Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [v-ing] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Losing excess weight entails cutting down on the things you enjoy . |
| 2 | However , a tail-wheel is more convenient for ground handling , particularly as with these types of glider the tail is extremely heavy and awkward to lift when the glider needs turning around on the ground . |
| 3 | Then , when the next breeding time comes around , the males start moving in on the female groups again and fight one another for possession of that year 's harems . |
| 4 | These attitudes included looking down on the pursuit of trade and commerce as somewhat inferior socially . |
| 5 | The National Rivers Authority say messing about on the river is n't clever , and that too many people fail to appreciate the dangers . |
| 6 | The three grown people stand looking down on the sleeping infant whose soft breathing seems to have spread the tawny bloom over its ivory skin . |
| 7 | Mr Abello was the fourth-ranking person in the Medellin cartel and the most important suspect arrested since Colombia began cracking down on the cocaine barons nearly two months ago , the department said . |
| 8 | This in turn means swotting up on the subject , going on fact-finding missions and meeting politicians and organisers . |
| 9 | Shirley Coates recommends reading up on the company and preparing a list of questions that go beyond pay and holiday . |
| 10 | Shortly after Rome Carl began speaking out on the drug issue , implicating by suggestion Ben and his coach Charlie Francis . |
| 11 | In quick succession , Sandy Lyle , Faldo twice and then , last year , Ian Woosnam came riding in on the crest of a British tidal wave . |