Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scents of its rare grasses and reeds drift gently on the wind bringing calm and tranquillity to its banks . |
| 2 | Other arms took on the burden , and blood stained richly on the sleeves of Holly 's tunic . |
| 3 | The berths were practically dry at low water and vessels lay aground on the mud bottom whilst loading and discharging their cargoes . |
| 4 | All the while I stood listening and Frankie sat calmly on the sofa reading his comic as though nothing was happening . |
| 5 | Helen was called home to help her sister , Irene , in her employment and during this ten-week secretarial stint she and Edward met frequently on the Common as Helen returned from her work . |
| 6 | It strikes me the symbolism of this whole venture would be better were it he and Andy balancing together on the seat , but I get the impression Andy 's partner is n't fully into such flamboyance . |
| 7 | A thirteen-episode video designed to teach the language of scientists and engineers working together on an international ( space ) project and using English as the medium of communication . |
| 8 | Stravinsky 's three works for piano and orchestra , the Concerto for piano and wind , the Capriccio , and Movements came together on an HMV record , with Michel Béroff and the Paris Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa , and Stravinsky himself had left recordings of his Danses concertantes , Four Norwegian Moods , the Ode , and the Concerto in D for strings . |
| 9 | Most younger counsellors will have learnt about the war from texts , films and documentaries based essentially on the political view of history . |
| 10 | If the problem is interpreted in this way , the debate between holists and individualists centres initially on the relative scope of the two approaches . |
| 11 | IBM demonstrated OS/2 and OSF/1 running concurrently on a PS/2 at Comdex a few weeks back , using the multiple personality capabilities of OSF 's Mach-based microkernel technology . |
| 12 | Such widely varied writers as Webern , Dallapiccola , and Stravinsky rely heavily on the textures and idioms of early choral music . |
| 13 | Fife and Drum sprawled contentedly on the floor . |
| 14 | Faith , Hope and Charity sit precariously on the edge . |
| 15 | Figaro was his first real success , and he and Mozart worked closely on the text , toning down the political comment , and emphasizing the comic ( buffo ) elements so perfectly suited to Mozart 's deft , sparkling setting . |
| 16 | Still , old stereotypes and perceptions die hard on the other side of the desk . |
| 17 | The medium-rise deck access maisonettes and flats built here on a slum clearance site in the 1960s were very unpopular and by the late 1970s had become difficult to let . |
| 18 | There was no arrogance in it , no anger , just a gentle exploration that deepened imperceptibly until hunger and passion hovered just on the periphery , deliberately held at bay . |
| 19 | They could hear Nelson and Joe working good-naturedly on the door , but not another word passed between them . |
| 20 | For 12 months , BP and Unipart worked together on a basis of trust , getting together the right people from both sides , brainstorming and exploring the many opportunities for collaborative activity — not just in Eastern Europe . |
| 21 | The firm , which specialised in commercial brochures , had a shaky time last year and staff agreed then on a pay cut . |
| 22 | Director and company secretary Diane Pinion said : ‘ The rubbish is not from Star Discount , but from other local businesses and people dumping generally on the site . ’ |
| 23 | Thus culture at some level of awareness asserts itself to be not only distinct from but superior to nature , and that sense of distinctiveness and superiority rests precisely on the ability to transform — to ‘ socialize' ’ and ‘ ‘ culturalize' ’ — nature' , i.e. to be active and in control . |
| 24 | Ash and smoke blown away on the wind ! ’ |
| 25 | The researcher 's work on the effects of taxes on individuals and households draws heavily on the government 's Family Expenditure Survey . |
| 26 | From an early stage regular homework is given and channels of communication are established through the child 's daily use of a homework diary , enabling parents and teachers to communicate informally on a daily basis . |
| 27 | Iain and Tommy drank together on the back streets of Pinner . |
| 28 | It had a circular room with a compass inlaid in mahogany in the parquet floor , and here father and daughter sat side-by-side on the window seat while he coached her each evening in the school holidays . |
| 29 | Megan and Peter crunch together on the settee , both wearing jeans and gulping glasses of wine and saying nothing . |
| 30 | The village tavernas and bars lie practically on the doorstep of this attractive hotel which is exclusive to Club 18–30 . |