Example sentences of "[vb base] on [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good examples are angelfish species which browse on sponges in the wild and butterflyfish which feed on coral polyps . |
| 2 | ‘ Families sleep on floors at relatives and friends . |
| 3 | It 's my pleasure and honour on behalf of the Eastern Centre to welcome you to this third Cambridge symposium . |
| 4 | Fly on wings of love in the air and to the skies , be exempt like the sun from all riding beasts … |
| 5 | We 've reached a break in the programme : she seems to be overreacting to an advert for the hot dogs and popcorn on sale in the foyer . |
| 6 | Derek Fairfax learned of Maurice Abberley 's death from a headline in the Financial Times : LADRAM SHARES SLIP ON NEWS OF CHAIRMAN 'S MURDER . |
| 7 | would n't you liked to be in a pop group and appear on Top of The Pops ? |
| 8 | Most people who appear on TV like a measure of recognition — so let's have no false modesty on that score . |
| 9 | Perhaps you have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon , appear on stage in a local amateur production or jump from a higher board at the swimming pool — well , how about it ? |
| 10 | Please your worships , I appear on behalf of Mr Smith this morning . |
| 11 | I report on tuberculosis in health care workers in central France . |
| 12 | We report on patients with chronic viral hepatitis who died of hepatic decompensation during or shortly after interferon alfa treatment . |
| 13 | I apologise on behalf of Council to the members of the press who are here , and to the Council officers who have to endure this and I am only grateful that there are not members of the public here to witness this total farce . |
| 14 | Blissett on trial for greivous bodily harm |
| 15 | Now , they sing songs about it , dance for it , and even knock on trees in honour of it . |
| 16 | Failing that they had to trudge down the nearest side streets with their suitcases , knock on doors at random asking whether they took theatricals . |
| 17 | If you want any other benefits , or if you want to stay in SERPS but build on top of it , you will have to pay extra , and make your own arrangements . |
| 18 | Such efforts , like the one supported by Kurt Schmoke , the mayor of Baltimore , build on programmes from parts of Europe and Australia which treat drug-taking not as a criminal matter , but more as an issue of personal choice and public health . |
| 19 | An opinion poll taken at the January officers ' meeting , published on Feb. 5 in Nezavisimaya gazeta , showed that some 71 per cent of the officers polled favoured restoring a unified state within the former Soviet Union 's borders , and that 79 per cent thought that the military should have the deciding say on issues of the armed forces ' future . |
| 20 | Museums truly worth visiting are worth standing as New Yorkers say on line for . |
| 21 | Ground floor , they say on account of your chest . |
| 22 | Cook on top of oven or in preheated oven , Gas Mark 6 ( 200C/400F ) , for 40 minutes . |
| 23 | In the book , his mother dies , and his cousin Andrew with his wife Susan descend on Lewis for the funeral : ‘ Lewis 's rage sprang from Susan 's occupancy of his mother 's chair , and , by extension , spread to cover the whole of her existence . |
| 24 | He made his call at a meeting of high-level civil servants , police and military officers on Nov. 2 , three days before a House of Representatives debate on prostitution at which demands were made for the closure of all brothels nationwide . |
| 25 | Place on top of each other in different perspective from rest of panel . |
| 26 | Roll out remaining marzipan to an 18cm/7in round , place on top of cake and trim around edges . |
| 27 | Use some red icing to cover the smallest cake and place on top of the green and white parcels . |
| 28 | Place on top of the leaves and garnish with the chives . |
| 29 | Serve : slice the terrine , place on centre of plate . |
| 30 | The general said that the mutinous soldiers would abandon their positions , give up their ammunition and walk on foot to their camp at Fort Bonafacio about three miles away . |