Example sentences of "and on [art] " in BNC.

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1 They were to be very ‘ diplomatic ’ with recalcitrant poor peasants , and on no account were they to take to court more than a small minority in any one area , even if a majority were guilty .
2 Told him not to let his report run to more than it absolutely had to , and on no account to make a feature piece out of it .
3 Items should be withdrawn and dried rapidly after boiling has finished and on no account should they be left soaking .
4 Children are baptized by the faith of their parents , and on no other basis .
5 This is totally different to the measurement for a walking stick to help an injured hip or ankle , and on no account should the stick be shortened .
6 If you do , bidding can be very exhilarating , and on no account should you bid more than your pre-determined limit .
7 They need flat water to perform well and on no account should they be taken into waves , since , not only are they difficult to manoeuvre well , but they are also liable to snap because of their length .
8 What they were doing might concern her , probably did concern her , but the decision , whatever it was , was theirs not hers ; whereas waiting here , feeling the coolness beneath her hands and the softness of the April sun about her face , and being content to feel these delightful sensations flowing through her and to want nothing more — that was something that depended on her and on no on else .
9 As with any other important investment decision , you would be well advised to take your time , do some basic research into the track record of any policies you might be considering ( specialist magazines such as Money Management provide a useful starting point ) and on no account sign any document without first being absolutely certain that you fully understand all the terms and conditions including the administrative charges .
10 He was told not to promise any date for attainment of Dominion status : ‘ There is no advantage in fixing paper dates ’ , and he was even told not to use the term Dominion status and on no account to make any reference to independence .
11 • Tip : Accept your baby 's unpredictability as far as you can , and on no account blame yourself for it ( or listen to anyone who implies you ought to get his act together ) .
12 I had a sudden pang of conscience that I really ought to tell them that the funny-looking herb on the left of their kitchen garden was not really an obscure form of ivy and on no account must they attempt to smoke its leaves .
13 Both parties enjoyed freedom to contract or not to contract and both parties exercised that freedom by contracting on the terms set forth in the written agreement and on no other terms .
14 And on no account add butter or margarine .
15 Now planning huge work to take place simultaneously in every town in Greece and on every mountain .
16 We had chosen our visit to coincide with the full moon , but it also coincided with a period of maximum solar flare activity , and on every clear night the Lights treated us to a spectacular show in green and red .
17 It 's a play I have seen acted regularly in each village , and on every occasion it 's exactly the same .
18 Then in the spring of 1980 came the disaster of the rescue mission , with agonising pictures of wrecked helicopters and charred bodies across the pages of every newspaper and on every television channel .
19 Over a twenty-year production run nearly 1,700 were eventually built , and they have served reliably in 65 countries in every climate and on every continent ( including Antarctica ) .
20 It had been worn the last time the Mendozas beat the O'Briens in the Open and on every occasion they had met since .
21 Turn on the radio and on every station The Eagles are ‘ Living it up at de Hotel California ’ .
22 And on every page , you 'll find warmth , humour and lively illustration making the educational process as joyful as it is instructive .
23 Repeatedly , the stars of the team were pictured on primetime television thanks to BT 's technology , and on every occasion there was the obligatory mention for BY .
24 During his time as organizer there were no instances of damage to the coaches , and on every trip a whip-round was arranged for the driver .
25 All these books have strengths that justify their place on the library shelf and on every reading list on the history of seventeenth-century science .
26 Over the years they had attended the same victuallers ' functions , and on every occasion Harcourt had kept very much to his own table .
27 A huge fire roared in the grate ; people balanced on the fire-seat which ran around the hearth , and on every other available perch , including the stairs and the piano .
28 ‘ , ‘ Fish ! ’ and ‘ Meat pies ! ’ and on every corner stood tipplers who sold drinks to passers-by out of small , iron-hooped barrels .
29 let me read those verses again , he says my flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill , and my flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth , there was no one to search or seek for them .
30 and on every single photograph
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