Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the age of 42 I applied to go on a two-year business and finance course and finally , after a lot of readjustment , I have just had the results — pass with a few distinctions and merits thrown in . |
| 2 | Yeah , I jus I skidded to stop on the back end of it . |
| 3 | I intend to concentrate on the two subjects of today 's debate , education and employment . |
| 4 | Because of time , I intend to concentrate on the European dimension . |
| 5 | In this section I intend to focus on the way four of these problems have become interlinked , namely those of underachievement , the concern over indiscipline , and the need for social integration and the employability of particular groups . |
| 6 | I failed to turn on the light when the sky grew dark and heavy . |
| 7 | My binoculars I wore round my neck at the ready for all those puffins , razor bills and guillemots I expected to see on the way over . |
| 8 | Look , seriously , do I need to get on the next train back to Liverpool Street and go and find her ? ’ |
| 9 | I tried to play on the drums , I 'm not too good at that . |
| 10 | I shall plan out what I propose to do on the farm for the next three years , season by season , and we 'll look for a ploughman to help with your new venture . |
| 11 | I propose to broadcast on a world-wide scale , a message to the good folk of this fair planet . ’ |
| 12 | My scope here is necessarily limited , and I propose to concentrate on the relationships between the political parties and the social collectivities which have furnished their support blocs . |
| 13 | I hesitate to pronounce on the degree of tranquillity in his life , but since 1943 he has not been further than sixty miles from this spot . |
| 14 | I want to spy on the shrubs . " |
| 15 | ‘ I want to go on the stage , ’ she had said , six long months ago now . |
| 16 | That 's all I want to say on the principle erm of the criteria , as far as the detailed content erm er is concerned I suspect we could talk all day about whether social should replace affordable in one of the criteria , or whether the full stop is in the right place er in another one . |
| 17 | Er and I say I want to come on the on the phone and I want to talk to James , I want to put him straight , I tell him that we 're not doing this and I want to tell him that we actually erm know that er the people will be concerned about us giving ourselves a huge pay rise . |
| 18 | ‘ I want to ride on a horse . ’ |
| 19 | erm I want to ride on a bike |
| 20 | ‘ I want to play on the US Tour eventually , too , and the Americans do n't care how much money you have won . |
| 21 | oh tell mummy I want to play on the bikes |
| 22 | Now , however , I want to concentrate on the 15 years during which the two of them lived and worked together , and Pollock made a bid to change the course of what was then thought of as modern art . |
| 23 | I want to concentrate on the week in Adelaide in January 1933 that brought it all to a head , and the personal dilemma I faced as the Teuter-Press Association correspondent . |
| 24 | In this chapter I want to concentrate on the response of community educators , particularly their reaction to the problems and issues facing the working class . |
| 25 | ‘ No , I want to concentrate on the boy , Peter . |
| 26 | Like my hon. Friend , I want to concentrate on the future rather than the past 20 years . |
| 27 | I want to build on the graveyard . ’ |
| 28 | What am I expected to do on a regular basis ? |
| 29 | My peg was on a gravel point , it looked perfect for the stick float but as I was fishing for a good weight I opted to start on the feeder . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll tell you , ’ he said , ‘ I hope to die on the railways . ’ |