Example sentences of "[vb base] on [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blissett on trial for greivous bodily harm |
| 2 | Museums truly worth visiting are worth standing as New Yorkers say on line for . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | you walk on crutches for the rest of your life . |
| 5 | We put on tastings for staff as well as customers . |
| 6 | SHE gave me a row when I put on potatoes for her tea . |
| 7 | Put on water for sprouts . |
| 8 | Well not very much unless you made it yourself , you know , if you were , the factories used to have their own erm dances and the Embers , it used to be the Embers then , that 's the place in the Stow , they had danci , yes , they had dancing there and they put on competitions for different things and my son , with lots of others er , did erm a rock and roll thing which needed thirty six hours . |
| 9 | environmental constraints if the organization is big enough to qualify as strategic , and I am really concerned about the planning er application in which I know that Da Professor Lock is interested that I think developments of that scale have nothing to do with the employment needs of the district , that they would in fact involve bringing in large numbers of people from other areas who as I have said before , might appreciate jobs nearer their present places of employment , and it would also unbalance the Harrogate housing market and put on pressure for more land to be taken in and around Harrogate for housing for the people who 'd come to that development . |
| 10 | We put on crampons for a steep section , Nathan all excitement at this new level of experience and commitment . |
| 11 | ( Tel : ( 0293 ) 774535 ) Free information and support on holidays for people who are old or disabled , or on a low income . |
| 12 | Reporting profits of £1.3m , up from just £300,000 last time , Acorn Computer Group Plc says that although there was pricing and therefore margin pressure across the industry , its differentiated technology and focus on value for the customer enabled it to maintain strong gross margins . |
| 13 | I was already aware that Ian had recently lost an argument with a South Uist bend resulting in a change in vehicle and I can impart to all past and future travellers to the Uists who depend on Ian for transport that journeys are now much more sedate than they used to be . |
| 14 | For this reason , severely mentally handicapped people depend on others for protection and surveillance and , similarly , parents and teachers accept responsibility for the safety of children in their care . |
| 15 | As we 've noted , all forms of life on Earth depend on water for the simple reason that life 's very origin on this planet involved water . |
| 16 | ‘ We depend on Unprofor for oil supplies to fuel the generators around the city , but they only give small amounts and are refusing to give us newsprint . ’ |
| 17 | Transatlantic birds such as the Tennessee warbler and Blackburnian warbler have also turned up in Fair Isle , amazing journeys for small birds , and especially so if they depend on insects for food , as most warblers do . |
| 18 | The Sales Team depend on branches for quality contacts and St Andrew Square Office proved an excellent source , bringing forward not only the large corporates but the smaller businesses too . |
| 19 | IF JAPANESE companies no longer depend on banks for their finance , and if banks will soon no longer provide such a generous service in dealing with bankruptcy by socialising credit risks , might Japan soon have the symptoms of America and Britain : hostile takeovers and arms-length corporate governance ? |
| 20 | They run on batteries for up to four hours and an optional extended-life battery pack for the Eo 440 provides up to seven hours of continuous service . |
| 21 | ‘ Everybody muster on deck for the roll call ! |
| 22 | ‘ … into the last furlong , and the Guppy looks beaten , Breakdancer takes up the running with Prince Charming on the stand side — it looks to be between these two — but now Shine On 's absolutely flying on the outside , a terrific challenge , the three locked together , Breakdancer and Shine On stride for stride , at the line it 's very close but I think it 's shine On who gets it on the nod . |
| 23 | Generally speaking , most Ministers rely on others for most of their ideas . |
| 24 | Meetings are underway to redesign the country 's water system , particularly as 75 per cent of France 's power supply is generated by nuclear reactors which rely on water for their cooling systems . |
| 25 | A vast proportion of mechanical engineering products rely on mechanisms for their operation . |
| 26 | More than 60 per cent of households in Nigeria rely on firewood for cooking purposes , partly due to ignorance and partly due to the fact that they can not afford kerosene stoves or gas cookers . |
| 27 | Havant rely on Hill for sternest test |
| 28 | But the eventual consensus was that runner beans , which of course rely on insects for pollination , simply were n't getting enough attention from them . |
| 29 | Among the other museums on site , several rely on technology for a 3D animation theatre or a trip through the universe . |
| 30 | For those with straight hair who rely on blow-drying for a sleek glossy look , try this tip from Daniel Field . |