Example sentences of "and [modal v] [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children involved in preparing for meal-times will need to put out one mug for each child and may rely on one-to-one correspondence without counting . |
| 2 | In mania — technically referred to , unless extremely severe , as ‘ hypomania ’ — the individual is more than usually active , is distractible and talkative to the point where meaningful conversation is impossible , is expansive and grandiose in attitude with an inflated sense of self-importance , and may embark on reckless activities , such as unrealistic spending , gambling , or sexual indiscretions . |
| 3 | Often an introductory section mentions that the teacher may select and may concentrate on certain aspects in preference to others ; sometimes it gives an indication that regional variations in content may be acceptable in certain cases . |
| 4 | Training after a main event should be much less dynamic and should concentrate on improving technique in preparation for the next competition . |
| 5 | It had expertise , powerful allies in the heavy-industry complex and could play on powerful emotions and fears within the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | The foreign intelligence operations were now to be conducted by a new and as yet unnamed state agency separate from the KGB ( although Primakov was also named first deputy chair of the KGB ) , and would concentrate on national security and on monitoring the international drugs trade and terrorism . |
| 7 | This will involve the integration of research in different disciplinary fields , and will draw on existing work , such as the study of health beliefs , to establish a theoretical framework for the understandings of social perceptions of pain . |
| 8 | While there is no doubt that ROM can cause oxidative DNA damage leading to base changes , strand breaks , and enhanced expression of proto-oncogenes , and that oxidative stress can induce malignant transformation in cell culture , the relation between these observations and the development of malignancy in vivo is more complex and will depend on other factors such as the rate of damage , antioxidant defences , DNA repair mechanisms , and the necessity for multiple steps ( initiation , promotion , and progression ) . |
| 9 | They feed on crustaceans , molluscs , aquatic insects , live fish and will scavenge on dead fish . |
| 10 | SoftLinx Inc , Westford , Massachusetts , is being bankrolled by the Samsung Group and will focus on developing fax , e-mail and voice solutions , including Replix . |
| 11 | The project will adopt a case-study methodology and will focus on scientific studies of the Precambrian . |
| 12 | Metron is playing its card very close to its chest and wo n't say much about the software other than it does n't emphasise regressive testing and will run on multithreaded operating systems . |
| 13 | The report says that European regulation has opened markets to competition , so that users are less dependent on their national phone monopolies and can insist on competitive bidding . |