Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb base] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | They yield 6.2 p.c. and stand on a historic multiple of 12½ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Put in a fireproof dish eight carrots cut in round pieces , about half an inch thick , half a dozen small onions , parsley , salt and pepper and a rasher of bacon cut in small pieces , add a tablespoon of water , cover the dish and cook on a slow fire for about three and a half hours . |
| 6 | Rent a horse or a motor bike and explore on a few leisurely sorties . |
| 7 | The reader 's relationship to Proust 's text switches from the closeness , produced by paraphrase and quotation , of listening to the text speaking for itself , to a more removed perspective from which de Man and his reader stand back from that text and speculate on a general rule about language . |
| 8 | Their lungs are not particularly large , despite the fact that a dolphin can hold its breath for five minutes or more , and some species of whales can submerge for up to an hour and survive on a single breath . |
| 9 | The Gulf War and work on a new runway had kept the planes away . |
| 10 | CHRISTIAN Aid worker Lis Perkins found poverty and fear on a three-week visit to the Philippines which included a frightening encounter with armed vigilantes . |
| 11 | The shaggy , grungy side of the band has lessened under Buck 's custodianship , replaced by the bluegrass axis of banjo and fiddle on a burning version of The Lovin' Brothers ' ‘ Atomic Power ’ . |
| 12 | DEC perhaps captured the expectation best : ‘ Do you think he could buy himself a plane ticket and go on a personal tour of all of us — IBM , Hewlett-Packard , Sun Microsystems Inc , DEC — and bring us together in kind of an Open Software Foundation II with all of the chief executives on the same dais saying the past is behind us ? ’ |
| 13 | He particularly was concerned about problems of scale as a practical problem , that is it may well be in a small town you could have a direct democracy , a face-to-face community where people can talk to each other and argue with each other and meet on a regular basis , but as soon as you get cities , countries , nations , direct democracy of any sort is erm absurd |
| 14 | THE INSPIRALS move down to the Harbour area and sit on a green patch with the sun beating down like it can rarely do in Oldham . |
| 15 | Line the three cans with non-stick paper and place on a greased baking tray . |
| 16 | Dress your child up in a clown outfit and paint on a sad face . |
| 17 | So come take a pilgrimage to the past and embark on a Medieval adventure . |
| 18 | He had simply hesitated to take the plunge and stake on a worthwhile weekend with her , and it was pure chance that he had made up his mind just after he had learned her name . |
| 19 | Slit each bun with a sharp knife and place on a cooling rack until cold . |
| 20 | Even without your help I 'd find my family , ’ she said in a low tone , ‘ and it would n't matter if I had to look up every Corosini in the phone book and knock on a hundred doors . ’ |
| 21 | Peel the potato and grate on a coarse grater ( take care not to grate your fingers ) . |
| 22 | Pour boiling water over , cover and cook on a low boil for 10 minutes . |
| 23 | 5 Carve the bird and arrange on a warmed serving plate . |
| 24 | Move right round the corner to follow a high , rightward leading ramp and belay on a tiny ledge ( nesting fulmars can be a problem here — Their aim is now well practised ! ) . |
| 25 | Groove and glue on a stout strip which can be gripped in the vice . |
| 26 | Now , in the twilight of the 20th century , is the time to re-establish our commitment to the earth and embark on a new decade of environmentalism as we count down toward the year 2000 . |
| 27 | Ownership of this asset accordingly conferred unchallengeable power and influence on a comparative minority , while at the same time working it gave the overwhelming majority of the population their livelihood . |
| 28 | ‘ Just think , ’ he told her , ‘ you could treat yourself to a trip down Bond Street and splurge on a few trinkets and some new clothes for your wardrobe . ’ |