Example sentences of "and [adv] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was far safer politically and economically to sit on the scientific fence . |
| 2 | The pressures to evade the tax — a new imposition bearing particularly hard on poor people in deprived , high spending areas — will encourage some people to disappear from all public record and perhaps to keep on the move to avoid detection . |
| 3 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 4 | It is important to consult these tables in conjunction with the later faculty sections and not to rely on the tables alone . |
| 5 | Those manufacturing or marketing computer software or hardware are advised to register a distinctive name or mark as a trade mark and not to rely on the law of passing-off which requires an established reputation . |
| 6 | We now have the opportunity to move out of the hotel and to rent the house of a Professor of Biology , and thus to save on the high cost of the hotel . |
| 7 | I do this simply to bracket off questions about how experiences relate to the world and thus to concentrate on the question of subjectivity . |
| 8 | er The ransom story may , may have come from er a source er possibly a Hezbalar source er trying to latch on to the , basically to the er the , the thoughts of freedom and just to jump on the bandwagon . |
| 9 | You are , of course , free to think both things if you can bear the strain , and even to muse on the connection between them . |
| 10 | A further refinement that has often been adopted is to rank the supposed users in order of importance and then to concentrate on the most important . |
| 11 | It is useful now and again to reflect on the reasons why the IBOA was established and why being a member of such as an Association is of such vital importance . |
| 12 | Arrangements were also made for two firemen to take it in turns to sleep on the premises and instructions were given to these men to go all round the shops after the Works are closed and ‘ inspect every hole and corner to see if there is any sign of fire and afterwards to sleep on the premises so as to be ready in case of accident ’ . |