Example sentences of "and [vb infin] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Often , the usual guidelines still apply , but it may be reassuring to highlight and comment on a few of the special situations in which some parents are placed . |
2 | She felt his chest rise and fall on a long , slightly unsteady intake of breath . |
3 | If they meet as a matter of course throughout the year they can review and plan on a regular basis . |
4 | It ill becomes a foreigner to look in and pontificate on a short visit but it seemed to me that Australia as a rich country had given them only material goods , which merely sapped their self-sufficiency and their self-respect . |
5 | It 's not a defeat to turn back and return on a better day . |
6 | He said , however , that he wished the meeting to debate and vote on a revised resolution , as follows : |
7 | Games may be of the type where at the conclusion there is a specific winner , but for very young children the games are generally more in the form of an activity to experience and complete on an individual basis . |
8 | ‘ There 's one person you meet sitting in a restaurant having a chat , and then that person will go and put on a see-through lurex all-in-one bodice and stand in front of 10,000 people and make a complete cunt of himself and not think about it . |
9 | ‘ We have ‘ permission ’ to share and question on a deep and challenging level without fear of losing friends … |
10 | I 'll now examine three different ways of using the technique of Still Image — to initiate a drama , to develop understanding of narrative , to focus and reflect on a particular moment . |
11 | Using still image to focus and reflect on a particular moment |
12 | Of the science fiction writers he asked that each serial should explore and extrapolate on a known scientific or cultural theme , such as nuclear war , doppler imaging or xenophobia . |
13 | He says we are still talking — we have a meeting in February to try and agree on a final solution . |