Example sentences of "[vb past] on this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their voices rose on this note from the kitchen to saturate the bedroom above where on summer evenings you lay rigid with wakefulness . |
| 2 | She dwelt on this potential disaster so often , and with such emotion , that eventually a freak electrical fault did cause a fire . |
| 3 | Klein mused on this . |
| 4 | And she capitalized on this , she saw where it could be to her advantage to be perceived as a celluloid creation . |
| 5 | They capitalized on this well enough by reaching 252 in their fifty overs , and then took two quick wickets when West Indies batted . |
| 6 | Physiologists capitalized on this instrumentation to demonstrate that the electrical activity of the brain and its nerve cells was a function of what the individual was doing , or not doing , or how sensory receptors were stimulated . |
| 7 | Medics in particular capitalized on this state of affairs , mobilizing the results of scientific research as part of their broader push for increased representation with the state . |
| 8 | Worsley capitalized on this opportunity by making the saltpetre project the centre-piece of a programme for revitalization of the British economy and the development of an integrated manufacturing and trading system embracing an expanding colonial empire . |
| 9 | ‘ So the folk of the village capitalized on this gift from the gods , that had come to them in their darkest hour . |
| 10 | It has successfully developed and operated a port at Sheerness in Kent and drew on this experience in deciding to develop a commercial port in the easternmost portion of the old dockyard . |
| 11 | We drew on this analysis to explain the performances of HWIM and HARPY . |
| 12 | Lt Col W Yolland reported on this request to the Board of Trade , for which he was an Inspector of Railways , on 25th December 1865 . |
| 13 | Can I ask you Mr we we reported on this programme yesterday morning that an official from the Inspectorate of Pollution had expressed worries that the scheme could cause more pollution . |
| 14 | My phone number is not the one listed on this article as I may have moved to a new address by the time you read this . |
| 15 | But he was completely unsure how matter could affect mind , and Berkeley fastened on this . |
| 16 | Quinn built on this basic theme in a detailed case study ( 1980 ) of nine large companies , most with headquarters in the United States , but including also a British company and a Swedish company . |
| 17 | The only wheel I found on this trip is still very much in business , grinding corn on two pairs of stones . |
| 18 | She concentrated on this problem so that she did not have to imagine the people themselves . |
| 19 | He believed on this sad day that feeling of reconciliation was a reason for hope . |
| 20 | It seemed on this occasion she had met her match . |
| 21 | Beware of becoming so fixated on this one position that you acquire a mental block against progressing further . |
| 22 | While they often helped me to gain a perspective on , and strength for , what I was doing , the one I played on this particular night enhanced my self-pity . |
| 23 | So I played on this really , really heavy cut by Michael Bolton — it was really rockin' and it was really cool . |
| 24 | I was thought of as rather gallant and dashing , and I played on this for a long time , emphasizing the cruelty and hardship aspects of the camp , and skating over the boredom and hunger , which were what I chiefly remembered . |
| 25 | I believe especially I never came on this campaign until after I went to see Arafat . |
| 26 | So you knew how to carry out a literature search before you came on this course ? |
| 27 | We came on this trip to take back children . |
| 28 | Cecil 's colt 's success at the highest level came on this very course in last season 's Racing Post Trophy . |
| 29 | They went a little while ago , apart from that they never came on this end |
| 30 | These are just a few of the very many amusing , illuminating and thoughtful letters we received on this subject . |