Example sentences of "we [vb base] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We lay entwined on a secluded hillside . |
| 2 | We bring to bear on the various officers and employees and shareholders and others associated with the corporation our ordinary standards of personal responsibility . |
| 3 | Therefore , before embarking on any research project we must make clear that we intend to act on the results . |
| 4 | Living in the country , we tend to put on a bit of a show on special occasions , and Edward 's parties used to be very sought-after . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've had two good wins away from home and now we want to put on a show for our fans . ’ |
| 6 | It 's our swan-song , we want to finish on a high . |
| 7 | We must move on , because we 've got to have a commercial break , and then we want to check on the traffic . |
| 8 | By March 1989 Paddy Hopkins of MEG was arguing against the type of short-term development involved in mining and in favour of development based on indigenous , renewable natural resources , especially on the tourist and leisure industries : ‘ We want to concentrate on the development of tourism to provide jobs , not the short-term benefit — perhaps five years — which mining would bring ’ . |
| 9 | Now we we we want to embark on a discussion of er matters C and D under issues . |
| 10 | We have launched Omega products into Sweden where we hope to build on the tremendous success we have had in Norway . |
| 11 | We can delay cashing orders whenever the need arises and we have complete control over them and how much we save depending on the particular needs of the children at a particular time . |
| 12 | We like to concentrate on the pop stuff in a few tracks and indulge in the more experimental stuff with the rest . ’ |
| 13 | Welcome back … later on we go surfing on the big bore , but first with the weekend sport … here 's Tim ( TIM NEXT ) Hello there … we 're off |
| 14 | Welcome back … later on we go surfing on the big bore , but first with the weekend sport … here 's Tim ( TIM NEXT ) Hello there … we 're off |
| 15 | While non-verbal communication of the kinds described above have a powerful role in underlining , reinforcing or betraying our feelings and aspirations , the moment we try to communicate on a wider scale than inter-personal , we must look at other sign systems to convey meaning . |
| 16 | A police spokesman said : ‘ We aim to build on the success of last year . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But there is great potential and we aim to build on the skills of the people . ’ |
| 18 | We do put on a performance for the camera , whereas we do n't usually " perform " our everyday conversations to an audience . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , it is very important that , before we start legislating on the scale that the Opposition advocate , we make very sure that we are doing so on a sound factual basis . |
| 20 | ‘ We practise lying on a bouncing ball and reading aloud or singing the words in the book . |
| 21 | If we wish to reflect on the nature of the body we must in succession examine the body first as being-for-itself and then as being-for-others . |
| 22 | we can carry on with this next week , as , as you see , we 've touched on a big topic , so we 'll , we 'll leave it to you to introduce next week 's discussion , whatever way you think fit , erm , that raises other issues which you want to talk about . |
| 23 | We 've landed on a star , it 's green and blue |
| 24 | Well , almost , in this particular bay it 's fine , we know it 's a public beach , we 've checked on the map . |
| 25 | However , that does n't have an effect on our er ability to agree a figure of three three for the city itself , in the structure plan , because the work we 've done on the local plan taking into account commitments and suitable allowances for small sites , does indicate to us that a figure of three three is achievable , but would be extremely difficult to exceed , the difference here between the four thousand and the three three does , however , have an impact on our neighbours clearly , and as was mentioned yesterday the City Council does own some some twenty nine hectares of land outside its current boundary , er located in the Ryedale District Council area , that land , some of that land has planning consent , the remainder is allocated in the draft Southern Ryedale local plan and was excluded from the greenbelt , that land it is the City Council 's intention to use to meet its er requirements for affordable housing , could accommodate some seven hundred dwellings , I think it is very important for me to emphasize that that is a very clear commitment of the City Council , and therefore that land in Ryedale would not er in the majority of its case be available for open market use , we would be seeking to use it to meet er affordable housing requirements . |
| 26 | Or rather , about how to try to tell it : since whether any such action of yours succeeds in doing what you want ( giving your tellee a true belief ) will depend as we 've seen on the truth of the beliefs which you also need in order to make you undertake that action . |
| 27 | Something tied up , something in there as a heading so every member of staff knows that at such and such a time they are working on a heading of environmental awareness I would like us to have a precis of what that 's gon na involve but , I sha n't worry if we have n't got that we 've moved on a step |
| 28 | But this is about four or five years ago so I mean it 's n we 've moved on a lot since then . |
| 29 | We 've moved on a long way from the original version . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ And we 've decided on a change of approach . ’ |