Example sentences of "you [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , in turn , gives your reader a sense of what sort of debate or discussion you see yourself as being engaged in ; and it is this , alongside whatever concrete arguments you make on a given topic , which shapes a reader 's or examiner 's general response to what you write . |
| 2 | If you insist on a public debate then I suggest you give us your views in a more suitable manner . " |
| 3 | if you land on a certain square you can keep it ! |
| 4 | I want you to concentrate on a specific area , so you want to retain control . |
| 5 | We will let you know on a regular basis how the University 's investment portfolio for the future , the Campaign for Resource , is progressing . |
| 6 | Both were winter occupations and helped keep you warm on a cold day . |
| 7 | ( Do you concentrate on a large or small area of the brain ; if the latter , which one , if the site of the clock has not been established beyond all doubt ? ) ( a ) Do you follow one person only throughout your observation time(s) or choose , instead , a single place to see which of the family , if any , are there ? ( b ) If you choose to observe a single place , then do you study a place that is large or small , say , the front garden , a single- room , or the exit at the end of the drive ? ( c ) If it is a single room , which one ? |
| 8 | Here are some easy rules to remember before you embark on a major scheme : |
| 9 | I 've sometimes made some rather awful mistakes when I have thought first about what I would like to give rather than what my friends would like to receive , so do try to find out before you embark on a special garment . |
| 10 | if you living on a low income , you may also be ale to get help with the cost — see pages 8-9 for details . |
| 11 | That 's another story , where they were , and if you 're interested , downstairs there 's a very good map that shows you superimposed on a modern map of Oxford where they were , but they very much affected citizens in the St Aldate 's , because every citizen , and every scholar who was still in the university , between the ages of 16 and 60 had to work on the fortifications at least one day a week , or pay a shilling fine . |
| 12 | The money you save on a hyped discount today will probably have to be passed on to the car 's next buyer as well , although discounts you negotiate privately may not be . |
| 13 | But there were some people you know on a smallish farm , they did n't have an oil engine , then they would have to turn the scrapper by hand . |
| 14 | The final point to consider is that if you decide on a joint endowment , your girlfriend may decide to cash in her present endowment . |
| 15 | You operate on a living body . ’ |
| 16 | Most network applications are n't that different from those you use on a standard PC . |
| 17 | And is that er , do you have one person that you allocate specific tasks or do you go on a daily basis . |
| 18 | The sports section that you , you talk you harped on a little while ago . |
| 19 | Rock 'n' Roll is making love to the Justice of the Peace 's daughter in the back of a stolen Chevy , drinking beer you bought on a fake ID , at a drive-in showing Vanishing Point or something . |
| 20 | For example , can you add on a hard disk , a high-resolution screen or a telex unit ? |
| 21 | What I like about them and where I think their strengths are is that they do put science , the physical sciences , in that bracket of activity which is fun , excitement and leisure and enjoyment and that it moves away from the notion that it 's something you do on a wet Friday afternoon at school . |
| 22 | What I like about them and where I think their strengths are is that they do put science , the physical sciences , in that bracket of activity which is fun , excitement and leisure and enjoyment and that it moves away from the notion that it 's something you do on a wet Friday afternoon at school . |
| 23 | What importance do you place on a good pub within walking distance , or a supermarket round the corner ? |
| 24 | You 'll find there 's bags of talent to be discovered in the unit , and for a start I 'd like you to lay on a cracking good entertainment we 'll all enjoy . |
| 25 | You wrote on a dreadful wet day , and I feel very smug in saying that we have had very little rain for about 2 months now . |
| 26 | They are good for your career , if you write on a specialised topic , ie in your case , related to home economics . |
| 27 | Barratt Developments takes £500 off every £25,000 you spend on a new home . |
| 28 | ‘ You sat on a low step , Modigliani , your cries were those of a stormy petrel … ‘ , wrote Ehrenburg in a poem written early in 1915 . |