Example sentences of "we [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We met outside on the landing . |
| 2 | Though these constraints can be decisive in some ways , we concentrate here on the economic policies and some of the more specific policies like price controls that affect the investment climate for multinationals . |
| 3 | The latter , as the title suggests , deals solely with taxation , and we concentrate here on the Musgrave study , which covers both taxes and public spending . |
| 4 | If we concentrate only on the mythological representations and personifications of evil , we too easily relegate the Devil to our private worlds of personal torments and individual temptations . |
| 5 | It was April , and after a warmer in Poosie Nansie 's , another West of Scotland custom , we thrashed away on the Ayr , casting amongst chunks of ice floating down the river ; frozen stiff , getting colder and colder as the grey day grew older and older . |
| 6 | Our intention was to reside half the year at Southall , and the remainder in London , and I remember we moved there on the 26th June , 1830 … |
| 7 | We mused quietly on the fact that we prosaic Brits do n't give our winds dramatic-sounding names like our cousins across the Channel . |
| 8 | In this book we focus solely on a third set of questions : What impact is the new technology having on people at work ? |
| 9 | We hope that you will continue to provide us with this vital information as we embark together on the second piloting year . |
| 10 | We played late on the first day and I went round in the morning spotting the pin positions , trying to get a feel for the course so I could give the right information to Nick . |
| 11 | We came here on the ninth of June nineteen fifty . |
| 12 | Because when we came home , we came home on a Friday night , I say , and oh , the traffic ! |
| 13 | Erm , we commented also on the limited access and congested area inhibits service vehicles , removals , delivery vans , which are forced to park in the main road . |
| 14 | We arrived safely on the 19th [ 18 September according to the Hobart Town Courier ] of September in excellent health , and but for the thoughts of those we left behind should also be in good spirits as our prospects here are in many respects cheering . |
| 15 | We arrived there on a wild morning in May , having the previous evening taken the ferry from Fishguard in Wales to Rosslare , Co Wexford , about 50 miles away . |
| 16 | Enforcement is ‘ a subject that we consider still on the table . |
| 17 | We huddle together on the brown carpet , between the beige and brown walls . |
| 18 | For the same reason , if we ride fast on a ( preferably quiet ) motorbike past a wailing factory siren , when we are approaching the factory the pitch will be raised : our ears are , in effect , gobbling up the waves at a faster rate than they would if we just sat still . |
| 19 | After a time we turned inland on a rough track which climbed through ravines into the desert hills . |
| 20 | But you are right , patience is required of us until we hear further on the matter . ’ |
| 21 | I was n't quite so happy after that ; however , we landed safely on a tea estate in Assam , and then were packed into lorries and driven a few miles into Dibrugarh . |
| 22 | We drive there on an empty street which is barely rubble , strewn with rusty cans that look like tankers , sweet wrappers , empty beer bottles and hordes of children shouting by the side of the road . |
| 23 | We worked together on the docks in the old days , before — . ’ |
| 24 | We worked non-stop on the books , both writing and collecting them . |
| 25 | This then means that we feed daily on the Bible , which tells us about his righteousness — or right-relatedness to him . |
| 26 | Yet virtually the first time we climbed together , had n't we spent nigh on a month clipping bolts in France and loving it ? |
| 27 | We started there on the twenty sixth of December , November |
| 28 | ‘ We rely heavily on the typing pool and we also use what we call the translation panel , which is people within BNFL ’ . |
| 29 | The fund raising we did covers our cost and we rely heavily on the goodwill of parents and friends to provide transport every Sunday . |
| 30 | The playgroup is a non-profit making organisation , and we rely heavily on the fees paid for children to attend and on fundraising . |