Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They grow opposite on a dark green , purple-tinged stem . |
| 2 | Home in on a particular aspect . |
| 3 | Mere mortals forgive better on a full stomach , so how about dinner on Saturday ? |
| 4 | Wash and dry the can well , and place upright on a greased baking tray . |
| 5 | Two of London 's top match teams head off on a magic mystery tour this Sunday with the historic London AA Shield as their goal . |
| 6 | And yet these would be better able to be active and grow quickly on a limited food supply , particularly in a stable equable climate . |
| 7 | Mollies grow well on a varied diet . |
| 8 | Waves which break vigorously on a steep beach . |
| 9 | Glanton 's current plans for the Barnes depend entirely on a favourable judgment from the Orphans Court . |
| 10 | Put in on a slow wicket , Montgomeryshire were bundled out for just 65 taking up virtually 45 overs . |
| 11 | I mean do you do better if you put in on a large stake as opposed to a small stake ? |
| 12 | It could be a unique occasion ( possibly hilarious ) and a fitting bash to celebrate a decade has seen trainer wear break out on a massive scale . |
| 13 | There was an owl whose names was Blanche perch bravely on a narrow branch when she asked if she could fly , the others said into the sky high , high , high , so one fine day they came out and stood on a branch all big and stout , she jumped , she thought that she could fly |
| 14 | It is essential that presidents meet together on a regular basis and the dinner circuit provides the ideal forum for this . |
| 15 | ‘ In the morning they found him dead , face down on a bare spot , not far from the town . |
| 16 | At the agreed hour I reported to the Endoscopy Unit of the London Clinic , was shown into a small room , told to undress and put on a blue shift , then lie down on a mobile bed . |
| 17 | Sometimes he 'd get more hyped up and ride along on a snaking king-boogie , or work out a streak of magical stop-time sleaze like ‘ Boom Boom ’ ( first recorded in ‘ 61 ) . |
| 18 | Burial in a churchyard was becoming a thing of the past in central London from the 1840s onwards ; space was too precious , and the task of burying the dead was taken over by non-denominational cemeteries run largely on a commercial basis . |
| 19 | THE tiny Pyrenean principality of Andorra appeared to be heading for a ‘ yes ’ vote yesterday on a new constitution to reform a rule run largely on feudal lines . |
| 20 | INTO THE WEST : Two travelling children chase around on a stolen white stallion . |
| 21 | Well , Kenny 's Rovers stand today on a level footing with Brian 's Forest exactly 15 years ago this holiday week-end . |
| 22 | These conspired contacts also provide excellent ‘ mump holes ’ ( see Cain 1973 : 37 ; Holdaway 1983 : 43 ) or ‘ brew houses ’ in the men 's own terms , where it is possible to take a tea-break , have a relaxing chat , hang about on a cold day , or simply ‘ ease ’ in other ways . |
| 23 | In Shinar , kingdom of Nimrod the hunter ( 10:10 ) , men get together on a great building project — a city and a tower with its top in the heavens . |
| 24 | It is , in fact , sensible to take your sound recorder along with you whenever you set off on a major shoot . |
| 25 | So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey . |
| 26 | Within ten minutes the shark was visible but it then set off on a strong deep dive taking 100 yards of line despite a heavy drag setting . |
| 27 | First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right . |
| 28 | Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps . |
| 29 | After the naming of an HST Power Car ‘ Great Western at Paddington by Brian Scott , Director InterCity Great Western , and Peter Noble , the Great , Great Grandson of I.K. Brunel , a 140-strong VIP party of press , businesspeople and InterCity staff set off on a special non-stop run to Devon , covering the 193 miles to Newton Abbot in two hours 33.5 minutes — an average speed of 92 miles per hour ! |
| 30 | In Siam , Thomson teamed up with a journalist called Kennedy , and , together with a large entourage , they set off on a perilous journey to Cambodia . |