Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They base their prognosis on the aggressive new product development and marketing that has been Cadbury 's hallmark in recent years . |
| 2 | Typically organisations require employees to obtain two or three estimates and base their payment on the lowest one . |
| 3 | For the next three weeks or so they wean their babies on the frozen sea of the Gulf of St Lawrence . |
| 4 | A one-parent family , living on scraps from the educational world , too proud to seek refuge and warm her hands on the tepid thickly painted radiators of Leeds , to cast off her jerseys and socks on the radiant central heating of Sussex , to lie half-naked in that ill-starred farmhouse in Tuscany . |
| 5 | You want his summing-up on the human race , ten years before his death ? |
| 6 | Place your hands on the lower part of your outer thighs so you can feel and see the muscle contractions as you squeeze . |
| 7 | Sit as shown , and place your hands on the lower thighs so you can feel the leg muscle contractions . |
| 8 | Base your selection on the new symptoms that have appeared . |
| 9 | In the meantime , feast your diaries on the first instalment . |
| 10 | The riverbank rushed towards her with dizzying speed as the stiffness in her legs caused her stumble and lose her balance on the uneven ground . |
| 11 | The problem with environmental legislation of every kind is that , while we all applaud the intentions , we know automatically that the large-scale offenders have their own scientists , barristers , public-relations campaigns and representation in the House of Lords , that government inspectorates are hopelessly understaffed , and that consequently , at a local level , the enforcers concentrate their attention on the small fry who lack the time and resources to answer back . |
| 12 | That this House urges Her Majesty 's Government to use the decision to postpone the passage of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill as an opportunity to make a fresh start with the future development of the EEC and in particular concentrate its efforts on the chosen agenda of the British presidency which is to extend the borders of the EEC and to create a fully competitive Common Market . |
| 13 | She 's soaking wet and within a few thrusts I 'm ready to come and she 's panting , then grunting then calling out , ‘ Oh , fuck , yes ! ’ and then it 's all over and I collapse over her and then fall off her and almost cut my ear on the cool blade of the kitchen knife lying on the sheet . |
| 14 | ‘ I put my name on the road-traffic-accident victim and I walked out with UNIDENTIFIED clutched in my paw . |
| 15 | With every nerve on edge and my heart pumping I put my foot on the first stair . |
| 16 | While I put my purchases on the sliding counter he kept patting the inside of my thigh until it drove me to desperation . |
| 17 | I put my hand on the last page , and hesitated . |
| 18 | The police service themselves recognize that there has to be a a need for change that they have to be brought up to date er and er I think you 'll see when I a announce my decisions on the Sheahy report er that er I am taking the need to er reform the police service , very seriously indeed . |
| 19 | Instead , they focus their attention on the negative behaviours they do not want . |
| 20 | Sutton and Packford both cut their teeth on the old hot-metal newspaper production process . |
| 21 | And with the advent of television , the cinema chains virtually abandoned the B-movies overnight ; it was shattering for the younger actors and writers who cut their teeth on the second-string movies churned out by the studios . |
| 22 | The Chorley Machine Knitting Club hold their meetings on the second Tuesday of every month , 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Astley Village Community Centre , Nr Chorley . |
| 23 | The Ivel Machine Knitters Club hold their meetings on the second Thursday of every month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at The Labour Hall , . |
| 24 | Intermittent war rages across Ulthuan once more as the Dark Elves consolidate their hold on the northern lands . |
| 25 | Proprietors do appoint editors and chief-executives ; they decide budgets and manning levels and they put their imprint on the total organizations . |
| 26 | Focus your thoughts on the other person 's feelings — for example , does she look happy , tired or worried ? |
| 27 | And we all focus our attention on the potential scandal completely ignoring a far more suggestive state of affairs . |
| 28 | We focus our attention on the three months following the eruption , when the SO 2 -induced perturbations are expected to be the most significant . |
| 29 | Put your heels on the other bench with your legs out straight . |
| 30 | The brains in rock wear their disdain on the top deck , a glimpse of the ivories to warn off the unwary and make it clear that they are outsiders . |