Pattern: V n on n

The pattern can be best understood by viewing the interactive construction network link above.

To examine the individual constructions please see the tables below:

Examples
The military commander blamed most of the deaths on the rebels. (BNC)
Who was this girl who had written her name on the wall… (BNC)
[They] base their poetics on a similar assumption. (BNC)
…spending large amounts of money on national publicity… (BNC)
And Sally had always prided herself on being sensible. (BNC)
Constructions
1. the lavish praise on someone construction2. the impose task on someone construction3. the levy a duty on something construction4. the question someone on a topic construction5. the brief someone on a topic construction6. the congratulate someone on a topic construction7. the blame something on someone construction8. the pride oneself on an achievement construction
9. the direct attention on something construction10. the something decides someone on course of action construction11. the cast doubt on something construction12. the base an idea on an idea construction13. the model something on something construction14. the wager money on something construction15. the spend money on something construction16. the mount something on something construction
17. the write something on something construction18. the train a gun on someone construction19. the drum your fingers on something construction20. the hit someone on a body part construction

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