Example sentences of "and [vb base] [verb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They became involved in dismantling pipework , hydro testing and flange testing on the Eagle platform . |
| 2 | It all but sunk Pompey and put United on the crest of the wave . |
| 3 | We enjoyed a lovely day in the sun and set sail on the return trip in time to be back in harbour before dark . |
| 4 | There followed a series of spider-like manoeuvres to negotiate the chimney-groove and become ensconced on the ledge belay . |
| 5 | Cos you did n't know whether they 'd had er you know had a lot to drink or had a load of drugs and start going on the rampage or something . |
| 6 | But if you throw a live bird in the air it will not describe a parabola and come to rest on the ground . |
| 7 | Most of these studies have had a struggle to remain solvent , and have depended on the generosity of charitable foundations such as Nuffield and Ford , as well as finance from government agencies , often via the health services . |
| 8 | Societal divisions are such that neighbourhood patrols are dangerous and have to take on the appearance of armed convoys , but it is the style of policing which comes nearest to breaching the divide between the police and the community , so that the RUC is required to be persistent in utilizing it even though there are few obvious signs of success and despite the cost in human life . |
| 9 | They were Mr Gilbert , sound recordist Peter Edwards and cameraman Philip Bonham-Carter , both of whom are independent film-makers and have worked on the broadcast before . |
| 10 | But it needs to be borne in mind that such connections are not an automatic or necessary consequence of the formal structure of the poetry ; they are the result of the reader 's bringing his own sensibility and experience to bear on the text , and interpreting it in the light of his own conscious or unconscious idea of the nature and function of literature . |