Example sentences of "or [vb base] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , surveyors are likely to charge a higher fee or insist on a more extensive and therefore more expensive survey ; alternatively they may persuade the building societies and banks to stop showing valuation reports to borrowers . |
| 2 | They may , for example ( to paraphrase the original submission ) either broaden their areas of study in order to learn the principles and methods of several disciplines or concentrate on a more extensive study of a single discipline . |
| 3 | Should he start on the idle or concentrate on the incompetent ? |
| 4 | Two balconies face the tubes and plumbing mysteries of the solar heating system ; to enjoy the great views from these you have to stand , or sit on a very , very high chair . |
| 5 | For that sum they could parade up and down the grounds at any time of day or sit on the grassy banks at will . ’ |
| 6 | Adolescents are very sensitive about pretence , hypocrisy or deceit on the part of their parents . |
| 7 | If you are working on the floor , sit cross-legged if possible or kneel on a mat . |
| 8 | If you do not have a personal alarm then try and shout for help , or bang on the floor or wall . |
| 9 | On the lake-bed cladocerans Macrothrix hirsuticorna , Aloma rectangula and Ilyocryptus brevidentatus and two ostracods Notiocypridopsis frigogena and Eucypris fontana browse or scavenge on the benthic mats , which contain a microfauna of protozoa , turbellaria , rotifers , tardigrades , nematodes , gastrotrichs and enchytraeid annelids ( Heywood and others 1979 , Heywood , 1984 ) . |
| 10 | ‘ Sources close to the ‘ artiste ’ suggest the decision to cancel the tour was not made for glamorous or news-worthy reasons , like police/local authority objections or fear on the streets of Britain … just that he ca n't be arsed . ’ |
| 11 | Others are not reported because of embarrassment or fear on the part of the victim ( rape , domestic assaults ) , or because he or she thinks that there is little the police can do about it ( vandalism , shoplifting ) , or that the offence is not very serious anyway , or that there is no unwilling victim ( drug abuse , soliciting , under-age sex ) . |
| 12 | The person who wrote the computer program used to assist in the creation of the types of works described above has no rights in the work because , although the programmer may control or influence the format of the finished work , he has no control or influence on the content . |
| 13 | If you want decorative timber panels on the ceiling , you may need to use a fire retarding paint or varnish on the surface , although this is not usually necessary in most homes . |
| 14 | Six is the maximum you can push onto , or fit on a , a fire appliance safely . |
| 15 | More fruitful perhaps than such broad categorizations is the implication of Figure 2.1 that it is better to think of disciplines as occupying a certain space in a universe of knowledge , rather than a certain level in a hierarchy or place on a map . |
| 16 | Gina could crawl in beside them or sleep on the sofa downstairs if she preferred . |
| 17 | We kids either had to serve behind the ice-cream counter or wait on the tables . |
| 18 | Scholz was wearing that wise , reflective look that pipe-smokers get or act on the few occasions their pipes are working well . |
| 19 | Infrared radiation is also better than visible light at penetrating mist or smoke on the battlefield . |
| 20 | Never using notes , he would sit on a table swinging his legs , his long underpants showing between his trousers and boots , or perch on a chair at an angle so perilous that disaster threatened . |
| 21 | God could part the Red Sea , Jesus could calm the storm or walk on the water . |
| 22 | If they could not exercise that power themselves , or count on the eastern empire to do it for them , then they would find it where they could . |
| 23 | Just ten or fifteen minutes of it now would see him right , a short trip out through the islets and mudbanks where you could let the boat drift , lean over the stern and watch the inner life of the dirty green water , the shreds of seaweed and small branches and other shapes that sometimes proved to be alive , or focus on the surface , a depthless sheet of scum on which the pearly light shimmered in continual shifting patterns , or even look up to see a huge modern building , several storeys high , going for a stroll along a neighbouring island , the superstructure of a freighter putting out to sea along the deep-water channel … |
| 24 | When sending news items to the local press keep them short and to the point , include anything that will be of interest to a number of people , ( newspapers are in the business of selling newspapers ! ) or focus on an unusual angle . |
| 25 | You might choose to repeat a chosen word or phrase , gently returning to it whenever your mind wanders ; or concentrate on your breathing ; or ‘ watch ’ your thoughts as they drift like clouds through your mind ; or contemplate a theme ; or embark on a visual-experiential journey to the inner realms . |
| 26 | And if you still have time to spare you can spend a weekend in Andorra ( beautiful and taxfree ) or jump on the train to Sitges or the Costa Brava . |
| 27 | They did not want success at all costs , but likewise they were not willing to jump off the pop escalator , or stand on the spot arguing among themselves . |
| 28 | Of course life is not always as simple as that , and being asked to cover for a colleague at very short notice or an unexpected cancellation or transfer on the theatre list can throw your best laid plans into disarray . |
| 29 | Method 1 : Sit in a comfortable chair or lie on a bed or the floor — whichever you prefer . |
| 30 | Well of course we are , the forecast that you hear on the radio or watch on the television is erm just the front end of a very last organisation . |