Example sentences of "and [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've had to chop and change on a regular basis this season , but it could hold us in good stead because when everyone is fit again , we 'll know we have people who can operate well in different positions . ’ |
| 2 | Many such BESs are small and arranged on a local basis by accountants or solicitors . |
| 3 | If you can find a Porsche centre able to demonstrate an RS to you , put some time aside and insist on an experienced specialist . |
| 4 | THE INSPIRALS move down to the Harbour area and sit on a green patch with the sun beating down like it can rarely do in Oldham . |
| 5 | Interest is paid annually upon each anniversary of the first deposit to your TESSA and calculated on a daily basis on cleared balances ( including any interest credited but not withdrawn ) . |
| 6 | Ownership of this asset accordingly conferred unchallengeable power and influence on a comparative minority , while at the same time working it gave the overwhelming majority of the population their livelihood . |
| 7 | The mouse-pounce involves hiding , crouching , creeping forward , and then rushing and pouncing on an imaginary rodent , usually its mother 's twitching tail or a small object lying on the ground . |
| 8 | Billy Wilder 's movie was a cynical , lacerating indictment of this hollow self-image , narrated by a corpse and centring on a vampish silent star who was thought long dead . |
| 9 | We turned north-east out of Appleby and stopped on an old Roman road . |
| 10 | DALE EVANS was born in 1956 and reared on a small Welsh farm in Cwmbran , Tredegar , South Wales , where her father breeds black Aberdeen cattle . |
| 11 | Human-sized , and resting on a wheeled platform , the puppet is operated by a shaman through wires and levers extending some six feet behind it . |
| 12 | The Ministers of Defence of the NATO countries and of the former member States of the Warsaw Pact , including most of the republics of the former Soviet Union , met in Brussels on April 1 and agreed on a wide-ranging programme of co-operation on military and security matters . |
| 13 | This is a very important consideration , for , as we shall see shortly in the discussion of the marketing mix , there are certain key issues , such as pricing , which have to be considered and agreed on a shared basis . |
| 14 | We discussed primary intervention ( aimed at prevention of further problems ) and agreed on a different method of drying clothes to prevent a similar accident happening again . |
| 15 | Afterwards a buffet lunch will be available for any who would like at The Forbury , Leominster-prepared by Amy Ormond ( Wootten 1943 ) — and in the afternoon at The Forbury Vicky Archard ( Lloyd 1966 ) , member and past president of the Hereford and Mid-Wales Philatelic Society will give a talk and display on a philatelic theme . |
| 16 | Following a day of workshops , discussion and contributions from the floor , the conference unanimously passed a resolution mandating the organisers to seek meetings with government and other interested parties to discuss the unemployment problem , and to monitor on an ongoing basis the impact of government economic and social policies . |
| 17 | I sighed and tumbled on a great idea . |
| 18 | In 1884 , disenchanted with his life at Eton , Salt decided to live at Tilford in Surrey and concentrate on a simple life , following his many interests in the field of humanitarianism . |
| 19 | Since the advent of the Welfare State the members , through their trustees , have decided to freeze the sickness benefit and concentrate on a terminal benefit at retirement . |
| 20 | CHRISTIAN Aid worker Lis Perkins found poverty and fear on a three-week visit to the Philippines which included a frightening encounter with armed vigilantes . |
| 21 | She felt his chest rise and fall on a long , slightly unsteady intake of breath . |
| 22 | Would you like to represent the NCT and voice our member 's opinions and needs on an official body concerned with promoting good ante-natal care ? |
| 23 | It urges links between guidance teachers and other agencies , such as social work , education welfare officers and children 's panels , and to work on a flexible approach to the curriculum , enabling fourth year leavers to follow particular classes while performing work experience and voluntary work in the community . |
| 24 | The rectory , some hundred yards from St Andrew 's , was a high Victorian monstrosity , facing north , and perched on a small mound the better to catch the chilly winds of the Cotswold country . |
| 25 | Groove and glue on a stout strip which can be gripped in the vice . |
| 26 | With primers described by Jiang et al and synthesised on an Applied Biosystems DNA synthesiser a 157 bp fragment of the K-ras gene was amplified containing codon 12 . |
| 27 | Pour boiling water over , cover and cook on a low boil for 10 minutes . |
| 28 | Put in a fireproof dish eight carrots cut in round pieces , about half an inch thick , half a dozen small onions , parsley , salt and pepper and a rasher of bacon cut in small pieces , add a tablespoon of water , cover the dish and cook on a slow fire for about three and a half hours . |
| 29 | Coins may also be found and reported on a casual basis by interested members of the public or systematically searched out by treasure hunters with metal detectors . |
| 30 | Sotheby 's and Christie 's sales of Impressionist and Modern art of 10–11 November took the art world on a psychological roller-coaster ride beginning with a frightening drop and ending on a reassuring plateau . |