Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] a [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know it 's come out of the tax situation he 's built himself a er massive big house or put an extension on it . |
| 2 | The Cassons need to review each item on lease and consider whether to return it and cancel the lease , re-finance the lease on a longer term or seek a moratorium on payments . |
| 3 | What you mean is that we might bang into things or kick a detonator on the nose or something of the kind . |
| 4 | Once the proposals are implemented , retailers will be free to offer discounts for cash — or levy a surcharge on credit card users . |
| 5 | To do this he has to employ language and gesture appropriate to the context in which he finds himself — he may shout ‘ Halt ! ’ or give a salute on an army parade ground , but not at a picnic . |
| 6 | First , the news will be there when our audience wants it — to cover major events when they happen — or give an up-date on whatever is new that hour . |
| 7 | Trace or draw a face on the bear 's head . |
| 8 | Agreement will be reached on whether to accept the change , or defer a decision on the change until a later date . |
| 9 | Moreover , international operations director Richard Ferry claims that the Bracknell , Berkshire-based company 's services are unique — although most rivals can offer centralised expertise , he says , no-one else can monitor computer systems remotely , or keep an eye on such critical issues as temperature and air conditioning levels at any given customer site . |
| 10 | FENDER Precision , USA , early 70s , mint condition , Fender case , £425 , or do a deal on a Martin . |
| 11 | It is conceivable that the sender could set up a board and easel and compose a poem to signal to another , or write a message on a piece of paper and make a paper aeroplane to fly across the room . |
| 12 | An armchair by the fire in winter may be the ideal spot for reading a novel : however , it 's not the best place to structure or write an essay on " Newtonian thermodynamics ' or " Political and philosophical influences on the novels of Jane Austen " . |
| 13 | You may ask to be referred to a chiropractor by your GP , or arrange a consultation on your own initiative . |
| 14 | And for those who prefer more leisurely pursuits you can picnic , sunbathe , ride a cable car into the surrounding peaks or take a ride on one of the oldest cog railways in the world . |
| 15 | The House did not take a decision on the Bill or express a view on it . |
| 16 | If you have never stood up in front of other people and given a speech , you could take a course in public speaking , or buy a book on the subject and go through the techniques they practise . |
| 17 | This is not so you can cross-dress in the privacy of wild open country , or perform a stick-up on a youth hostel and rob them of the night 's takings of £14.95 , but to put over your head when the midges come out . |
| 18 | But you never saw the king of beasts clap his forepaws nor balance a ball on his nose ! |
| 19 | We assess and evaluate a person on an initial first impression — this includes their whole body image . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't get shot down , but if you d get shot down , try and ram a Hun on the way . ’ |
| 21 | Can I just say to you that that 's already been developed and worked out we 're intending in the next cycle to bring you proposals for a housing strategy , er on social housing , and within that we 're intending to run a series of short seminars for members to give members , all members , not just members of this committee but members of all area committees until everybody has that information background information on things like , social housing , partnerships , housing association grant so that everybody 's in a position to actually er , see and make a decision on what this council wants out of social housing , but all of that will take place in the next cycle Chair . |
| 22 | Friday and make a decision on Friday without panicking into a decision . |
| 23 | But if all goes well , in time we should be able to sell our castings outside and make a profit on them too . |
| 24 | Would they be able to remember tomorrow 's prices and make a fortune on the stock market ? |
| 25 | I said we 'd better take two days over the trip and make a stop-over on the way . |
| 26 | But Rodney replied that he wanted to work out which utensils he could improvise with and make a start on the boeuf bourguignon . |
| 27 | ‘ I shall go out this afternoon and make a start on the borders . |
| 28 | and make a start on the dishes ? |
| 29 | It is a time when we can take a deep breath , assess where we are and make a start on our anticipatory mourning for our fate . |
| 30 | Just before dusk , go to a canyon rim overlook called Donkey Point and cook a steak on the hot rock . |