Example sentences of "[vb infin] on it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is one thing to say we have a goal ; it is another to actually act on it . |
| 2 | And even if they do collect the information , a lot of them ‘ fall down ’ because they do n't act on it . |
| 3 | Shall we act on it ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But will they act on it ? ’ |
| 5 | " The bank will act on it — there can be no doubt about that . |
| 6 | Well you sit on it but you do n't jump on it . |
| 7 | The innovation of the laser-guided bomb is that you can aim at anything : just point the laser at it , and the bomb will fall on it if it can . |
| 8 | Place the cage where it will not be disturbed and where direct sunlight can not fall on it . |
| 9 | I said we did n't need a strong fence as the one tree that could fall on it already had . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought we could fuck on it . ’ |
| 11 | Since the first printers often did not use a front title-page , or did not include on it all the important information we are accustomed to see there today , they employed instead the device known as the colophon ( from a Greek word variously translated as ‘ summit ’ , ‘ top ’ and ‘ finishing stroke ’ ) right at the end of the main text and , normally , before the index . |
| 12 | Do not send valuable or irreplaceable photographs ; if you put your name and address on the back , you may well get your print returned — but do not count on it ! |
| 13 | From the time you fall in love with a property to the time you move in , you can count on it being an average of three to four months . |
| 14 | What I need to know is his wisdom , and this means wrestling with the truth of it until I can count on it myself . |
| 15 | Gandhi indeed could count on the British conscience for his personal safety , but he could never count on it for political concessions — and it is clear that at some level he understood this . |
| 16 | Do n't count on it . |
| 17 | Do n't ever rely on anybody coming to your aid ; you may be lucky but do n't count on it . |
| 18 | You can count on it . |
| 19 | With luck , you might cover your costs but do n't count on it . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , do n't count on it , ’ she warned , ‘ if you meet him on duty . |
| 21 | If you buy from a retailer you may get some joy out of the manufacturer of the machine — but do n't count on it . |
| 22 | Do n't count on it . |
| 23 | ‘ You can count on it . |
| 24 | ‘ You can count on it . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Do n't count on it , ’ she said slowly . |
| 26 | BEATRIX : Do n't count on it . |
| 27 | ‘ I would n't count on it . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't count on it . |
| 29 | ‘ So do n't count on it . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I think you can count on it , Cornflower , ’ he said softly , then changed the subject by saying , ‘ I have n't shown you what came in the mail today . ’ |