Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they lose their hold on the rock or are swept away by the waves , they will assuredly drown . |
| 2 | They base their prognosis on the aggressive new product development and marketing that has been Cadbury 's hallmark in recent years . |
| 3 | First , I accept that the inspectors ' production of an annual report and other reports on our schools is extremely valuable , as they base their advice on the inspections that they carry out . |
| 4 | Instead , they focus their attention on the negative behaviours they do not want . |
| 5 | Proprietors do appoint editors and chief-executives ; they decide budgets and manning levels and they put their imprint on the total organizations . |
| 6 | They give us information on the medieval pottery museum , birthplace of local legends and the address of the youth-hostel-cum-doss-house . |
| 7 | And then of course they exercise their discretion on the actual facts of the case when fixing the sentence . |
| 8 | It is the way they keep their finger on the pulse and keep in touch with their audience . |
| 9 | The ‘ temptations ’ of the jazz era in London 's West End , especially to Cup finalists , were a real danger , and Chapman constantly reminded his players that ‘ they only count as long as they retain their form on the field ’ . |
| 10 | Cities spend an enormous amount of money on building stadiums and bidding competitively for sports franchises ; they predicate their enthusiasm on the assumption ( for which there is no empirical basis ) that a professional sports team enhances a local economy . |