Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | For once the Lovejoy actor 's old-fashioned charm deserted him as he plucked up courage to pass on some advice on her marriage lines . |
| 2 | As this agenda spreads to other sections of the press , to radio and to television , it produces a ‘ self-enforcing conformity ’ whose importance ‘ lies not in the nuances of attitude taken on different items on the political agenda , but rather in the common agreement on that agenda itself … ’ . |
| 3 | She said , " Philip , I know that if you had taken on this job on a business basis you would have had to charge hundreds . |
| 4 | The second document , which covers Excise and Inland Customs , details improvements in Customs ' provision of information ; lays down specific standards on replying to enquiries ; provides clear advice on how to complain ; sets standards on how Customs will deal with complaints ; and clarifies the policy of reducing business ' burdens by simplifying and standardising regimes . |
| 5 | With a wry smile she added , ‘ They 'll fink I 'm a Bolshevik when I go down that Council on Monday mornin' . ’ |
| 6 | The stone had been raised high just as Wexford was raising it now but brought down that time on the back of Hatton 's skull . |
| 7 | ‘ But I would like to bring in another player on loan to cover our injuries in the short term . |
| 8 | Could this be the break that Virginia Bottomley is looking for in her battle to rein in public spending on health ? |
| 9 | This would be a shame and later in this spiel I have put down some thoughts on the matter . |
| 10 | In a public demonstration of his fidelity to the alliance he invited the Queen and Prince Albert to visit France , hoping once again that a meeting between sovereigns would dampen down public hostility on both sides of the Channel . |
| 11 | The Bank of England can lay down quantitative limits on the growth of bank deposits . |
| 12 | The man who had hunted down countless villains on the screen crumbled when it came to punishing a little white dimpled ball measuring 1.68 inches in diameter . |
| 13 | Good handling allowed Larran to send in Fabien Bertrank on the overlap and then , from a scrum , Sylvan Dispagne picked up and fed Galthie breaking on the blind for Bertrank 's second try . |
| 14 | When they tried to stumble on , the heavy guns sank up to their barrels in the ground ; meanwhile the buzzards hovered overhead , hurling down great rocks on the struggling men . |
| 15 | After touching 23 cents , Bond Corp shares closed at 25 cents , down 4 cents on the day and compared with A$1.78 at the beginning of the year . |
| 16 | It fills in rough patches on the cuticle and give a light-reflecting finish . |
| 17 | We send in negative data on our peers — those who are competing with us for more powerful positions . |
| 18 | Lay down all pads on the intersections of the 0.1″ matrix so that they match the pinouts of the various components used . |
| 19 | Filling in more detail on the Environment Protection Bill for the coming session of Parliament , Mr Patten said the public would be given more access than ever before to information about industrial pollution and about how individual firms would be obliged to clean up their operations . |
| 20 | There are other sections in this book that focus in more detail on various unwanted feelings . |
| 21 | They also had to accept that attacks on the USSR by weapons launched from American bases other than in Britain might still bring down nuclear strikes on this country as long as it remained a member of Nato or was linked to the United States in some way or other . |
| 22 | Tilda lay down full length on a baulk of timber . |
| 23 | This appears more often these days generally used to fill in small areas on the ubiquitous picture sweaters . |
| 24 | I 'll write down any differences on here and make sure you write them down at the end . |
| 25 | The revised law laid down strict rules on the issuing of permits for demonstrations and forbade government and party officials from participating . |
| 26 | But I 've also laid down strict guidelines on how much time he can spend at the screen . |
| 27 | I 'm going to ask you to make up make up and write down four questions on the passage . |
| 28 | Mr Mellor will continue to be responsible for bringing in new laws on privacy and press intrusion if necessary . |
| 29 | This year , with an eye to future continental competition , they 're bringing in new standards on value for money . |
| 30 | The government is to bring in new guidance on how SSDs should inspect independent schools following complaints of heavy handedness . |