Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] on [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Howe attended the village school in Skirling but left still young and incompletely educated on account of his deafness . |
| 2 | The young pedlar cast him a wary glance and apparently decided on practicality over valour . |
| 3 | They were made in Plasticine , and obviously based on photographs of Hindu sculpture in the art books on his bottom shelves . |
| 4 | In order to understand better and to compare offers received , it would be helpful to my clients if you were prepared to discuss the mechanics of your offer price which should be worked assuming a debt free group and thus based on profit before tax and interest . |
| 5 | ‘ I have had to be flexible and open minded on selection for all of the six-and-a-half years I have had this job , ’ said Roxburgh . |
| 6 | These are bright yellow and usually mounted on poles outside the entrance to the building . |
| 7 | I advised the Camerons to ensure that both dogs always moved towards them to receive any affection , and preferably sat on command before receiving it . |
| 8 | In this regard , the ISS proposals for units and unit credits were consonant with other changes in secondary schools which were being developed at the same time : graded assessment , where the initial belief that it was simply a matter of devising achievement tests soon gave way to much more fundamental re-thinking about allied development work on curriculum content and teaching method ; and also work on profiles/records of achievement . |
| 9 | The Construction industry Council is becoming increasingly influential and now speaks on behalf of all industry professionals . |
| 10 | Investigations are going on , but a health official said : ‘ The sandwiches were prepared by 10am and often remained on display in a warm room until 10 at night . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Garrard has kept birds of prey all his life , and he and his wife gave up their jobs to start the Feather Perfect Display Team , and often put on displays for children . |
| 12 | She continued to visit her former foster parents and even went on holiday to Spain with them . |
| 13 | Now , they sing songs about it , dance for it , and even knock on trees in honour of it . |
| 14 | He was a member of the Shropshire grand jury and frequently acted on behalf of his parish in legal matters . |
| 15 | Judge Starforth Hill told the jurors they 'd have to consider whether Mrs Jones gave the impression of a schemeing woman , could she play the part , the charde of going to the police , her neighbour and then lying on oath in court . |
| 16 | Mr Stephen , MP for Shoreham , Kent , said : ‘ Our constituents are seriously concerned about offences which are being committed by people who have been arrested and then released on bail by magistrates . ’ |
| 17 | When he reached it he stood off even further and almost landed on top of it though he never felt like falling . |
| 18 | The castle at Salzburg , impregnably and romantically situated on top of the hill Hohensalzburg , is a Medieval one . |
| 19 | They abandoned the concept of several lines of dug-outs and instead relied on machine-guns in strongpoints , while husbanding their troops for counter-attack . |
| 20 | Assumes only minimal amount of previous knowledge , and therefore concentrates on clarity of definition and explanation . |