Example sentences of "we [vb base] on a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For simplicity we concentrate on a subset of occam : timing , priority , vectors , constants , replicators and named processes ( procedures ) are omitted . |
| 2 | We sit on a bench beneath a tree as the sky begins to spit cool rain . |
| 3 | We report on a case of thrombosis of a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm complicating chronic pancreatitis . |
| 4 | Below , we report on a number of initiatives currently taking place in the regions . |
| 5 | In order to explore this more fully , we focus on a tax on capital at rate t assuming initially that the proceeds are used for current government expenditure . |
| 6 | We put on a display of marching or and er weaponry we 'd got in King George 's playing fields and er talk about the weapons er er er br brings to mind we had a , a weapon that was a anti-tank weapon and it was a Robin Robinson Heath er contraption made up of a tube , cast iron tube on a three legged tripod with er a hinge ring on the one end which had a recess for a cap and a trigger to , to fire this cap . |
| 7 | As a defence mechanism , we put on a show of superiority to keep people intimidated so that no one will think we are vulnerable . |
| 8 | In the Sixth form , we put on a number of plays ourselves , and in earlier forms we had plays produced by mistresses . |
| 9 | ‘ Meanwhile , I think you should consider a bone-marrow harvest , in case we decide on a transplant at some future date . ’ |
| 10 | If we rely on a notion of speaker , or pragmatic , presupposition , we can simply treat ( 2c ) as a presupposition of the speaker in uttering ( 2a ) . |
| 11 | We play on a Saturday against eleven other teams . |
| 12 | Right you know if you 've got any questions now er this is the stage at which we agree on a date for you to start . |
| 13 | erm it 's it reminds me of the kind of embarrassments that we experience on a number of levels actually . |
| 14 | I mean we have on a couple of occasions always done like fortieths and that , on a couple of them . |