Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , some squares in the pattern may only match a square on the edge of the board . |
| 2 | But what of the mini-commandments : Thou shalt not sit and watch television all evening ; Thou shalt not have a lie-in on Sunday morning ? |
| 3 | Seats in the new national assembly could be left vacant for north Korean representatives , should the latter subsequently be elected on an acceptable basis ; the United States held that it was vitally important that the Soviet Union should not exercise a veto on the role of the UN in Korea . |
| 4 | Instead of musical mats , children can ‘ walk the plank ’ and should not have a foot on it or be the last person to pass over when the music stops . |
| 5 | The British Technology Group should be there to support them — but it should not have a monopoly on Britain 's brains . |
| 6 | They must also complete a project on a topic of their own choice . |
| 7 | You should also make a bed on which the flowers can lie from plenty of clean but crumpled tissue paper , also gently tucking it around the sides of the bouquet for added protection . |
| 8 | You should also see a newsagent on your left , so anticipate a man crossing the road with his nose in a newspaper and children darting across with ice-creams or sweeties . ’ |
| 9 | That 's why we should now make a start on reminding ourselves of the relevance of our own particular life story . |
| 10 | But while in Schaffhausen , the visitor should really take a trip on the Untersee , the inner lake connecting Schaffhausen with the Bodensee . |
| 11 | I must n't become a bore on the subject , but I have to say that in physical terms Tod and I are now feeling absolutely terrific . |
| 12 | Said because it should n't have a chimney on it ! |
| 13 | They are placed in a position analogous to that of a government agency and must ultimately reach a decision on the basis of the public good . |
| 14 | In the meantime , to avoid cases like Berry arising , counsel should explicitly request a decision on all points of appeal raised before the Court of Appeal whenever there is a realistic prospect of a prosecution appeal to the House of Lords on any issue . |
| 15 | However in this situation the auctioneer may not accept a bid on behalf of the seller ; s57(4) and ( 5 ) provide : ( 4 ) Where a sale by auction is not notified to be subject to a right to bid by or on behalf of the seller , it is not lawful for the seller to bid himself or to employ any person to bid at the sale , or for the auctioneer knowingly to take any bid from the seller or any such person . |
| 16 | The building of any further houses was resisted on the grounds that the additional families which they would attract might eventually become a charge on the poor rates during periods of economic depression . |
| 17 | It was held ( a ) that it was a statement of present fact , namely that at the time the letter was sent the traveller had a definite and certain booking , ( b ) that that statement was false because the airline 's overbooking policy meant that the traveller 's booking was exposed to a risk that it might not give a seat on the aircraft , and ( c ) that the airline made the false statement knowingly ( and not merely recklessly ) since the airline was well aware of its own overbooking policy . |
| 18 | Yeah that 's I 'll just have a look on that check the label . |
| 19 | The POA says previous appeals for extra staff have fallen on deaf ears ; if the same happens this time , they fear they 'll soon have a riot on their hands . |
| 20 | By the same token , the airline should inform the official investigators of any suspicions or failures that they have experienced in the recent past that might conceivably have a bearing on the accident . |
| 21 | This led George Klein , of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden , to suggest ( Nature , vol 294 , p 213 ) that these translocations might not just activate the antibody genes on the normal rearranged DNA — they might also activate a proto-oncogene on chromosome 8 . |
| 22 | Neither of these alternatives excludes the possibility that a change in associability might also play a part on generating latent inhibition . |
| 23 | With a bit of luck she might even get a place on a flight that very day . |
| 24 | Then if I want to put a bit of ‘ plate ’ or ‘ room ’ on , I 'll either put a bit on when I 'm recording it , by putting it through an effect , or using the guitar player 's FX . |
| 25 | ‘ He 'll never lay a finger on her . |
| 26 | I would n't be seen dead in a navy suit and I 'd rather give a peck on the cheek than a mock-male handshake . |
| 27 | That looks a pretty good job , sweeping the floor , though I 'd rather have a go on the sweeping machine . |
| 28 | Meself , I 'd rather judge a girl on her capabilities . ’ |
| 29 | In the circumstances you outline , I agree I 'd rather take a chance on you than on most people . ’ |
| 30 | In Gillick v. West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [ 1986 ] A.C. 112 the central issue was not whether a child patient under the age of 16 could refuse medical treatment if the parents or the court consented , but whether the parents could effectively impose a veto on treatment by failing or refusing to consent to treatment to which the child might consent . |