Example sentences of "and [vb base] it at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A Hong Kong-based Scottish engineer and historian , Mr Charles Walker , is behind the scheme to inscribe a gravestone and place it at the spot where Liddell is known to have been buried . |
2 | Whenever she washed the windows in one room , she would mark the date down on the card , and place it at the end of the section . |
3 | Why do n't we take it to some safe place a hundred miles away and dump it at the bottom of the deep blue sea ? ’ |
4 | I seemed to remember he had one and put it at the back of one of his chairs , and |
5 | Turn the card over and put it at the bottom of the pack |
6 | And you can mass type , erm mass headlines , and we do negative type leading and all the rest , but you have to add up that extra descender space and put it at the bottom of the headline . |
7 | Tess bravely made a little cross and put it at the head of the grave one evening , when she could enter the churchyard without being seen . |
8 | If it is argued that sarvodaya is an unattainable ideal , and that in the end one may have to settle for the happiness or good of 51 per cent , it could be stated in reply , that it is infinitely better to strive for sarvodaya and fail to realize it , than to start out with a limited objective and attain it at the expense of an unfortunate minority . |
9 | If the pool is to be made with a liner there is no difficulty , for all that need be done , is order the liner larger than needed for the pool and incorporate it at the edge as if it were a spreading shallow pool about 30 cm ( 1 ft ) deep ( Fig 14 ) . |
10 | If your statute obviously belongs to a particular title , like ‘ Contract , ’ take down that volume of the collection and open it at the title ( known as the ‘ group ’ ) . |
11 | Press the nozzle just before you aim it at the surface , and release it at the end of each stroke . |
12 | If we had anyone who could put up the money then we 'd buy our own and resell it at the end . ’ |
13 | I could have my own contributions returned or I could leave my pension where it was and draw it at the age of sixty-five . |
14 | She was carrying a small spear and only just had time to raise it and thrust it at the Scarag . |
15 | I grab it and squirt it at the gape of her frightened mouth . |
16 | Rip it into tiny pieces and throw it at the bride and groom at the next wedding you see . |
17 | In order to keep the boys separate from the girls he used to draw a chalk line down the middle of our meeting room , and when we got carried away and crossed the line he would burst into a ferocious rage , pick up anything that was to hand — usually a book — and throw it at the offender , who had to duck fast in order not to be hit . |
18 | ‘ Pretend to pick up a stone and throw it at the dog . |
19 | Whatever , I want you to think about , your skill , what you 're an expert at , and write it at the top of the bit of paper . |