Example sentences of "and [vb base] [adv prt] on [art] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | All too often you pitch the ball short , catch the slope and finish back on the lower layer . |
| 7 | Sometimes he 'd get more hyped up and ride along on a snaking king-boogie , or work out a streak of magical stop-time sleaze like ‘ Boom Boom ’ ( first recorded in ‘ 61 ) . |
| 8 | Almost by reflex , McIlvanney and I take a corner table , and open up on the safe territory of swapping recriminations about our country 's lack of respect for the trade . |
| 9 | The eggs remain in the damp sand , safe from marine predators , until they hatch out fifteen days later and swim off on the next high spring tide . |
| 10 | For hours he would sit by the window , and look out on the empty , Sunday street , as the church bells tolled dismally from different points in the town . |
| 11 | At the end of this road , walk a short way over the grassy hillside and look down on the turquoise waters of the bay ( Baia de Abra ) . |
| 12 | Just nip round to the supermarket now and stock up on the latest in buffet catering . |
| 13 | In Sailors Three ( 1940 , Three Cockeyed Sailors in US ) , Tommy Trinder and his companions get drunk and end up on a German ship which , more by mishap than demon cunning , they occupy and deliver to their commander . |
| 14 | It 's not often you score 3 goals and end up on the losing team . |
| 15 | It 's not often you score 3 goals and end up on the losing team . |
| 16 | Change hands , push to where you were sitting , crouch in the middle of the boat and straighten up on the new course . |
| 17 | We smoke a bit of skag , feel better and nod off on the tweedy settee before the heater . |
| 18 | ‘ Press down with your left foot and pull back on the green lever , then , ’ said the Thing . |
| 19 | Orthega and Paschero , however , consider all diseases to be due to environmental causes and miss out on the inherited factors present in the cause of the disease . |