Example sentences of "[vb base] and [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in London International College v Sen is to be welcomed by lawyers , CAB workers , Trade Union advisors and in particular by people who seek and rely on the advice of the above . |
| 2 | My boots squelch and squeak on the tiles . |
| 3 | So in OALD the examples support and enlarge on the definitions ; they are sentences or phrases showing the word or phrase which has been defined in use . |
| 4 | In this buyers ' guide we cover and comment on the best ( and some we would n't give tank-space to ) and leave the reader to judge . |
| 5 | Relax and repeat on the other side . |
| 6 | we 'll show you now how to put on a pressure bandage for severe bleeding and then we 'll put the film on and you can see the whole lot again , okay , so just be in the room if you just push and push and push on the window and er the hand has gone through the window , right , and there 's no glass imbedded but it 's cut right across the palm and the reason that we show you this one is because the artery that feeds all these fingers comes and the thumb comes up in an arch like that okay , so the artery comes down , up in an arch across the palm of the hand , so the fingers and thumb all get a blood supply , so when you cut the palm of your hand there is a lot of blood pumping out , okay , so what 's the first thing I 'd tell her to do ? |
| 7 | Review and report on the proportion of schemes included in works programmes which have casualty reduction as the primary objective . |
| 8 | We sit and concentrate on the crossword , we do n't kind of , unless we get it done quick , which is is n't very often . |
| 9 | Examine and agree on a job description first and a contract of employment which you are satisfied with and understand . |
| 10 | The band , dressed in evening wear and sitting on a raised dais , were at the far end of the hall . |
| 11 | As windows open and close on the Macintosh screen , the SonicFinder makes impressive whooshing sounds . |
| 12 | In this chapter and others , we describe and comment on the strategies for professional development adopted and/or commended , ranging from day-to-day collaboration in the classroom , as discussed above , to whole-school strategies such as those explored in Chapters 3 and 6 , and LEA courses and the work of advisers which we consider in Chapter 7 . |
| 13 | Describe and comment on the technique of random sampling . |
| 14 | Describe and comment on the techniques of quota and judgement sampling . |
| 15 | 2 ) Describe and comment on the role of the sales forecast in the operation of a business . |
| 16 | 2 ) Describe and comment on the role of individual personal motivation as a behavioural determinant of consumer demand . |
| 17 | 2 ) Describe and comment on the significance of the concept of the " augmented product " . |
| 18 | The plan included anticipated target figures for the teacher-training and advanced further education populations in 1981 , of 4,800 and 8,800 respectively , which involved considerable give and take on the part of the individual authorities . |
| 19 | And therefore grumbling couples complain in cars on their way to Harley Street from the Home Counties and beg one another not to let them drink too much : therefore Esther and Alix meet and laugh on a street corner a few hundred yards away : therefore stepchildren muster and stepparents-in-law assemble : therefore Liz Headleand 's mother sits alone , ever alone untelephoned , distant , incomprehending , incomprehended , remote , mad , long mad , imprisoned , secret , silent , silenced , listening to the silence of her house . |
| 20 | I want the clouds sweeping over the stubble when I creep and stand on the front steps after reading all night , and our owls hoot , and everyone 's sleeping upstairs , sleeping sound , in quiet bedrooms . |
| 21 | ‘ The Russian Empire ’ , wrote Catherine II in 1764 , ‘ is so large that apart from the Autocratic Sovereign every other form of government is harmful to it , because all others are slower in their execution and contain a great multitude of various horrors , which lead to the disintegration of power and strength more than that of one Sovereign , who possesses all the means for the eradication of all harm and looks on the general good as his own . ’ |
| 22 | At school the teachers talk and write on the board and that 's all it is here really , they talk and write on the board . |
| 23 | At school the teachers talk and write on the board and that 's all it is here really , they talk and write on the board . |
| 24 | On using the straws they often note and comment on the matchings they have made for colour and/or size . |
| 25 | Creak and slide on the decks . |
| 26 | As we watched the train 's shadows turn and fold on the snowy shore , it became clear that she had not forgotten the stories which made this much more than a stark inland sea stretching as far as the eye can follow . |
| 27 | What you got to do in that context is forget all the equipment , all the rest of it , try and focus on the chap you 're talking to in the studio , and just have a conversation with him . |
| 28 | Then Mr Sayers died prematurely when John was only about fifteen , so he was still just a boy when he had to become a man overnight , so to speak , and try and take on the running of this large and rather complicated farm . |
| 29 | They go and lay on the batters and very often they do n't |
| 30 | Go and collapse on the sofa in there . |