Example sentences of "[verb] to do so on " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an examination procedure lasting on average 13 months , only about 9 per cent were found to be genuine political refugees , but many others stayed on illegally or were permitted to do so on humanitarian grounds . |
| 2 | But for such vituperation and the violence it provoked the law could not punish him , though it tried to do so on a number of occasions . |
| 3 | Those who wish to continue to serve can volunteer to do so on a part-time basis in the Ulster Defence Regiment . |
| 4 | Alan Peter Elkin , 34 , of Oxbridge Lane , Stockton , was committed by Darlington magistrates yesterday for crown court trial on charges of passing a counterfeit £10 note and attempting to do so on a separate occasion . |
| 5 | The court recognised that it did have a discretion under the Rules of the Supreme Court to allow service to stand despite the failure to comply with the relevant Rules , but declined to do so on the facts ; it would take ‘ a very strong case ’ , for example express representation by the defendant that the method of service adopted was lawful , before the discretion would be exercised . |
| 6 | In the House of Commons Mrs Thatcher refused to disassociate herself from these comments , although she was invited to do so on three occasions . |
| 7 | The Crown did not object to the Divisional Court looking at the materials ( see p. 237G–H ) but the court itself refused to do so on the grounds that it would constitute a breach of article 9 . |
| 8 | Now I had never before tried to regress anyone to a time when they were under the influence of anaesthetic , but I decided to do so on this occasion . |
| 9 | Not only did it win 13 of the 14 constituency seats ( 92.9% ) : it managed to do so on an average constituency vote of no more than 43.5% , which was further reduced by the usual leakage to a list vote of 41.8% . |
| 10 | When joining an Airway try to do so on a track as close as possible to 90° to the centre line . |
| 11 | ( 3 ) An instrument is validly executed as a deed by an individual if , and only if — ( a ) it is signed — ( i ) by him in the presence of a witness who attests the signature ; or ( ii ) at his direction and in his presence and the presence of two witnesses who each attest the signature ; and ( b ) it is delivered as a deed by him or a person authorised to do so on his behalf . |
| 12 | But if selection is to take place , it seems reasonable to attempt to do so on the basis of what an organisation saw as important in its own terms at the time , rather than attempting to apply current research criteria to the process . |
| 13 | In truth , he also wanted to get married and could not afford to do so on the salary he was receiving at the Yorkshire Institution — one of the worst paid in the country . |
| 14 | We shall continue to do so on the basis that I have described . |
| 15 | With a fixed exchange rate , that means that Britain loses competitiveness , and will continue to do so on a cumulative basis . |
| 16 | ‘ Voluntary groups are providing the services already and there 's no reason they should not continue to do so on behalf of the SSD , he says . |
| 17 | What is certain is that the creative use of recorders was a general expectation : the saintly and amiable Ahmad Bu Aziza , asked to record an account of Zuwaya trading , refused to do so on the spot , but made an appointment for two days later ‘ to give me time to make the poem ’ . |
| 18 | Supported by the Government Agent , Ridgeway refused to do so on the ground that it was commonly believed in the district that the men were guilty . |
| 19 | The relevant statute empowered the minister to set up such a committee but in this case he refused to do so on the ground that the complaint was unsuitable for investigation because it raised wide issues ; that if the committee upheld the complaint he would be expected to make an order to give effect to the committee 's recommendations ; and that the complaint should be dealt with by the Board rather than by the committee of investigation . |