Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb base] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slice the eggs in half and arrange on a serving dish on a bed of torn frisee lettuce . |
| 2 | He focused again on the patterns made by damp and mould on a patch of distempered mortar level with his eyes — a piece of coastline seen from a hill , headlands enclosing a bay with a wide curve . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ I ca n't afford to be emotional about it all and stay on a high . |
| 4 | The mine captain might specify a tunnel to be driven 6 ft. high by 5 ft. wide and agree on a bargain of so much per unit of advance invariably the fathom ( 6 ft . ) . |
| 5 | These gaudy coloured sea slugs are all carnivorous and feed on a wide range of sessile or slow moving invertebrates . |
| 6 | Most dealers — invariably male and calling themselves middlemen , consultants or businessmen — tend to keep their dealings quiet and work on a commission basis rather than actually buying the hardware themselves . |