Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile Stanley made short work of undoing the nuts , pulling off the old wheel and slipping on the new . |
| 2 | If this advice is ignored , the torque of the seven-foot-diameter propeller , and the airflow it sends corkscrewing down the fuselage and acting on the large fin , causes the relatively light 207 to suddenly aim for the left-hand side of the runway . |
| 3 | Despite these real successes , however , my sense is that now is a time to take stock and to reflect on the theoretical , pedagogic and political foundations of multiculturalism and antiracism . |
| 4 | If you use a pattern such as a basic 1x1 pattern ( that 's one hole punched , one hole blank , all across the card and alternating on the next row ) the resulting fabric has very short floats , not floats at all really ( swatch 6 ) . |
| 5 | She was run over by a car travelling at excessive speed and overtaking on the wrong side . |
| 6 | This new circular building houses a panoramic restaurant , with cabaret and dancing on the top floor . |
| 7 | For thousands of years a few men have searched for these human fruits ; they have filled their minds with the lovely ideas and have taken up their long search and watch on the lonely shore of the other world . |
| 8 | He took the cigarette out of his mouth and blew on the glowing tip . |
| 9 | Taro Nakayama , the Japanese Foreign Minister , visited Hong Kong on Nov. 3-4 , 1989 , when he offered moral support for the colony in the future and help on the Indo-Chinese refugee problem . |
| 10 | She finished the sandwich and started on the second , eating hungrily . |
| 11 | There are usually two pairs , arising on the prementum and converging on the labial wall of the salivarium near the opening of the salivary duct . |
| 12 | Afterwards a buffet lunch will be available for any who would like at The Forbury , Leominster-prepared by Amy Ormond ( Wootten 1943 ) — and in the afternoon at The Forbury Vicky Archard ( Lloyd 1966 ) , member and past president of the Hereford and Mid-Wales Philatelic Society will give a talk and display on a philatelic theme . |
| 13 | A first raffle raised £140 which was promptly handed over following a talk and filmshow on the vital flying arm of the emergency service . |
| 14 | ‘ England 's batting , fielding and — apart from Emburey and Edmonds — their bowling proclaimed the lack of practice and resolve on a slow pitch which , had they been in the right frame of mind , would have given them an even chance of levelling the series , ’ asserted Wisden . |
| 15 | On another occasion she climbed over dustbins and went through the fire exit of a Knightsbridge store , while once she and Carolyn abandoned her car and jumped on a red double decker bus to evade photographers . |
| 16 | Time will show whether the training has long-term benefits — or whether it merely creates LRT junkies , capable of happiness only in an environment unnaturally charged with emotion and hooked on an expensive promise of love and everlasting life . |
| 17 | If you selected a word hold down the Shift key and click on the last word of the selection — similarly for paragraphs . |
| 18 | We went through Dick Whittington 's archway and banged on the metal-studded door for access . |
| 19 | Look at your diary of the seven to ten days of recorded eating and decide on the major sources of sugar present . |
| 20 | We tarried awhile to watch Messrs Anderson and Rowe perform doughty deeds with caber and shot on a pleasant summers day . |
| 21 | They yield 6.2 p.c. and stand on a historic multiple of 12½ . |
| 22 | We see Absolon submit to nature once more , when despite his reported courtly wakefulness in his desire for Alison ( 3373 ) , he decides upon a couple of hours ' nap before his waking and playing on the fateful night ( 3685 – 6 ) . |
| 23 | Turn left from the entrance and wait on the first corner . |
| 24 | She sat among coarse dune-grass and fixed on the distant |
| 25 | Open the glass fronted cupboard on the left-hand side and look on the fourth shelf from the top . |
| 26 | Interest is paid annually upon each anniversary of the first deposit to your TESSA and calculated on a daily basis on cleared balances ( including any interest credited but not withdrawn ) . |
| 27 | But it is clear we need to improve some aspects of our operations management if we are to increase profitability and capitalise on the good reputation achieved so far . |
| 28 | Since the advent of the Welfare State the members , through their trustees , have decided to freeze the sickness benefit and concentrate on a terminal benefit at retirement . |
| 29 | The methanolic eluates were pooled in the original round bottomed flask and dried on a rotary evaporator . |
| 30 | ‘ It seemed to turn out in the end that the American negotiator did n't have any flexibility and remained on the crucial issues unmoved . ’ |