Example sentences of "[adv prt] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , most lawyers take on cases on the basis that they will not ask for an upfront fee , but a percentage of the amount of damages won instead — often as much as 40% . |
| 2 | There are no steps to get on and off the ‘ Mildred Stocks ’ ; wheelchairs can be wheeled straight on board on a special ramp and people with sticks or walking aids will have no problems . |
| 3 | THE clobbering of their portfolios by Tokyo 's tumbling stockmarket ( down 23% on the Nikkei index since January ) has made 1990 a terrible year for those Japanese companies that dabble in stocks as a way of boosting their business profits . |
| 4 | Disney has a good record on bringing in projects on time , and there is a great deal of faith in the Eurodisney management . |
| 5 | That could bring down thunder on corrupt lands |
| 6 | ‘ Another time I asked him about his having turned down Parliament on a point of principle . |
| 7 | ‘ So you brought in Gerald on the open side . |
| 8 | This meant that the District Officers ' opposition to the proposals of wildlife conservationists who wanted Masai land was just as uncompromising as their opposition to settlers ; and , then as now , the appearance of indifference to the interests of picturesque and harmless animals brought down odium on the heads of those presumed guilty of it . |
| 9 | George had got the deposit ready for a house and made the first down payment on a dining suite . |
| 10 | As the Getty Museum knows , no matter how much money you have , it is n't enough , and what better way to get some extra bucks to make that down payment on that Titian than deaccession ? |
| 11 | It would contain a model ‘ Table A ’ trust deed clearly specifying the minimum procedures to be followed when a fund is dissolved , and lay down rules on surpluses . |
| 12 | The declaration also laid down guidelines on peace and disarmament issues , development , the environmental challenge , the realization of full political and economic democracy , culture and society , and the role of women and men in society . |
| 13 | Overall sales were down 55% on last year when profits from autioneering were $139 million . |
| 14 | Although the market is growing by some 69% per annum now , Ovum says that 's already down 10% on its 1991 report 's prediction , and will fall to 27% per annum by 1997 . |
| 15 | The very short duration of most of the " events " for which they are providing services , and the gaps which occur between these " events " , make it highly appropriate for such organizations to bring in labour on a casual basis . |
| 16 | is different from the cost per mile down South on tickets as well . |
| 17 | He succeeded in wearing down Thomson on this point , but the proposal was eventually rejected by the Colonial Office , with lengthy quotations from Lugard employed to prove its case that the emirs had lost the sovereign right to taxation when defeated on the field of battle . |
| 18 | However , SAG has been forced to wind down work on its two major development projects , the persistent SQL function , which involves an SQL statement being compiled and stored using a high performance compiler , and datatypes strategy for two-phase commit . |
| 19 | Following news that the SQL Access Group is slowing down work on Phases 3 of its SQL Specification ( UX No 385 ) , the group now says it is changing direction to focus on market demands , and admits it got carried away with the academics of development . |
| 20 | Critics tone down attacks on legal reform plans . |
| 21 | The beleaguered Hutton Rudby-based company closed on Friday down 2p on the day at 74p . |
| 22 | Already there are stories circulating of a market in Everest permits , with holders of these valuable documents attempting to cash in places on forthcoming commercial trips . |
| 23 | Went down town on a few errands . ’ |
| 24 | Oh , and I forgot to tell you yes , there 's quite a lot of visual art as well , and one of the really exciting things is our mail art exhibition , and that 's M A I L , where we 've invited people from all over the world , and within the community , to send in art on the theme of the rainforest . |
| 25 | He 'd been glaring and smashing down glasses on the table and muttering under his breath and I wondered what on earth I 'd done to make him so disturbed , and then I realised I had n't done anything . |
| 26 | ‘ 1991 and 1992 were disastrous for us , with business down 50pc on 1989 levels . |
| 27 | René Magritte 's work , which averaged £14,000 in 1975 , is now up 360% at £65,000 but down 38% on 1990 . |
| 28 | Students fill in diaries on a rota basis , with regular cross referencing to check on the accuracy of the entries . |
| 29 | Do n't get side-tracked too far , but on the other hand , follow any interesting lead , note down comments on usage of a word , and know when to stop an investigation that is not fruitful or makes you confused . |
| 30 | A group of villagers say measures to slow down traffic on their main street have actually made things worse . |