Example sentences of "and [vb pp] on [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boxes and pots in good condition can , of course , be sorted and arranged on shelves . |
| 2 | Books and files are classified by subject and arranged on shelves and in filing cabinets by the alphabetic class mark or alpha–numeric file code . |
| 3 | Books used in the liturgy were holy objects , often encased in jewelled bookcovers , and placed on altars or carried in processions to inspire and impress the faithful . |
| 4 | Car 32 was the first to be extended and placed on bogies ( see 3 ) , although the old top cover was sometimes used . |
| 5 | The British Press habitually looks for an opportunity eventually to knock down the heroes they have created and placed on pedestals , if only to do something new . |
| 6 | Since then Ms Hinchliffe has written regular letters to the council , collected a 300-signature petition , and lobbied on doorsteps and at school gates . |
| 7 | She stopped trying to move herself voluntarily , and relied on nurses to move her arm and leg for her , so that their task was to ensure that she was always correctly positioned in relation to her spasticity , after they had performed the normal nursing duties of bathing her and helping her on and off the commode . |
| 8 | The researchers infected cells with both the plasmid and the virus , and relied on similarities between the vaccinia genes in the virus itself and those they had put in the plasmid to ensure that occasionally , the two would recombine . |
| 9 | Anyway , we desecrated the British flag — sewed on a pink triangle and painted on slogans — and took it along to the demo , which was very well attended . |
| 10 | Challenged after the meeting by our reporter and asked if she was not being a bit melodramatic , Dorothy said : ’ ‘ It is disgraceful that you have gatecrashed a private meeting like this , and reported on thoughts that have not been fully developed yet . |
| 11 | Miller was also interested in the fruit garden at Goodwood and reported on trials carried out with various walls to see if a circular construction might be beneficial , but he came to the conclusion that nothing would thrive in a constant draught of air . |
| 12 | Two of the papers in Science came from Japan and reported on individuals suffering from Type A syndrome , a rare variant of Type 2 diabetes . |
| 13 | A divorce was therefore sought and granted on grounds of incompatibility ; Grace initially had custody of John . |
| 14 | This suggests the use of smaller pieces of ivory , possibly fragments of elephant tusk , or the smaller walrus tusk , or even the tusks of wild boar which are on occasion found pierced and threaded on necklaces . |
| 15 | The brisk frills that Maman had once draped and ribboned and bowed on dressing-tables , hung now , limp and faintly discoloured by sunlight dwelling quietly in empty rooms . |
| 16 | Except for the climbers and ramblers , which are amenable to being trained and grown on walls and fences , roses can be said to positively dislike being shut in . |
| 17 | Huddled together in the barns of the cortijo and fed on doles garlic soup when they were employed , half starved at home the slack seasons that are the concomitant of extensive monocultures , the Andalusian braceros were a primitive revolutionary class , unique in Europe , alternating between waves of exaltation and fatalistic ‘ Moorish ’ resignation to misery . |
| 18 | He was immediately found not guilty and re-arrested on others . |
| 19 | A common application is their attachment to photocopiers and fax machines , so that file numbers have to be keyed in before the machine will operate and thereafter the cost incurred can be electronically tracked and shown on printouts . |
| 20 | When a cancellation is received the reservation has to be cancelled throughout the system , in the diary and reservation chart and noted on documents in the filing system . |
| 21 | Kent was the major producer and consumer of gold jewellery and it is not surprising to find that the greatest number of coins is found there also , often mounted on suspension loops and worn on necklaces . |
| 22 | Furthermore , if some Branches struck and called on others to back them , that support could be ensured by picketing the workplaces of those who were to be persuaded : Scargill was strong in his insistence that miners do not cross picket lines formed by other miners , but he was eventually defeated by both the unwillingness of an increasingly large body of miners ( especially those working in Nottinghamshire , see below ) to disregard this advice in the absence of a national ballot on strike action , and the government 's preparedness to counter the pickets by mass policing and other tactics which limited the freedom of movement of perceived would-be pickets ( Fine and Millar , 1985 ) . |
| 23 | Here they were presented with a new interpretation of world events from the Kremlin which saw the world as divided into ‘ two camps ’ and called on Communists everywhere to resist US ‘ imperialism ’ . |
| 24 | During the workshop discussions , participants stressed the lack of communication between these countries and English-speaking Africa , and called on Africans of all backgrounds to ‘ contribute positively to current changes in Africa . ’ |
| 25 | He denounced the old religion as the Lie and called on men to worship the deity whom he called Ahura Mazdah , the wise Lord , who stood for the Truth . |
| 26 | In another statement on Oct. 3 Ayatollah Khamenei defended the Council as an " official , reliable and trustworthy " body and called on Iranians to regard voting as a religious duty . |
| 27 | An official denial issued by the Saudi Press Agency on the same day said that the report was " inaccurate " , " exaggerated " and based on accounts which had been subjected to " distortion and biased machinations by suspicious sources " . |
| 28 | Delegated legislation consists of orders — now known as statutory instruments — issued by ministers and based on powers given to them by Acts of Parliament . |
| 29 | Consequently , they propose a policy more akin to that of the US and based on rules which would automatically forbid mergers above a given size . |
| 30 | The involvement of Welsh grandparents takes a different form : contact may be less frequent and based on invitations to visit or regular arrangements for contributing to childcare one day or one evening a week . |