Example sentences of "[adv] on [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A lover of nature , he was no lover of solitude , and like many whose occupations condemn them to long silences he seized eagerly on all opportunities of conversation . ’ |
| 2 | ’ Sophie had seized eagerly on this possible lead and was determined to follow it , nose to the ground . |
| 3 | COOK 'S NOTE : To make caraque , melt about 175g/6oz plain chocolate , then spread it thickly on some baking parchment and leave to set . |
| 4 | He kissed her warmly on both cheeks and caught again that elusive scent that was special to her . |
| 5 | Okay you covered all that okay yeah erm I think the objection bit you could 've been a bit better on that one erm cos that was quite a sort of bad one , well you 're not too sure about sort of giving his name or his telephone number out |
| 6 | Well they go a lot better on that bike of mine . |
| 7 | It 's go it 's you can hear the words better on that one . |
| 8 | If a mutant batch of tadpoles with cannibalistic tendencies suddenly arose in a spadefoot population , they would tend to survive much better on those occasions when the pond was quickly drying out . |
| 9 | Well , since barely half the population can read or write , many people still rely entirely on that notoriously unreliable medium , word of mouth . |
| 10 | True enough but , as I shall argue below , AI is not an experimental science but an engineering technique or , if you want something more dignified , a practical task in the alchemical tradition , and what I have to say about its suggestiveness for investigating the nature of consciousness rests entirely on that fact . |
| 11 | Whether it is larger or smaller will depend entirely on such factors as the relative size of the objects , their distance from the point , magnifying effects of the media , and soon . |
| 12 | The early stages of the present Tory campaign were based almost entirely on this idea . |
| 13 | This kind of researched planning is so vital to the success of an advertising campaign that many agencies now have planners concentrating entirely on this aspect of the work . |
| 14 | It was an odd situation , since we did n't know each other well enough to be suddenly on such bad terms . |
| 15 | of income in the north of Ireland — and that the hill livestock farmer depends very much on such payments at this time of year , will he ensure that these payments and other headage payments are made in accordance with the rules and regulations and thus assist the distraught financial circumstances especially of the small farmer who has been paid scant regard in the House this afternoon ? |
| 16 | It did n't look as if Hatton had been up to much on that Monday morning in Leeds , but you never knew . |
| 17 | ‘ He had obtained little knowledge from books , but he had been an original observer , and had reflected much on all he had observed , and drew his own conclusions . |
| 18 | There was no other mail that day , or indeed much on any day . |
| 19 | Wordsworth did not comment much on these matters in the first edition of his Guide but they are clearly set out in the second edition ( 1820 ) . |
| 20 | It is a pity that the otherwise excellent index has no headings under topics such as ‘ music ’ , ‘ women ’ , or ‘ servants ’ , for the diary tells us much on these and other matters of cultural and social interest . |
| 21 | ‘ Do n't go much on this place , ’ he grumbled . |
| 22 | An example of this can be found in Goddard 's ( 1987 ) discussion of working-class women in Naples ; whose lives are still based very much on this pattern despite economic changes . |
| 23 | So far as shortening or terminating a conversation is concerned , your ability to do this without upsetting her will depend very much on both your personalities , the warmth of your relationship , and the extent of her tolerance and sense of humour . |
| 24 | What they believe in is that everybody out there is out to grab as much as they can for their own private interest and they 're prepared to meet them halfway on that . |
| 25 | The Irish Union legislation ( see pp.19–21 above ) had provided that the churches should be united and established for ever and the new Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland established apparently on that basis . |
| 26 | apparently on these you know you twist them |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't spend too long on that phone , ’ my father said as he passed me , and continued up the stairs . |
| 28 | No council could continue for long on such a basis . |
| 29 | Erm I would , I think it would be very useful if you could make time in the next day or so , you do n't have to spend long on this you know , if you just spent sort of |
| 30 | We need not here dwell long on these matters . |