Example sentences of "we [verb] [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We lay entwined on a secluded hillside . |
| 2 | While non-verbal communication of the kinds described above have a powerful role in underlining , reinforcing or betraying our feelings and aspirations , the moment we try to communicate on a wider scale than inter-personal , we must look at other sign systems to convey meaning . |
| 3 | ‘ We practise lying on a bouncing ball and reading aloud or singing the words in the book . |
| 4 | we can carry on with this next week , as , as you see , we 've touched on a big topic , so we 'll , we 'll leave it to you to introduce next week 's discussion , whatever way you think fit , erm , that raises other issues which you want to talk about . |
| 5 | We 've moved on a long way from the original version . ’ |
| 6 | Yes we 've approached on a regular basis we 've we approach |
| 7 | It 's an anomaly that a ) we want the parabear to descend safely and not too far distant , while b ) we have to rely on a fair breeze to elevate the lifting kite and carry the droppable load . |
| 8 | Whatever the rights and wrongs of this debate , the fact remains that we do not live in a perfect world and , like it or not , we have to rely on a large amount of data derived from animals . |
| 9 | If we have decided on a moderate degree of modulation , it is well to know what is most effective and what subsequent progressions ( to return to the tonic ) are good . |
| 10 | Let us assume that we have fixed on a particular language . |
| 11 | It is for instance a continuous and powerfully effective factor in the change of lexical meaning ; and as it happens , we have touched on a syntactic case in this very chapter , in the development of fixed relative order for classes of adjectives in prenominal position ( cf. , too , the emergence of " characteristic " and " occasion " values for prenominals and postnominals , respectively ) . |
| 12 | ‘ For some time now we have operated on a customer-led basis , ’ explained Paul . |
| 13 | In Northern Ireland we have embarked on a major programme of investment covering all sectors of the region 's transportation system . |
| 14 | In Gwent we have embarked on a major study to do this and will be offering a prostate health check to over 10000 men aged between 55 and 70 in a study that is associated with the European programme concerned with early prostatic cancer . |
| 15 | In Heriot 's we take this very seriously , and we have embarked on a major enhancement of our language provision , to give all our pupils a grounding in two languages — either French and German , or French and Spanish , depending on the year of entry . |