Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] on a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Confronting the fact from the other side is Alex Macdonald , the Airdrie manager whose team seem bent on a place in the Guinness Book of Records with 100 bookings in a season . |
| 2 | ‘ And we 've decided on a change of approach . ’ |
| 3 | But this is about four or five years ago so I mean it 's n we 've moved on a lot since then . |
| 4 | I remember a little boy , I 've got on a picture with me he was a very very poor child and he made the best gloves in the class and it was a real sort of accolade for him . |
| 5 | Right so we 've agreed on a maximum of sixteen and three quarter percent paper wastage , three hours setting up time , and er , four and half hours printing . |
| 6 | You 've slept on a mattress before today , you 've slept on a couch before today . |
| 7 | You 've slept on a mattress before today , you 've slept on a couch before today . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've worked on a lot of great albums and this is right up there with them . |
| 9 | Vermeersch et al have reported on a case of successful percuitaneous endoscopic removal of an impacted stone in the cystic duct accompanied by cholecystitis . |
| 10 | It is a skill I have honed on a host of beautiful staircases and , before tonight 's professional debut , my most singular success has been at a large hotel in Sloane Street where we just chose Miss London.The marble stairs to the entrance hall are just too perfect to ignore , with only a couple of people chatting on the right halfway down.I take the left hand course and soar down and round the gentle curve in nothing short of majestic style , allowing myself the luxury of a smile and a brief wave to the startled pair as I rattle by . |
| 11 | Just as Chairman of governors of the local boys school , we 've er , as Mr knows only too well , have written on a number of occasions erm saying how soon will the er these measures be brought forward , and I welcome them and er hope that we will agree them . |
| 12 | Having reviewed our chemicals portfolio , we have embarked on a process of selective growth and divestment , concentrating on our core businesses to build a strong base from which to exploit future opportunities . |
| 13 | Today I have with me two ladies who have embarked on a career in science . |
| 14 | They have clashed on a number of occasions and will fight all the way to the finish . |
| 15 | , EC fisheries ministers have agreed on a ban on the use of drift nets in the North Sea , in order to conserve dwindling fish stocks [ see Agriculture and Food section ] . |
| 16 | Canada , Scandinavia , the Soviet Union , Japan and China have agreed on a pact for joint environmental protection and scientific research in the Arctic . |
| 17 | Reportedly the powers-that-be have settled on a replacement for Ed Palmer to run the Uniforum association of Unix users : the name we 've heard is Richard Jarros , formerly of Data General Corp . |
| 18 | Reactions to the riots have concentrated on a number of key variables that are said to characterize the localities in which the riots have occurred . |
| 19 | On a broader front , even the popular movements are only now beginning to raise issues connected with gender and women 's rights despite the long-standing existence of women 's groups which have campaigned on a variety of anti-apartheid issues . |
| 20 | You have too much good sense not to discover that I , in spite of my heart and all the pride of it , can not but love you and have put on a behaviour to you that was much against my heart , in hopes to frighten you from your reservedness . |
| 21 | Army bomb disposal experts have put on a display of the power of the modern explosives used by the IRA . |
| 22 | ‘ Jean-Paul , you have put on a lot of weight since I last saw you . |
| 23 | Universal Ogden have passed on a number of Ministry of Defence contracts in England to CCG , involving a further 65 staff . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ I look at myself and what I have achieved on a time-scale of every two years . |
| 25 | A FUSION of pop and hardcore grunge that comes up smelling of the '60s summer sound , but to this they have fitted on a beat of their own which is well worth sitting up and paying attention to . |
| 26 | But Ven , she discovered , was not prepared to let her off the hook , and , ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge , ‘ … when you 're honest , I know it , yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why , when it 's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’ an alert look suddenly came to his eyes , and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing , his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you 'd do anything for , as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now , without another thought ? ’ |