Example sentences of "and [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such a situation it is therefore all the more necessary to recognize the unique place the ethnographer holds and to capitalize on it . |
| 2 | Already in my own LEA there are plans for visual arts teachers to explore and establish assessment guidelines , and to capitalize on the considerable amount of curriculum development work that has occurred over recent years . |
| 3 | Turn out dough and knead on a lightly floured surface until firm . |
| 4 | It was a warm and friendly night , and the sea swished and whispered on the sand . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They manhandled Mr Reagan to the side of the stage and pounced on his attacker , forcing him over the podium to check him for any possible weapons before dragging him away . |
| 7 | Nina came in soon after , flapping her arms like pterodactyl wings , and pounced on a girl he had never seen before . |
| 8 | The lights went on ; we leapt up and pounced on them , adding our howls of ingrate triumph to the general confusion — ending the happy myth not with a whimper but a bang , while Addy , the fellow-conspirator , leant against the wall and laughed herself to helplessness … |
| 9 | Scuffles broke out everywhere as our officers came out of hiding and pounced on six members of the gang who bolted into the woods and sand dunes around the bay before being rounded up with the assistance of police dogs . |
| 10 | He falls in a heap , and as they pass every dog on the right of the line raises a leg and pees on him . |
| 11 | ‘ We 've had to chop and change on a regular basis this season , but it could hold us in good stead because when everyone is fit again , we 'll know we have people who can operate well in different positions . ’ |
| 12 | export subsidies on manufactured goods are prohibited , and limited on primary products . |
| 13 | It squeaked and jingled on its hinges as they swung it behind them . |
| 14 | No. 391 ( 47E ) was inspected and overhauled on 13 January 1948 and reappeared with brush panelling on both decks , that on the lower deck leaving the steel solebars exposed . |
| 15 | There was a small dressing-table in Matilda 's bedroom with her hairbrush and comb on it and two library books . |
| 16 | People read it and commented on his interpretation of events , and many were familiar with his version of the battles of Kawz and Hawaria . |
| 17 | Bartram expressed gratitude for Miller 's offer to assist him in understanding Linnaeus 's system and commented on the Swedish naturalist 's publication of all the North American plants observed by Kalm on his visit ( i.e. Species Plantarum , 2 vols. 1753 ) adding , ‘ I long to see these books — to see if they have done me justice , as Kalm promised me . ’ |
| 18 | He started reading in 1856 , the year of publication of Gods , Men and Heroes , which Crabb Robinson , indefatigable , had read and commented on . |
| 19 | Their owners were also beginning to notice what was going on and commented on the changes that were making their business more difficult , for the books often had no dispersal markings on them . |
| 20 | How readers make sense of texts is dependent on their understanding of how texts are circulated and commented on in different settings . |
| 21 | South West Surrey Community Health Council , a body responsible for monitoring standards of patient care , also recently confirmed their satisfaction with the service and commented on the professionalism . |
| 22 | The second reason for urban bias was the fact that the radio broadcasters themselves lived in the towns : the people who spoke to them and commented on their programmes were living in the same environment . |
| 23 | On one occasion , as the wedding day drew near , Charles put his arm around her waist and commented on what he considered to be her chubby figure . |
| 24 | Then he wrote down what he expected would happen in the ensuing month with respect to each key task and what he was going to do about it , asked questions about policy , and commented on long-term opportunities , threats , and needs . |
| 25 | We noticed the wide range of realizations in chapter 4 ( table 4.2 , p. 97 ) and commented on its regularity . |
| 26 | It has been piloted and commented on in a number of institutions already . |
| 27 | One member of the audience thought that he was Sam Waterston or vice versa and commented on how much he had aged . |
| 28 | We welcomed the shift towards a plan-led system and commented on a number of structure and local plans . |
| 29 | Being ‘ dog people ’ they were interested in the poodles ' performance and commented on what lovely dogs , ‘ Pity you do n't know how to show them to their best advantage . ’ |
| 30 | For the nursery class , the researcher studied and commented on the data and then discussed what emerged with the staff . |