Example sentences of "[vb base] on the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already he was capable , it seemed , of making that impact on the stage which was , in record time , to put him at the top of his treacherous profession and bring on the applause of his finest contemporaries . |
| 2 | Er , the first thing is I put on the top of my draught that I 'd rather the pupils were n't involved at this stage I 'd rather they were involved in the over view with form tutor . |
| 3 | Er they done the broken metal and then they put on the top of it and then they come along with a watering cart and er splashed water on it and then |
| 4 | The frown was back between his eyes as I put on the light in my room . |
| 5 | The commendations are framed and hang on the wall of the Commandant 's office . |
| 6 | External filters usually hang on the side of the tank — or more commonly these days sit underneath it . |
| 7 | Then , distant beyond the broad bowl full of skeleton walls , she saw the headlights of a car pass on the road to Silcaster , sweeping eerily across the filigree of stonework and grass , and vanishing again at the turn of the highway . |
| 8 | By limited liability the state is encouraging management to use shareholder funds in more risky ventures than they would otherwise undertake , and then pass on the liability at a time for forced liquidation , to third parties . |
| 9 | Then player manager Brian Flynn latched on to a Mark Taylor pass on the edge of the penalty area but his shot rebounded to safety off the inside of the post . |
| 10 | There were excited exclamations at the sight of the returned Emily and they flocked round her desk to welcome her back and pass on the gossip of the preceding week . |
| 11 | They pass on the saving to you . |
| 12 | Overworked officials in finance ministries rarely reject a whole list of potential projects ; they are much more likely to identify a few priorities at random , and pass on the donor to the line ministry , hoping for the best if and when the project is financed . |
| 13 | He was manipulating a kind of toggle or switch on the head of his cane . |
| 14 | Accordingly , CD-I players begin the battle to represent themselves as appliances by having their power switch on the front of the cabinet . |
| 15 | No , but when you switch on the telly on a Saturday afternoon there 's football , football , football ! |
| 16 | The rocker switch on the side of my head clicked … work off , weekend on … stress off , mellow on … and sea air crackled static through my stale brain . |
| 17 | Go on the attack with the Defender |
| 18 | The hope was that whoever followed Hannah would respect the character of Low Birk Hatt and , to some extent , carry on the way of life of the Hauxwells and their kin , the only family to have previously lived there . |
| 19 | But Alexander and his friend Christine ( who performs something of the Rat 's role as aide-de-camp ) carry on the quest in the spirit of the junior adventure of the 1930s , with the equipment proper to their years of curiosity , keen eyes and perseverance . |
| 20 | Although some doctors carry on the tradition of the medical profession in refusing to accept these ‘ outsiders ’ , more are now realising that osteopaths and chiropractors can relieve pain . |
| 21 | The sense of adventure felt by the pioneers of flight still remains with those who carry on the tradition of ballooning today . |
| 22 | Go left to the block marked 5 , and carry on the gem on the right-hand side of the screen . |
| 23 | Steven Holmes , a pupil of Handsworth Grammar School in Birmingham , designed and painted a headboard which we carry on the front of the locomotive . |
| 24 | Many young people who carry on the habit on their own , after first experimenting with friends , are trying to escape from unhappiness at home , perhaps because their parents are quarrelling . |
| 25 | ( d ) Post-dissolution profits Section 42 of the Partnership Act is concerned with the rights of outgoing partners in certain cases to share profits made after dissolution : ( 1 ) Where any member of a firm has died or otherwise ceased to be a partner , and the surviving or continuing partners carry on the business of the firm with its capital or assets without any final settlement of accounts as between the firm and the outgoing partner or his estate , then , in the absence of any agreement to the contrary , the outgoing partner or his estate is entitled at the option of himself or his representatives to such share of the profits made since the dissolution as the Court may find to be attributable to the use of his share of the partnership assets , or to interest at the rate of five per cent per annum on the amount of his share of the partnership assets . |
| 26 | The Ebrahimi type of doctrine is most likely to occur when a partnership is converted into a company but the same people are involved as before and carry on the business with much the same attitude . |
| 27 | As part of this process some carers experience that in this capacity , whatever their skills in other directions , they take on the invisibility of their dependent , denigrated in a market oriented society as a burden . |
| 28 | How would you like to lead out the Merseyside Select XI at Goodison Park a week tomorrow when they take on the pride of Manchester in Graeme Sharp 's testimonial game ? |
| 29 | The survey also contains information on the action employers take on the expiry of the time limit . |
| 30 | Higher education is notorious for producing disciples , as students take on the mantle of a teacher who has created a great impression . |