Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marvel at the homes of the wealthy and famous or choose to relax on a sandy beach in the Californian sun . |
| 2 | If you have an Orchard MSA and want to borrow on a more permanent basis , you can simply use your Orchard Reserve to cover the cost of major purchases such as a car or a holiday . |
| 3 | If you are using a lot of roses in your pressed flower pictures , you may find it worthwhile making up a small stock of finished roses in different colours to save time when you are in an inspired mood and want to concentrate on a design rather than the various techniques involved . |
| 4 | European CD manufacturers have begun a regular exchange of information on quality to help improve the discs ' longevity and hope to agree on an international standard testing procedure involving exposure of the discs to heat and humidity . |
| 5 | Keep all your meetings and get togethers on a light note by banning anyone talking shop . |
| 6 | Swallow your principles and try to impress on a potential employer , especially if it is a small business , that you have arrangements for all eventualities , including if your child is sick . |
| 7 | It had obviously taken the wrong channel and become wedged on a rising shelf of rock strata which traversed the trough about fifty yards before it reached the lake surrounding the breakwater . |
| 8 | Balancing an existing roster is of primary importance to a major company , whereas some smaller independent companies can and do concentrate on a particular sound or style of music . |
| 9 | Make a slit in the side of each éclair and leave to cool on a wire rack . |
| 10 | You had to lie on a board , his doctor said , oh it 's lumbago which , all the signs are the same , where that pain goes all down your leg effecting the or mia , sciatica and have to lie on a board , and we were in the prefab then and you actually er not , like some people put the board are you interested ? |
| 11 | These people are not ‘ different ’ — they are the same as you and I , except that they have lost the ability to use their legs and have to rely on a wheelchair to get about . |
| 12 | These and related observations have been interpreted to mean that " deep dyslexics ' are unable to employ a phonological code , that is , they can not decode a word in terms of its sound structure , and have to rely on a purely visual code in retrieving words from their internal dictionary or lexicon ( Warrington and Shallice , 1979 ; Coltheart , 1980a ) . |
| 13 | I want continuous ventilation in a bedroom and have decided on a trickle ventilator . |
| 14 | Some advertise their trips as environmental Journeys and have hit on an ingenious method of sponsorship . |
| 15 | You have too much good sense not to discover that I , in spite of my heart and all the pride of it , can not but love you and have put on a behaviour to you that was much against my heart , in hopes to frighten you from your reservedness . |
| 16 | If you have already been offered a job and have agreed on a job description with your future service manager , then you may like to analyse it in the same way . |
| 17 | The French , as the previous section showed , have accepted this challenge and have embarked on a wide range of measures to offset the adverse effects of the Tunnel and capitalise on its potential . |
| 18 | As she moved off with the other mounted followers , Artemis determined that if her father thought it was time for her to stop riding ponies and learn to hunt on a horse , then so be it . |