Example sentences of "and [vb base] [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keep all your meetings and get togethers on a light note by banning anyone talking shop . |
| 2 | Swallow your principles and try to impress on a potential employer , especially if it is a small business , that you have arrangements for all eventualities , including if your child is sick . |
| 3 | It had obviously taken the wrong channel and become wedged on a rising shelf of rock strata which traversed the trough about fifty yards before it reached the lake surrounding the breakwater . |
| 4 | Balancing an existing roster is of primary importance to a major company , whereas some smaller independent companies can and do concentrate on a particular sound or style of music . |
| 5 | The French , as the previous section showed , have accepted this challenge and have embarked on a wide range of measures to offset the adverse effects of the Tunnel and capitalise on its potential . |