Example sentences of "and [vb base] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | This group concluded that Mrs Thatcher 's continued participation in the contest could only prove disastrous for the party : she might either scrape a narrow victory and limp on , having lost the confidence of the party , or lose and allow Heseltine to become Prime Minister . |
| 2 | Go on go and sit on |
| 3 | Go and sit on there , go on ! |
| 4 | It is in terms of the latter and their involvement in , and influence on , movements for social change that the project will be judged radical or not . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | I knew I was courting disaster without a rope and partner on , so rushed around below the ice cliffs of the snout to see if I could force a route over the smooth slabs and close to the col . |
| 7 | Sooner or later , however , Mr Gandhi will decide to cut the puppets ' strings and bring on another election . |
| 8 | Headaches are stupefying , benumbing and bring on confusion of mind . |
| 9 | Contestants will join him in the arena to try to do a Tyrus — and bring on the tears again . |
| 10 | While people may even find themselves avoiding others who would be understanding , precisely because their concern may threaten to breach fragile defences and bring on the ‘ crack-up ’ that feels as if it is only just being fended off , as it is . |
| 11 | Already he was capable , it seemed , of making that impact on the stage which was , in record time , to put him at the top of his treacherous profession and bring on the applause of his finest contemporaries . |
| 12 | At half time you can change your tactics and bring on a substitute . |
| 13 | The sensor will react instantaneously to body heat and bring on a light outside your home whenever anyone approaches . |
| 14 | ‘ OK , Ellis , take out the tray and bring on the sex maniac . ’ |
| 15 | Shoes that must obey the call of the music and dance on and on until their wearer fell from exhaustion . |
| 16 | The Weekend comes preloaded with a 24-exposure ( ISO 400 ) colour-print film , so all you have to do is shoot and wind on , then hand over the whole camera to the developers at the end . |
| 17 | I can escape other troubles and concentrate on just the one problem — how to make that damn ball go where I want . |
| 18 | The reasoning , however , is that problem determination is not a ‘ core competency ’ and so IBM is happy to relinquish its responsibility and concentrate on further CICS development . |
| 19 | with everything else and then you zoom in again and concentrate on . |
| 20 | Afterwards , Uncle Ted , who had his suit and Brylcreem on , announced a treat . |
| 21 | It would be far better to take the risk and push on . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | So I 'll blur over the consequences for Ulster and hurry on to my next point — the re-establishment of an Irish House of Lords , the first since 1801 . |
| 24 | But if it were pigeon droppings then it would be a moot point as to whether merely to murmur condolences and hurry on or to set to work with a clean handkerchief . |
| 25 | and hurry on towards no destination , |
| 26 | Make several more flowers in the same way and attach on to the waterlily leaves . |
| 27 | Make a little fondant handle , and attach on to the door . |
| 28 | The British and other European countries knew that this would allow US airlines to fly from the USA , pick up passengers in Britain or in Europe , and fly on to any other destination , which would mean complete US domination of civil aviation . |
| 29 | They planned to visit the Rockies and fly on to Vancouver and then down into the States . |
| 30 | 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 . |