Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , if she were seated in her old place , wedged between the window and Penini , with his mother opposite encircled in her husband 's arms , or , if the men rode alongside or travelled on the outside of the carriage , sitting with her mistress while Pen and Flush lay on the other seat — now she would feel stifled , trapped , longing to get out . |
| 2 | They took turns to walk around inside and sit on the bunks and then George left to go home for tea . |
| 3 | IN MID-SUMMER , contemplating a day on the beach , Truronians will cast an eye skywards and decide on the instant whether to head for the north coast or the south . |
| 4 | Reminiscent of the CKR 's ‘ no disp ’ clause , however , the transfer will be effective only if noted on the sea waybill . |
| 5 | ‘ A shot from Charlton , especially if hit on the run from outside the penalty area , is one of the great events of the sport , not because it is rare , which it is not , but because the power of it is massive and it erupts out of elegance , ’ Arthur Hopcraft , who followed Charlton 's career from shy schoolboy to elder statesman , wrote in his classic account of the English game , The Football Man . |
| 6 | Unifying income tax and employees ' National Insurance contributions so that the two taxes are collected and administered together and paid on the same income , whether from earnings , investments , capital gains or perks . |
| 7 | Feeling nervous , she clasped her trembling hands together and perched on the edge of the couch , her eyes fixed on the doorway . |
| 8 | He did not do so but remained on the southern taxiway , embarked his passengers with the engine running and then executed a wide left turn through 180° to face west back down the taxiway . |
| 9 | The young woman all but danced on the spot in her impatience . |
| 10 | For their sins , they were both nailed and all but crucified on the reef . |
| 11 | During a bright moon , headlights were kept off — otherwise they remained on only when driving on the road alone . |
| 12 | They too have children , with similar needs , but they are allocated much less because , rather than staying on the dole , their parents wished to return to college and get qualifications to get them back into work . |
| 13 | I decided it was a good idea to write things down rather than depending on the tape because erm I 'm not actually going to get round to transcribing the tape quickly enough to use it as minutes . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's a chance to play rather than sit on the replacements bench and I 'm always glad of that , ’ said Davies . |
| 15 | Mr Bewick was criticised strongly yesterday by Mr Sells for carrying out too many operations rather than reflecting on the ethics involved . |
| 16 | O. M. Honoré pointed out that even if an ( informal ) arbitration concluded in my favour , if I later become convinced that my original claim was mistaken I should acknowledge the claim of the other litigant rather than rely on the arbitrator 's decision . |
| 17 | Because the definition of ‘ informal carer ’ can be so vague , we decided to focus on each person 's principal carer ( if there was one ) , defined on the objective criterion that he or she spent a minimum of seven hours per week ( on average one hour per day ) doing things with or on behalf of the dementia sufferer , rather than rely on the more subjective criterion of who appears to be most responsible for the sufferer . |
| 18 | It is also better if you use an extension microphone rather than rely on the inbuilt one to pick up your words of wisdom . |
| 19 | However , the court agreed with the views expressed obiter by another division of the court in the case of Emerson ( 1990 ) 92 Cr.App.R. 284 ; where a transcript was provided it was merely a means of presenting the exhibit , which was the tape itself , to the court : if the jury wished to hear the tape rather than rely on the written transcript , there was no proper reason why they should not be allowed to do so . |
| 20 | Families are to be encouraged to live in their own homes rather than to rely on the state ( in the form of local authorities ) for the provision of council housing . |
| 21 | They implement decisions rather than deciding on the overall direction of a company ; they do not have effective control over the company they work for . |
| 22 | Rather than focus on the spot where he wants the ball to land , the fairway bunker and the trees are uppermost in his mind . |
| 23 | Rather than dwell on the past , he wants to talk about his grandson . |
| 24 | Pain and its Conquest concentrates on perception cognition and emotion , and the ways of manipulating these by verbal and intellectual means rather than concentrating on the more traditional methods of control by cutting , by blocking or the more recent manipulating of existing control systems by chemical or electrical stimulation . |
| 25 | From the collection as a whole there emerges above all a Modigliani who was a most able draughtsman , a Modigliani much maligned by the critics who have unfortunately let themselves be led astray by legends rather than concentrating on the work . |
| 26 | They seem determined to spend their community charge payers ' money on the most irrelevant and frivolous projects rather than concentrating on the real problems that the hon. Gentleman described . |
| 27 | Rather than focusing on the hazards of the world around you , try to think what you can do to make your body stronger and more resistant to environmental chemicals . |
| 28 | An important finding was that many relied on their own transport and went to stay with friends and relatives some distance away , rather than relying on the 19 official evacuation reception centres . |
| 29 | Private borrowing is likely to rise by the same amount and may rise by even more if the privatised company is able to borrow freely from the market rather than relying on the government . |
| 30 | A full house survey , where you brief your building surveyor individually rather than relying on the shorter though cheaper housebuyer 's report , can be an expensive matter . |