Example sentences of "[vb base] it on [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then split the cards face down into three different piles and take a card from the middle pile and place it on one side of the outside piles . |
| 2 | I think she should mentally wrap him in a parcel , tie it tight with string and put it on one side for the moment . |
| 3 | The tent-pole bag was torn , so I put it on one side with the sewing kit . |
| 4 | Er but there are of course h n while we 're on that point there are , I 'm afraid , there are s people who take advantage of Marks and Spencers , erm because they know there 's going to be no problem about having goods exchanged so what they do , they buy something from Marks and Spencers wear it on one evening for , for a party or special occasion |
| 5 | The idea is to buy a stick , then drop it ; not throw it mind , but drop it on one side of the bridge and hope it beats the others past the finishing line . |
| 6 | It 's a good idea to keep a press cuttings album and leave it on permanent display in the staff room or school reception area . |
| 7 | ‘ I prefer it on this side of the sea , ’ I say at last , and I mean it , though I ca n't quite remember which sea I 'm talking about . |
| 8 | I have it on good authority from the owner 's husband that Homme d'Affaire will take a lot of beating if the going comes up soft for the Waterloo Handicap Hurdle . |
| 9 | I have it on good authority from the owner 's husband that Homme d'Affaire will take a lot of beating if the going comes up soft for the Waterloo Handicap Hurdle . |
| 10 | I have it on good authority from a cousin in Stockport , who has a drinking buddy who knows the car park attendant at Altrincham , that my name has already been linked with a managerial post at both Rotherham and Manchester United . |