Example sentences of "[vb base] on [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hold on hold on the are |
| 2 | Experts have forecast that even a partial ban will be a blow to Taiwan 's fishing companies , which are already facing recession and rely on driftnetting as the most profitable method . |
| 3 | Other navies might stick to the old tactics of trying to board enemy ships and capture them , or concentrate on firing at the masts and rigging in the hope that successful shooting would disable the other side , but the English preferred to shoot into the hulls of their enemies because they knew that with enough time and enough shot they would destroy their opponents . |
| 4 | Slater was silent for a second , gazing disdainfully at Graham 's snapping fingers , then he said tiredly , " Graham , either concentrate on searching for the title of the book you 're talking about or devote your full energies to practising calling for a waiter ; I 'm not convinced you possess the RAM for doing both at the same time . " |
| 5 | ‘ And as you insist on leaving at the end of the month , ’ he added blandly , ‘ I 'd like everything — but everything — bang up to date . ’ |
| 6 | Or , if you insist on hanging around the office , they will set you to work on the accounts of charities . |
| 7 | Work on signalling on the layout is still being carried out and when finished will mark the end of many years of effort . |
| 8 | Any time you spend on agitating about the system of teaching or lecturing is time altruistically spent , for it will benefit only your successors . |