Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | BY NOT PUTTING YOUR BINS OR SACKS OUT ON THE STREET EARLIER THAN THE EVENING BEFORE COLLECTION DAY |
| 2 | Then lie or sit down on the nearest piece of furniture , try to keep warm and wait calmly for help to arrive . |
| 3 | ‘ So there was no need to have anything highly scented or smelling strongly on the table , ’ said Henry at once . |
| 4 | The extreme elaboration of the proceedings is intended to emphasize that , in contrast to the kind of marriage which can be entered into or broken off on the spur of the moment , this is a contract which is intended to endure . |
| 5 | The heat shields were still intact and the computer assured him that they would not crack or fall off on the journey through the atmosphere . |
| 6 | It was pointed out in Dann v Hamilton that the defence could apply in cases where : " the drunkenness of the driver at the material time is so extreme and so glaring that to accept a lift from him is like engaging in an intrinsically and obviously dangerous occupation , intermeddling with an unexploded bomb or walking along on the edge of an unfenced cliff " . |
| 7 | Whether they are jamming the bustling streets of Kowloon , elbowing their way on to ancient trams or leaping about on the terraces at the races , Hong Kong people are enthusiasts . |
| 8 | They are particularly concerned that the poor , elderly and sick will be forced to run up debts or cut down on the amount of electricity , coal , oil and gas they use . |
| 9 | Essential for sets , you can sit back and relax with your favourite mag or catch up on the gossip with the girl under the next dryer ! |
| 10 | You can control the amount of ‘ sink ’ by either pulling up , as I am doing here , or pushing down on the boom . |
| 11 | If you are a countryman , you may sit by a stream and contemplate a may tree just coming into blossom , or climb up on the ramparts of an iron age hill fort and let your soul soar with the wind . |
| 12 | Robert Jones sparkled , Tony Clement was constantly in the thick of things at fullback , whether kicking long and meaningfully or surging through on the counter-attack . |
| 13 | His mother would find him slumped across the keyboard or face down on the carpet where he had collapsed . |
| 14 | If an authority misdirects itself in law , or acts arbitrarily on the basis of considerations which lie outside its statutory powers , or so unreasonably that its decisions can not be justified by any objective standard of reasonableness , then it is the duty and function of the courts to pronounce that such decisions are invalid when these are challenged by anyone aggrieved by them and who has the necessary locus stand I to do so . |
| 15 | Other horses were sitting or lying comfortably on the floor , on clean blankets . |
| 16 | Many wild and evil creatures are spawned in the mountains or drawn there on the winds of magic . |
| 17 | Everyone inside knows or speculates endlessly on the politics of power implicit in the most minute gradations of change . |
| 18 | Other options open to the council include reducing the opening hours of all libraries or cutting back on the money it pends on books . |
| 19 | They like to be able to go to a show and to be able to see something that they do n't see in their everyday lives — you know , catching the bus to go work or coming home on the bus . |
| 20 | She could be a nuisance : she would remind his father that his exams or a dental appointment were due , or comment adversely on the state of his room . |
| 21 | Here at Club M'Diq you can either do your own thing or involve yourself in the daily and evening activities and events available for free ; you can lazy on the spacious sandy beach , or go off on the optional excursions to see something of what this colourful Moslem country has to offer . |
| 22 | Either come aboard ship with us when we have the treasure , and we 'll take you to a safe place ; or stay here on the island . ’ |
| 23 | They continued to feed , or stared out on the Zoo not looking in the direction of Minch at all ; while Creggan was so busy staring at Minch in delight and pleasure that he did not notice behind him , in the next-door cage , Slorne stare for the moment at Minch and then swing round and silently resume her vigil at the back top of her cage , looking at the trees and sky . |
| 24 | Individual difficulties would be singled out for special treatment : ‘ When a passage went wrong during practice , she did n't mentally beat herself with a stick and get angry , merely went over it again , maybe more slowly or homed in on the particular difficulty that had tripped her up and worked on that . ’ |
| 25 | While the Germans presented their situation as a disaster , they overlooked the fact that one of Danzig s major and continual problems had been that it could not grow or thrive purely on the traffic of its immediate Prussian hinterland . |
| 26 | Becoming a member and shareholder on an issue by a private company ( or a closely-held public company whose shares are not listed or dealt in on the U.S.M. ) is subject to the same legal requirements of agreement plus entry on the register but in practice both will be achieved with less formality and , in the case of private companies , without the issue of allotment letters . |
| 27 | SI 1992 No 274 provides a complementary exemption , permitting companies which have ‘ relevant securities ’ traded or dealt in on the markets indicated above to issue investment advertisements provided that , in broad terms , they do not overtly advertise the company 's securities as investments or seek to advertise any other investments or investment services . |
| 28 | The court may order the whole or part of any pleading to be amended or struck out on the ground that ( a ) it discloses no reasonable cause of action or defence , or ( b ) it is scandalous , frivolous or vexatious , or ( c ) it may prejudice , embarrass or delay the fair trial , or ( d ) it is otherwise an abuse of the process of the court . |
| 29 | Taxing the benefit , and introducing tighter medical checks will also , says the Government , force many to find jobs or sign back on the dole . |
| 30 | Sometimes the actors went back up to their dressing-rooms for an hour at a stretch while she and Geoffrey stood in for them , posing languidly at the fireplace or leaning back on the settee , twirling empty wine glasses . |