Example sentences of "an [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Encouraging each governor to adopt a class and giving them an opportunity to report back on their visits helps governors to have a sense of purpose and enables them to frame general reports and LEA/DES regulations in the context of their adopted classes and children . |
| 2 | But dinosaur mania currently sweeping Britain is viewed by some as a an opportunity to cash in on illicitly produced video recordings of the film . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | One way or the other , market competition between firms doing independent R&D may result in excessive R&D , and co-operating rivals will have an incentive to cut back on their total R&D . |
| 5 | But where explicit programming will not serve , it seems equally reasonable to direct an organism to fall back on ‘ thinking ’ , particularly when the solution to a problem can then , as in the case of imprinting , be wired into the system for later service . |
| 6 | It may have helped us if we had had such an organisation to fall back on . |
| 7 | It may have helped us if we had had such an organisation to fall back on . |
| 8 | It was just big enough for an adult to pass through on all fours . |
| 9 | The scope for an entrepreneur to get in on the ground floor and turn petrol stations into shops supplying parts and oils was obvious — to those with an eye for business . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't you know it 's an offence to lie down on the King 's highway and make yourself a danger to passing traffic ? ’ |
| 11 | Roland gave me a new tennis racquet ( which I know he could n't afford because Moonstone is ‘ on the brink ’ ) which is a great improvement on my last one , and an encouragement to get out on court . |
| 12 | In an effort to cut down on unnecessary distribution of papers , I do not propose to circulate this list to all members . |
| 13 | It is an option to fall back on if you have to ; it is certainly appropriate for relatives , especially parents , to assist in this way , but it is not sought as the most desirable arrangement in the circumstances and therefore it should not last for too long . |