Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then lie or sit down on the nearest piece of furniture , try to keep warm and wait calmly for help to arrive . |
| 2 | They are particularly concerned that the poor , elderly and sick will be forced to run up debts or cut down on the amount of electricity , coal , oil and gas they use . |
| 3 | Essential for sets , you can sit back and relax with your favourite mag or catch up on the gossip with the girl under the next dryer ! |
| 4 | Now of course you may not be able to do anything to change the basic situation — you ca n't very well turn the children out onto the street or walk out on a job just because it is tedious . |
| 5 | If you are a countryman , you may sit by a stream and contemplate a may tree just coming into blossom , or climb up on the ramparts of an iron age hill fort and let your soul soar with the wind . |
| 6 | His mother would find him slumped across the keyboard or face down on the carpet where he had collapsed . |
| 7 | Nor did Mme Guérigny visit the cinema or theatre , or drop in on a neighbour . |
| 8 | Renew contacts with old friends Saturday or drop in on a parent or much loved relative . |
| 9 | Here at Club M'Diq you can either do your own thing or involve yourself in the daily and evening activities and events available for free ; you can lazy on the spacious sandy beach , or go off on the optional excursions to see something of what this colourful Moslem country has to offer . |
| 10 | here you can take a gentle stroll around the lake , or start off on a more strenuous hike . |
| 11 | Taxing the benefit , and introducing tighter medical checks will also , says the Government , force many to find jobs or sign back on the dole . |
| 12 | Again , change hands , push the tiller to where you were sitting , watch for the boom , as it swings across , straighten up and sit down on the new side . |
| 13 | Yeah it it means that you can point out that it makes it a lot simpler for someone to just pop over for a night and crash out on the floor . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , for me , I reckon I can run and swim , and make out on the shooting if I put my mind to it , but the riding — well — I do n't know about the riding . ’ |
| 15 | He said the key to SmithKline 's success was its ability to market and sell brands and cash in on the potential of new products . |
| 16 | A good agency interviewer will look through it and pick up on the same gaps and discrepancies which will appear to the job interviewer but will not be looking with any one particular job in mind . |
| 17 | The missiles would climb out of the atmosphere , using a two stage rocket motor , and home in on the heat emitted from a target satellite . |
| 18 | The Six agreed to hold an intergovernmental committee , to be headed by the tireless Paul-Henri Spaak , which would consider , flesh out and report back on the various proposals . |
| 19 | If you include a Boss and Big Boss in your front rank this will reduce the number of vulnerable Goblins fighting and cut down on the number of casualties you suffer . |
| 20 | The reduction in the numbers visiting the gardens has allowed the grass to remain green and cut down on the amount of litter dropped and graffiti scribbled . |
| 21 | Voters narrowly rejected this scheme , which would have devolved responsibility to the communal level of authority , and cut down on the amount of incineration . |
| 22 | Consultants say most children with cancer have a good chance of recovery , but this new service , costing £750,000 a year , aims to improve treatment and research and cut down on the time spent on the ward . |
| 23 | Fall down and go right on the dodgems , go up and right through the wall , go down and collect the scroll , go up and push the crate right off the platform , fall down and push the crate left off the platform , fall down and push the crate right off the platform , push it left off the next platform , then right and left twice , jump on the big wheel on your right , jump off and at the bottom of the screen go right , collect the arrow , go left and up , go right and climb up on the platforms , go left and collect the star , fly right , up and right , push the crate right off the platform , push it left onto the button , go left , down and collect the star . |
| 24 | Just short of the entrance to the Estrecho de Magellanes they had encountered gale-force winds and off Cabo Virgenes the tow had begun to sheer violently and range up on the tug . |
| 25 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 26 | The opportunity for Mass and the chance to meet friends and catch up on the news is much appreciated . |
| 27 | whether he will be invited to lunch with Rose and Phil , and if not , whether to get a sandwich in a pub , or go straight back to the office , send out for sandwiches , and catch up on the plans for the Manchester Marina scheme ; and if so , whether to order egg and tomato sandwiches , or cheese and chutney , or some of each ; |
| 28 | But whatever age , Stow offers them the chance to meet up with old friends and catch up on the gossip . |
| 29 | She saw it all as plainly as if it had been magically transported from Yorkshire and spread out on the quayside , the moors stretching away in the distance until they met the skyline . |
| 30 | book , you , you say that history is not something , I ca n't remember the quotation exactly but roughly it was to do with history 's not something that you just write and put up on the shelf , it 's |