Example sentences of "[adv prt] on [noun sg] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the Government has proposed to crack down on mileage allowances by taxing drivers who cover large distances . |
| 2 | The Social Security Minister has promised to clamp down on benefit payments to New Age travellers . |
| 3 | The Social Security Minister has promised to clamp down on benefit payments to New Age travellers . |
| 4 | With its current penchant for clamping down on perceived violations of its copyright , AT&T 's Unix System Laboratories Inc is now coming down on Unix Solutions for its use of the Unix logo in its company name . |
| 5 | Make sure that parts to be maintained are easily accessible , to cut down on repair bills in the future |
| 6 | I catch up on video tapes of TV shows I 've missed and I read a lot . |
| 7 | They turn up on church doorsteps in inner London hoping that the Church will be able to help them out in some way . |
| 8 | ‘ Some of the results will be up on monitor screens for the audience to see — others will be broadcast . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I grew up on clay courts in my hometown of Diezma-Gradada . |
| 10 | On 30 June Colonel Wilkinson was at his desk catching up on policy matters after having been away for several days visiting units in the Liverpool area and attending an Army Catering Corps Promotion Selection Board held at Exeter . |
| 11 | As winter draws on , many people 's thoughts turn to stocking up on vitamin supplements as a way of avoiding colds and flu viruses . |
| 12 | We asked all the lenders to calculate exactly what its individual borrowers have had to pay out on endowment mortgages of £30,000 , £60,000 and £100,000 before tax relief is taken into consideration . |
| 13 | Elephant seals have started hauling out on mainland beaches in southern California because their offshore island breeding grounds have become too crowded . |
| 14 | ‘ While our competitors play only ten records an hour we can play at least 14 , and that 's without losing out on speech areas like news , interviews and DJ input . ’ |
| 15 | If anything , increase plant protein and cut back on animal sources of protein , which are high in saturated fat . |
| 16 | If the taxman thinks you 've been cheating , he 'll look at all your affairs with extra care and may check back on tax returns for previous years . |
| 17 | If we fall back on market laws in our present position , this figure could multiply tens of times . ’ |
| 18 | I could weep with frustration when I go around seeing the conditions some of our people work in , the pittance they have paid , young people hung around on street corners with no job and no real training . |
| 19 | I 've seen him cavorting about on summer nights outside the Olive and Dove . ’ |