Example sentences of "they [vb base] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stranded in the middle of a threatening black neighbourhood , he is rescued by a tow-truck driver , Danny Glover , and the two of them embark on a tentative , rather sweet black-white buddy relationship . |
| 2 | These four varieties are ideal small garden plants , as they grow on a single stem and do n't need pruning . |
| 3 | We are very flexible and try to offer the staff what they want on a day-to-day basis . ’ |
| 4 | They build on a grand scale . |
| 5 | They depend on a curious ethical absolutism , in which the guaranteed end of history serves , rather unclearly , as an ethical guide to the practice of the present . |
| 6 | In the third term they embark on a general survey of the History of Medicine and Science which allows them to put other subjects which the study into their historical context . |
| 7 | In the meantime , they embark on a European tour visiting France , Germany , Holland and Belgium . |
| 8 | The Barbarians are to break new ground when they embark on a three-match tour of Russia at the end of May — playing in St. Petersburg , Krasnoyarsk and Moscow . |
| 9 | Following the European stint , they embark on a ten-date British tour on May 15 , details of which will be announced at a later date . |
| 10 | Together they embark on a perilous ascent . |
| 11 | These are important questions for people who want to monitor the amount of alcohol they consume on a regular basis and perhaps replace their standard consumption with products that are reduced in alcohol . |
| 12 | The ubiquity of Unix means they run on a wide range of platforms , but there is still only a minimal amount of interoperability between them . |
| 13 | The ubiquity of Unix means they run on a wide range of systems , but there is still only a minimal amount of interoperability between them . |
| 14 | They jump on a passing bus and head towards a new life . |
| 15 | But there 's a whole range of behaviours which one can include in sexual harassment , going from fairly mundane every day things which just grind people down and which grind people down because they happen on a constant basis , to very serious once in a while sorts of behaviours , and to try and categorise them as major or minor does n't really get us very close to being what the issue is about . |
| 16 | Because they show different forms of art , between them they draw on a wide range of interests . |
| 17 | Essentially they operate on a short-term basis in the context of intense international competition . |
| 18 | They operate on a different plane altogether . |
| 19 | Though , it 's just that , one of the things that Caroline actually , er working on with Warwick University is a way of re-looking at public services and how there funded right , it 's basically to help David to make the case with Margaret Margaret for more money with the local Government , but erm I mean the sort of things we 've been getting into is like when you considering paying for public services , should you , should you pay like in advance like through the National Insurance System or like , like I mean the French Health Service for example , people pay it for ambulances when they use them , though they pay on a differential rate , but I mean it 's an issue to debate , it 's right , and I 've just been thinking about lavatory while you 've been speaking . |
| 20 | Rather , they rely on a tripartite classification , originally set out by Braudel , to divide it into three distinct elements . |
| 21 | Assessment schemes vary in the extent to which they rely on a structured syllabus and defined test modes . |
| 22 | Like other psychological theories , they rely on a biological concept of the subject . |
| 23 | Conceptualising , therefore , is best understood as the mental effort that people make in understanding their circumstances and attempting to find solutions to the practical problems and frustrations they find on a day-to-day basis . |
| 24 | They reckon on a clear day you can see the ruins from O'Connell Street . ’ |
| 25 | When they decide on a particular form of credit , their decision commonly has nothing to do with cost : it is simply that that form of credit is almost automatically part of the buying process that they 're used to . |
| 26 | These , if they proceed on a large scale , can have the damaging effect of taking custom away from the town centre on a substantial scale . |
| 27 | Military commanders sometimes push a salient forward but at other times they advance on a broad front . |
| 28 | SEA-LION pups seem safe as they lounge on a Patagonian beach , slowly building their strength and preparing themselves for their departure into the sea . |
| 29 | What , they come on a regular |
| 30 | It is very difficult , particularly for those who work in a stuffy , overcrowded office , to which they commute on a stuffy overcrowded train , successfully to avoid catching cold or other viruses . |