Example sentences of "to cash [adv] on the " in BNC.

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1 Among a series of films designed to cash in on the success of Hitchcock 's Psycho ( 1960 ) , for example , was Seth Holt 's The Nanny ( 1965 ) , made with the visual flair of his earlier Hammer picture , Taste of Fear ( 1961 ) , and telling the powerful tale of two sisters , both dependent in their own way on the woman who brought them up , who pay no attention to the declarations of their son and nephew that it was nanny who killed his sister and now wants to kill him .
2 It 's always been around in comic culture , but as cynical publishers try to cash in on the success of Howard Chaykin 's gross Black Kiss , there 's so much of it that the powers that be have noticed .
3 The man behind Shoom — a club that is now so legendary that if all the people who claim to have been there in its formative months really had attended , it would have been held in Wembley Stadium not in a sweaty south-east London basement — he resolutely refused to cash in on the boom that became known as acid .
4 It is recognised that a lot of people who might once have bought homes in the West Country have been flocking to France in recent years to cash in on the predicted property boom .
5 Reading between the lines it becomes clear that it is the address which was recorded , in a studio re-creation to cash in on the President 's assassination .
6 Other acts quick to cash in on the latest sensation showed equally becoming maidens shedding their clothes prior to bathing , being examined by a doctor , or sun bathing .
7 IF you ever lost track of time you would know it was Christmas from the barrage of sickly singles pumped out to cash in on the season of goodwill .
8 Manufacturers are rubbing their hands in glee as they prepare to cash in on the success .
9 Those hoping to cash in on the warrants issued with their shares may find the free gift is now an expensive invitation to buy .
10 Now writers are trying to come up with a new story for Willis as rival studios race to cash in on the Die Hard formula .
11 The 100 manufacturers , eager to cash in on the huge Christmas sales of computer games , rubbed their hands with delight as people went on a recession-busting spending spree .
12 And you need n't be going just to America to cash in on the two dollar £ .
13 THE High Street banks were blasted for profiteering as they rushed to cash in on the interest rate jump .
14 IF you have a yen for rich pickings this is the time to cash in on the Japanese Stock Market .
15 Twelve other works by Matisse were offered — all trying to cash in on the much-hyped exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art — but only ‘ La plage rouge ’ , an estate picture at Sotheby 's soared , selling to a European collector at $1.25 million .
16 In an attempt to cash in on the UK corporate market 's growing appetite for high speed personal computer graphics , NEC Corp has introduced its Image Series of desktops , launched in the US in February ( CI No 2,116 ) .
17 Banks that want to cash in on the consolidation of American banking now under way may also need to rid themselves of property .
18 Targeted particularly at medium to large-size businesses , where the $35m privately-owned company is eager to cash in on the trend towards down-sizing , the software is particularly popular among manufacturers , retailers and service companies in the US , and banks in the UK .
19 Corollary expects to cash in on the appeal of the BiCMOS P5 which will doubtless far outshine the 80486 whose market will likely be truncated .
20 I have n't read either , but I think it is smart of HarperCollins to cash in on the classic revival vogue .
21 One or two offers of touring productions or guest star status in provincial reps came in , a sure sign that their managements were trying to cash in on the name of Michael Banks before it was completely forgotten .
22 Ken played Julius Caesar in a picture that , with no apologies , was intended to cash in on the fame of the Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton fiasco of the previous year .
23 Poor old Batts was unable to cash in on the ( then ) current wave of woe over his departure .
24 A one million pound appeal has been launched by Oxfam which hopes to cash in on the fact that 1992 is a Leap Year .
25 A one million pound appeal has been launched by Oxfam which hopes to cash in on the fact that 1992 is a Leap Year .
26 Anyone else wanting to cash in on the end of the Cold War is advised to get a move on — there 's already been considerable interest in the Wroughton air yard and the agents expect to sell it by the autumn .
27 The Pineapple Spa was built in eighteen o seven to cash in on the craze for spring water and its healing properties .
28 WITHOUT wishing to cash in on the latest Royal marital rift it seems right to impart the information that some cartoons depicting the unfortunate pair have gone on sale in their adoptive city .
29 Co-ordinated Land and Estates , which bought the Milngavie course from Stakis for an undisclosed sum last year , believe Dougalston , only minutes from Glasgow city centre and within easy reach of Glasgow Airport , is ideally placed to cash in on the golfing tourists .
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