Example sentences of "[vb base] her [noun sg] on the " in BNC.

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1 The cat spat suddenly , startling her and almost making her lose her footing on the branch , but Virginia kept her head as well as her footing , and , pulling back one of the branches forming the fork , lifted the cat free .
2 The riverbank rushed towards her with dizzying speed as the stiffness in her legs caused her stumble and lose her balance on the uneven ground .
3 I put her name on the papers but never got a card back , ’ explains the sister of a Down 's syndrome woman of average ability .
4 But I took the insole out put her foot on the insole and her foot goes over the top of it .
5 No she was the one , that put her finger on the bows , when they tied the bows , you know .
6 To give a better understanding of how Schmincke 's Soft Pastels perform , we asked Jackie to outline her working methods and give her judgement on the Schmincke range : ‘ Working with pastels is , for me , a constant joy : I am hooked !
7 The ballerina here is cleverly perched on a matchbox so that she looks as if she is standing up , but you might find it easier to omit her feet and just stand her flat on the cake board .
8 But to reach it she would need to walk within feet of her visitor — and release her grip on the dress with one hand to open the door .
9 Watching Dora , Melissa observed her stiffen and tighten her grip on the putter , her arm muscles clenched below the rolled-up sleeves of her blouse .
10 Aloud he said he would stay for another night and take her place on the constituency slate .
11 She would , as John Major knew , take her place on the platform on the Friday afternoon as was her due .
12 Today , she was going to do some heavy-duty cleaning — stamp her seal on the place , and make it her own .
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