Example sentences of "and [verb] on [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , search software offers the types of facilities discussed in Chapter 17 , including the ability to search on words in pre-determined fields , the ability to search on word stems and to search on words with variant spellings , and then the ability to rank the retrieved material according to its relative significance . |
| 2 | Boxes and pots in good condition can , of course , be sorted and arranged on shelves . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Follow up leads and insist on answers ? |
| 5 | It is a quaint custom in which our villagers ‘ beat the bounds , ’ ride around on trailers pulled by tractors and sit on bales of straw . |
| 6 | Too frequently , managers forget the significance of a group as a source of power and influence on individuals . |
| 7 | But the high interest rate policy and squeeze on retailers hit hard . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Car 32 was the first to be extended and placed on bogies ( see 3 ) , although the old top cover was sometimes used . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Since then Ms Hinchliffe has written regular letters to the council , collected a 300-signature petition , and lobbied on doorsteps and at school gates . |
| 12 | The King makes all the rules , appoints and dismisses Prime Ministers , and insists on marshmallows and cocoa for breakfast , while his subjects get only dry toast . |
| 13 | For example the Review of Railway Finances chaired by Sir David Serpell was given the following terms of reference ‘ to examine the finances of the railway and associated operations , in the light of all relevant considerations , and to report on options for alternative policies , and their related objectives , designed to secure improved financial results in an efficiently run railway in Great Britain over the next 20 years ’ . |
| 14 | DESPITE consistently pool weather and a frightening episode in which they were avalanched in their tents , two members of a british expedition have made the first ascent of the South Face of Thalay Sagar , one of the most attempted and failed on mountains in the Indian Charwal Hamalayas . |
| 15 | Now in fact that 's not what we like our stewards to do , what we like our stewards to do is actually to help people to enjoy themselves , to help people to erm to enjoy the house and to sit on things and and and actually say , no please sit down on that if you like to , it 's perfectly alright , that 's what it 's for . |
| 16 | Ripen marrows by raising them out of the foliage and resting on bricks |
| 17 | After the World Cup they rose to the occasion and agreed on proposals which , when adopted next year , will fundamentally change the structure of the game . |
| 18 | The new Cabinet held its first session on June 28 , and agreed on proposals to restructure the government , in particular by merging a number of specialized ministries into a Ministry of Economy . |
| 19 | Economic Ministers of the six-member Association of South-East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) met in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , on Oct. 7-8 and agreed on proposals for economic co-operation arrangements , to be submitted to the ASEAN summit meeting scheduled for late January 1992 in Singapore . |
| 20 | Administrators are keen to sign supply contracts with Third World governments for expensive desalination plants , mechanised sewage treatment works ( as in Kampala ) and to agree on projects that will steer business toward foreign designers and contractors . |
| 21 | Men tend to spend more time analysing their own thoughts and motives , and reflecting on others ' behaviour . |
| 22 | This year 's Ars Antiqua will run from 7 to 15 November and will again include two weekends to provide maximum time for viewing and reflecting on purchases . |
| 23 | She was also frightened of doing housework and passed on jobs to a support worker , announcing : ‘ She can do it . ’ |
| 24 | Ingrid translated the ads into English and passed on details to West Country job centres . |
| 25 | A FORMER slave who used to draw and paint on scraps of cardboard is at the centre of a multi-million pound legal battle . |
| 26 | In and out of errand-boy jobs , Bullen now lodged for the cost of his keep or , between jobs , slept rough and lived on scraps . |
| 27 | Harriet got a job as a dentist 's receptionist and lived on lentils and poached eggs in a hostel until the dentist asked her to marry him . |
| 28 | Microsoft chose to drop its OS/2 development and concentrate on Windows , leaving IBM to continue on its own . |
| 29 | In accordance with the main theme of this book the accounts given here are drawn from the school sector ( primary and secondary ) and concentrate on activities that were conducted at the level of the whole institution ( although , in practice , the whole of the school may not have become involved ) . |
| 30 | The annual Finance Bill could then be greatly simplified and concentrate on changes to the rates of the main tax levies . |