Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | They trust you to get into a panic and err wildly on the side of generosity . ’ |
| 2 | We go downstairs and sit side-by-side on the sofa . |
| 3 | Although she was not aware of it she was , in her shabby white cotton blouse and her dark green skirt , with her blue-black and glossy curls drawn up and knotted simply on the top of her head , her face glowing and vital , the only touch of colour in the grimy street . |
| 4 | Module headers can be generated and duplicated quickly on the user 's account , perhaps with standard information related to the project in hand supplied in certain fields . |
| 5 | The horns are quite different to those of other White Parks : they are much more upright , and curve inwards on the females . |
| 6 | In December 1940 , Wolverton Road Vehicle Shop undertook the construction of four Mobile Kitchens , on the lines of a container which could be lifted and placed either on a road trailer or lorry , or on a railway freight wagon — exactly the same idea as the container which the LMS developed pre-war for removing furniture directly from door to door . |
| 7 | Ngune was helped into the back of the van and placed gently on a palliasse with his head resting on a pillow . |
| 8 | When I designed the L.game it seemed obvious from the rules I had written that the pieces could be picked up and placed anywhere on the board . |
| 9 | Soviet leaders had been prepared to consider international arrangements and guarantees only on the external aspects of the Afghan problem . |
| 10 | However INSET which is located entirely within the school and drawing exclusively on its own resources can be criticised for parochialism . |
| 11 | Recently , it is said that the pair enjoyed ‘ an evening walk by the river ’ in the course of which ‘ they wandered deep in conversation , pausing only to kiss and cuddle tenderly on the deserted towpath . ’ |
| 12 | Casters are the better of the two for the reason that they sink and remain still on the bottom until they are eaten . |
| 13 | The simple white angel is hollow , and fits neatly on top of a tiny fairy light . |
| 14 | Housing today is a commodity bought and sold primarily on profit considerations . |
| 15 | In his critical essay , A Full Enquiry into the True Nature of Pastoral ( 1717 ) , he examined many of the issues treated by Thomas Tickell and Alexander Pope [ qq.v. ] in the Guardian dispute of 1713 , and argued strongly on the side of Tickell that writers of pastorals should use imagery drawn from contemporary rural life . |
| 16 | The primary bevels were ground back and feathered away on the grindstone , taking care not to overheat and destroy the temper . |
| 17 | Skilled negotiators avoid criticizing or attacking the other person and concentrate instead on ‘ attacking ’ the problem in a no nonsense but constructive way . |
| 18 | It is fair to say , though , that against this basic drive all minds also possess a wish to ignore principles and concentrate instead on single entities regardless of their place in larger systems , to appreciate them simply for themselves . |
| 19 | Shamed Souness said : ‘ I 'd rather not talk about the goals we gave away and concentrate instead on the pluses . ’ |
| 20 | However , I shall leave this problem to one side for the moment and concentrate instead on pursuing the general line of reductivist strategy , which remains unaffected by the choice of basic entities . |
| 21 | To neglect these questions and concentrate instead on the ‘ environment ’ of learning , however important that might be , is to risk encouraging the belief that teachers are judged and advanced on the basis of how their classrooms took rather than how and what their pupils learn ; consequently , some may feel that it is strategically sensible to concentrate on surface at the expense of substance . |
| 22 | Back in 1974 , the idea was to avoid turning it into another Costa of cheap , pack-'em-in highrises , and concentrate instead on upmarket accommodation . |
| 23 | The vendor should resist assuming that the full earn out will eventually be paid and concentrate instead on the formula and past performance to consider the realistic expectation . |
| 24 | Van Gogh 's life has so often been made the subject of literary treatment that the art historian is strongly inclined to leave the biographical matter severely alone and concentrate exclusively on the artistic aspect . |
| 25 | The Leggatt catalogues date from 1836 to 1992 and concentrate mainly on paintings , drawings and prints . |
| 26 | Not so much because I do n't understand the subject ( that is no real obstacle to a lecturer ) , but more because of the time we are likely to consume , even if we keep a respectable distance from quantum mechanics and concentrate solely on phenomenological theories . |
| 27 | They ignore other countries ' difficulties and concentrate solely on those in this country , to the damage of our interests . |
| 28 | Professional conjurers who do complicated and difficult tricks practise until they can totally forget the technique and concentrate entirely on the audience . |
| 29 | If the farmer could eliminate all other factors and concentrate only on managing his leys ( and the soil on which they grow ) he might succeed in minimizing the effect of the ‘ years of depression ’ and maintain the new grasses and clovers for a very long time . |
| 30 | If he was to become the Asian Superman of Nietzsche 's teachings , he must cast aside all thought of pleasure and sensual gratification and concentrate only on the task before him ! |