on past events and reproducing information for the benefit of advisers . |
| 2 | She had no real evidence to suggest he was a lecherous womaniser , prone to pouncing on any female in his company . |
| 3 | IBM was not accustomed to depending on Other People . |
| 4 | Even using the same terms on more than one occasion with the same customer would seem not to amount of itself to trading on standard terms . |
| 5 | Before presenting the Service 's estimates to Parliament , the department should , in theory , prune its programmes down to the financial target line imposed by the Treasury ; but , in practice , it has been found that the bow-wave tends to dissipate as the actual financial year goes by because there are always delays in most programmes that lead to underspending on individual projects . |
| 6 | But they could probably learn something from the occupational pluralism practised by crofters as an adaption to living on agricultural holdings too small to be economically viable . |
| 7 | We know now that the world was not designed for us , but we have n't come round to acting on this knowledge . |
| 8 | The 135 hp engine was used to operating on 80 octane fuel but we had been using 130 octane avgas . |
| 9 | This acknowledgement of the debt [ normally by signing on the face of the bill ] gives the exporter more peace of mind as opposed to selling on open account terms , although there is still no guarantee of payment . |
| 10 | He was one of those ‘ look after number one ’ types , not averse to trampling on other people if it got him where he wanted to be . |
| 11 | He had been exposed as a secret police informer under the ousted communist regime , although he insisted that his activities had been confined to reporting on foreign visitors to Sofia 's Natural History Museum ( where he had been a department head ) and on his visits abroad for scientific research ; he categorically denied that he had ever informed on dissidents . |
| 12 | Its ‘ business as usual ’ slogan has helped to get passengers accustomed to flying on bankrupt airlines . |
| 13 | Their role may vary from making suggestions of possible future legislation to appropriate Community and national representative bodies to commenting on proposed legislation and informing the Community institutions of the likely effect of a proposal on business . |
| 14 | It is clear , however , that Law Lords while for the most part restricting themselves to the obviously technical are not averse to speaking on social questions like capital punishment , the treatment of offenders and adultery . |
| 15 | Labour councils tended to spend relatively more and be more committed to spending on social services than Conservative councils which spent a higher proportion of their budgets on education , but the bulk of spending was similar and handled through nationally organized professionals rather than locally based politicians . |
| 16 | ‘ This is where ITV 's commitment to spending on popular programmes has paid off . ’ |
| 17 | what was Mr attitude to spending on national advertising in so far as you could work it out ? |
| 18 | A Brazilian federal judge has ordered a halt to logging on Indian lands in south Para state . |
| 19 | ABOVE Dogs will soon become used to travelling on public transport , but try to avoid peak-time travel at first , as they are more likely to be accidentally hurt by other passengers . |
| 20 | She was looking forward to standing on dry land once more . |
| 21 | This may take various forms , from simply looking up women 's skirts at every opportunity ( not , in itself , an abnormal occupation ) to spying on sexual intercourse itself , sometimes in intricately planned situations . |
| 22 | This approach ( as opposed to relying on remote link via a telephone line ) made it possible to provide interactive analyses during negotiation meetings . |
| 23 | Beetroot : grow varieties resistant to bolting on dry soils . |
| 24 | However , you would not be limited to advising on existing law . |
| 25 | ( 10 ) Throughout Stages 1 and 2 , DCSLs may be involved in advising schools , librarians , or library committees on practical matters , from suggesting trends in library layout ( for schools relocating or refurbishing their libraries in anticipation of , or as a result of , receiving a project grant ) to advising on precise requirements of order forms , the need to " weed " old stock to make space for the new acquisitions , and the desirability or updating or devising a new catalogue . |
| 26 | They will be less available than previously to sit on appointment panels and may have to limit themselves to advising on senior posts only . |
| 27 | My role as a lawyer within the company means that my work is directly linked to the development of the company 's activities and encompasses everything from handling acquisitions and disposals to advising on minor matters on an ad-hoc basis , and problem solving for the company . |