Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , change hands , push the tiller to where you were sitting , watch for the boom , as it swings across , straighten up and sit down on the new side . |
| 2 | Soviet leaders had been prepared to consider international arrangements and guarantees only on the external aspects of the Afghan problem . |
| 3 | Recently , it is said that the pair enjoyed ‘ an evening walk by the river ’ in the course of which ‘ they wandered deep in conversation , pausing only to kiss and cuddle tenderly on the deserted towpath . ’ |
| 4 | A good agency interviewer will look through it and pick up on the same gaps and discrepancies which will appear to the job interviewer but will not be looking with any one particular job in mind . |
| 5 | The band failed to advise said fans , who have endured a five-year wait to see them play live in the UK , that tickets went on sale last Saturday , and sold out on the same day . |
| 6 | Van Gogh 's life has so often been made the subject of literary treatment that the art historian is strongly inclined to leave the biographical matter severely alone and concentrate exclusively on the artistic aspect . |
| 7 | Rosalba felt that if only she could stop blinking and concentrate totally on the sweet and grieving countenance of the Madonna of the Spasm , she would catch the fleeting flutter of her eyelids and twitch of her lips as she granted Rosa 's prayer . |
| 8 | Our first sight of the island was a sharp mountain peak jutting through the low cloud which unfortunately spoiled our view , but in minutes we were through the cloud and touching down on the long black runway which ran parallel to the shores of the fiord . |
| 9 | This can be steep , making progress forward difficult — you have to hold one wheel and push hard on the other just to stop yourself from rolling down it . |
| 10 | He ached with the fear that God was moving through the woods , coming nearer and nearer to him , a figure with a face he could not imagine , a shining shape , brushing past the respectful fern and pressing gently on the fallen twigs . |
| 11 | The girls walked in the Rose Gardens and caught up on the past months , discussed the future . |
| 12 | The Six agreed to hold an intergovernmental committee , to be headed by the tireless Paul-Henri Spaak , which would consider , flesh out and report back on the various proposals . |
| 13 | The research linked together the relevant data bases , and concentrated particularly on the statistical association between the UPA index for small areas ( and its component indicators ) and self-reported morbidity of residents of the small areas . |
| 14 | What you have going for you is the ability to withstand whatever is dished up and to come out on the winning side . |
| 15 | Schwantz attacks a chicane — steering right , moving body weight left and pushing hard on the left footrest |
| 16 | As they rounded the hump and came out on the broad , gentler seaward slope they saw a uniformed policeman standing on the cliff edge , and when they joined him he pointed to the rocky shore below . |
| 17 | Then Handlebar 's cock suddenly jumped into the air , flew the distance that separated it from its rival and came down on the darker bird with its neck arched and talons open . |
| 18 | They were in their living-room , furnished with superbly anonymous taste , and looking out on the double garage and the green lawn and the spring flowers , tastefully clustered . |
| 19 | I rose from the table , went into the cell and flopped down on the hard wooden bed and was asleep almost immediately . |
| 20 | The recent advances in technology have combined tablets and flat displays to bring input and output together on the same surface , known as electronic paper . |
| 21 | Then they got up and ate hungrily on the hot porch , then sunbathed in the sweltering heat , lying in each other 's arms on the white beach , talking softly as the sea rippled beyond them . |
| 22 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 23 | They would expect to learn of the success of the Tay landings , and to set off on the seven miles that would take them to the central strongholds of Alba , already besieged by their fellows . |
| 24 | Once built , the nests are lined with tightly packed leaves which act as insulation and the hedgehogs are then ready to sleep the winter away , occasionally waking and wandering about on the off chance of finding a meal . |
| 25 | She waited , holding her breath , wondering whether he would really answer all the questions that had been buzzing around in her head ever since she had first met him , or whether he would skirt around the subject and depend instead on the overwhelming attraction she felt for him to talk her back into bed . |
| 26 | They must take account of regional and social differences between countries , and depend crucially on the local culture and the target audience , whether they be village children or police recruits . |
| 27 | In keeping with the book 's leitmotif , however , let's ignore all that and focus instead on the rich images of Lamb in shock at the lunch interval after weathering 22 bouncers among the preceding 24 balls ; of Dexter losing interest after fielding all day in 90 degrees at Karachi ; of the normally taciturn Peter May sounding off about the regime which followed him as chairman of selectors ; of the ‘ terror of spin ’ and the West Indian ‘ throat-theory ’ reign of terror , attributed in part to the meatiness of their backsides . |
| 28 | However , with God himself at the focus of our lives , we can rise above mere curiosity and focus in on the true purpose for reading the Bible . |
| 29 | All too often you pitch the ball short , catch the slope and finish back on the lower layer . |
| 30 | Much improved this season , she is still reasonably handicapped , will get every yard of the trip and acts well on the likely softish ground . |