Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The French , on the other hand , not only insist on a wide variety of fresh produce but demand that their chestnuts come from the Auvergne , their snails from Clermont , their frogs from Aurillac , capons from the Bresse , mutton from the Berry , asparagus from Lavris … . ’ |
| 2 | Look , just hold on a wee minute . |
| 3 | The voting-oriented positive approaches to redistribution , given the comments above , may seem on stronger ground in explaining policy in that they largely rely on a narrow self-interest motive to make them tick . |
| 4 | To find out what sort of bottom exists in a swim just stick on a heavy leger and drag it back towards you . |
| 5 | I know people who do make money from their knitting and they usually concentrate on a particular line . |
| 6 | The various schools of modern dance do , however , usually insist on a proper discipline and technique of movement . |
| 7 | Heaven help us if they ever get on a winning streak . |
| 8 | Heaven help us if they ever get on a winning streak . |
| 9 | But try and always end on a positive note . |
| 10 | The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) has reached an outline agreement with the Timber Trade Federation and the industry 's Forests Forever campaign on a tropical timber labelling scheme , which would identify wood from sustainable sources . |
| 11 | Always work on a earthed surface and touch the ground plane before touching any components . |
| 12 | The former usually coincide on a broad scale with mountain ranges and with areas where ocean currents of contrasting characteristics converge , e.g. the northern Pacific coast of South America . |
| 13 | They also insist on a high level of quality — the fact that clothing from Benjamin Simon 's Lees factory is sold in Dior 's Paris flagship store is proof that their quality control works . |
| 14 | Carefully press on a tiny ball of brown fondant for the handle and leave to harden for at least 48 hours . |
| 15 | Professional advisers from different local education authorities also meet on a voluntary basis principally through the National Association of Language Advisers , and the parallel organisation which serves advisers for Multicultural Education . |
| 16 | Gifts in kind on a larger scale by local shops or firms also exist on a large scale . |
| 17 | The updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 18 | It had looked as if Robert Palmer was getting Digital Equipment Corp back onto an even keel , but now comes cause for great concern : too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 ; the updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 19 | The compositions often focus on a single tree , placed in the foreground , usually off centre , the pattern of its branches mirroring the network of roots below . |
| 20 | Patients now attend on a regular basis . |
| 21 | Where once their plants were collected from more exotic climes — euphorbia as a seedling from the Marquis de Sade 's derelict castle in Provence , alliums from the Professor 's botanical expeditions to Iran and Afghanistan for Flora Iranica ] — the Hewers now rely on a comprehensive collection nearer home . |
| 22 | Many families now rely on a joint income to meet their living costs . |
| 23 | Many families now rely on a joint income to meet their living costs . |
| 24 | They now fight on a daily basis and invariably without so much as a warning growl . |
| 25 | Well probably in your early days you 'll probably do a mix , but if y the quicker you can get to only work , and even to the extent I mean I went out and bought my own book that had personal recommendations on the front and I would actually show that and say look John the only way I actually work , while I get everything ready you might like to look through because it 's the only way I work , I purely work on a personal recommendation basis and that enables me to get quality clients like yourself erm and I can devote time to you rather than have to go out looking for people to tell my story |
| 26 | Simply smear on a generous amount over your skin after cleansing to make a revitalising face mask . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , the courts sometimes act on a second principle , stated by Cross as follows . |
| 28 | IF I were one of the millions who good heartedly subscribe on a regular basis to the NSPCC , I would , at the moment , be seriously considering whether my money was in sensible hands . |
| 29 | The stories themselves do not , however , recount an exceptional event , indeed they seldom focus on a single event at all . |
| 30 | George Dempster , the member of parliament for Dundee burghs , whose election at St. Andrews would ‘ certainly turn on a single vote unless I am able to provide a Councillors son in a Kirk ’ , urged nothing more than political consequences when pressing for the settlement of the St. Andrews clergyman , and many presentations were indeed political bribes . |