Example sentences of "and [vb base] [verb] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now East Germans are shipping their own people in sealed trains through their own country to the West , and police fight back thousands who block the tracks and want to jump on board . |
| 2 | A regularly updated list of sold-out events is available from Festival House from the opening of Counter and Telephone Booking on Tuesday 15 October . |
| 3 | Also , we observed that males close to the breeding site seem deliberately to sit out on roads , where they have a clear view , and wait to jump on females as they pass . |
| 4 | However , it is not at present possible to discern how these histories of cratering and erasure intertwine on Mercury . |
| 5 | They treat Scotland as no more than a mere appendage of England , and seek to impose on Scotland an educational agenda that is irrelevant to the real needs of Scottish education . |
| 6 | Administration is ensuring that Gary and Tim get back-up supplies , are advised of scheduling changes and get paid on time . |
| 7 | ‘ And visit to check on progress from time to time ? |
| 8 | Hooded brass or chrome floor lamps make especially good reading lamps since they can be moved around to various chairs or sofas , and set to shine on books , or they can be directed onto a wall or ceiling . |
| 9 | But because I do not want to get led off into a critical discussion of the issues , I want to keep this part of the book as clear as possible of content , and keep focusing on process . |
| 10 | Having finally reached the small intestine , they sink their hooks into the gut wall and start to feed on blood . |
| 11 | Note relative bearing , 030° say , and start timing on stop-watch. 3 . |
| 12 | You find you can betray your friends , and suffer , and inflict suffering on others . |
| 13 | ‘ I do not know if they searched the balls , but they arrived at Wrexham in good order and have gone on sale , ’ said Mr Stokes . |
| 14 | Even if you can not reach any gardens or nurseries to see roses in action and have to rely on catalogues and lists , there is a great deal of enjoyment to be derived from weighing up the pros and cons and in the anticipation of the pleasures to come , just like choosing a holiday from the glossy brochures . |
| 15 | First there are infective larvae which developed during the previous grazing season and have survived on pasture over winter . |
| 16 | Trained at the Ulster College of Music and the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna they have performed extensively throughout Ireland and in Europe , and have broadcast on BBC Radio and Television , ITV and RTE . |
| 17 | She is a victim of the long-held fallacy that our pop stars have the right , knowledge and experience to comment on world affairs . |