Example sentences of "and [vb base] on [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You will load your aeroplanes with T.N.T. , ’ he said , ‘ fly in line-astern to Corps H.Q. , and crash on to the roof of the Corps commander 's chateau , in alphabetical order . ’ |
| 2 | But the scent was so fresh , it was obvious the beasts would be unwilling to leave for a while , so Grant decided to ignore them and push on with the next stage of their operation . |
| 3 | and hurry on towards no destination , |
| 4 | Make several more flowers in the same way and attach on to the waterlily leaves . |
| 5 | Make a little fondant handle , and attach on to the door . |
| 6 | As the full , six-strong complement of the member 's Committee representatives were present , and obviously in support , he would quickly realise the arithmetic of it and press on to a vote . |
| 7 | The story of some of these presses is a fascinating one to follow , as the printers surreptitiously pull off their pamphlets and broadsides in some kitchen or remote country house , load up and press on to the next location , with an eye ever over their shoulder for the pursuers . |
| 8 | You may also like to cut out a ‘ horizon ’ of white fondant and press on to the base of the cake drum to resemble hills below . |
| 9 | Mr Major won his mandate to continue his premiership and press on with the Maastricht Bill by just three votes after a photo-finish climax to a day of drama . |
| 10 | Minutes later we are heading for a small island group north of Vengsøya , to round that and head on for the next . |
| 11 | A wind was gathering at the coast , preparing to sweep across the fields , lean against the few trees and race on over the road , across to the far side of the island . |
| 12 | Hug the person or creature , give it your love , and walk on along the forest path . |
| 13 | For the grass , colour royal icing green and spread on to the cake drum , making little tufts with a palette knife . |
| 14 | Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up . |
| 15 | Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel . |
| 16 | Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season . |
| 17 | The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance . |
| 18 | Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour . |
| 19 | And hold on to the bundles ! ’ |
| 20 | I 'll stay with you and hold on to the guns . |
| 21 | You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars . |
| 22 | Conference , could you be upstanding and welcome on to the platform , Catherine and , delegates from the Lancashire region where last year 's congress was held , to unveil the G M B banner . |
| 23 | Pipe the words START and FINISH on to the top left and bottom right squares , and then pipe numbers on to the squares in consecutive order . |
| 24 | At any minute they would see the two horses and they would mount them and ride on down the road and all would be well . |
| 25 | Later child psychologists have noted how older children find and hang on to a favoured object such as a rag . |
| 26 | if I hang on to that and put it away in the garage and hang on to the key so I can get the right , the right lock |
| 27 | They are , in brief , hard-working and somewhat stressed ; feel dissatisfied with the job they are doing ( or at least bits of it ) ; confused about what they should be doing but wanting to change in the direction of greater impact and relevance of what they do ; have no clear idea how to go about it ; do not feel optimistic about things getting better ; are worried about the amount of emotional energy the job takes up ; and mostly do the best they can , try not to think about it all too much , and hang on till the holidays . |
| 28 | The billposter attempting to paste the second of his ‘ Cooper and Co 's Teas ’ posters on the hoarding watched the paper slowly curl back from the wall and drop on to the ground . |
| 29 | ‘ Will you go down to the town , to the nearest phone box and get on to the station ? |
| 30 | Back along with the back to what you would call the sea crossing er to and get on to the Rousay pier then and get a dinghy or something and row across to Wyre . |