Example sentences of "that [vb base] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anodyne solutions are sought through an alchemy of systems that capitalize on consultants and capitulate on common sense . |
| 2 | Originating in Scandinavian mythology , elves are capricious sprites that dance on the grass , or sit in the leaves of trees and bask in the light of the full moon . |
| 3 | The , the back of the calendar card , the notes that make on the back of the calendar card , will be in sequential order , presumably . |
| 4 | In many other animals , such cells are overlain with lenses , to focus the light , and attached to nerves that converge on some central brain ; a set-up that lays the foundations of true vision . |
| 5 | In the United States that is not so ; it is acknowledged that the multitude of pressures ( some real , some imagined ) that converge on a member from his constituents and from vested interests may make the call of the party electorally disastrous . |
| 6 | They come out to feed on the insects and other invertebrates that swarm on the soft oozy surface of the mud . |
| 7 | It would have been better if Cuntona had n't equalised or if Bruce had been sent off for clothes-lining that turk on the half-way line . |
| 8 | With hanging baskets , windowboxes , and those tiny gardens in dishes that sit on patio tables there is a whole world from which to make your own , highly personal statement . |
| 9 | The back feet and diagonal members have these compound curves , produced by making jig templates that are secured on both sides of the component and guided by corresponding bearing that sit on top and below the cutter block . |
| 10 | If you do not have space for a build-in model beside or under the sink , there are portables available that sit on the worktop , where they can be connected to the taps and drains for washing . |
| 11 | This is a direct parallel with conservation programmes that concentrate on small peasant farmers and those marginal semi-proletariat which find themselves eking out a living charcoal-burning , cultivating the steepest slopes , or in shifting cultivation without sufficient fallow-periods — an issue which is explored in detail in Chapter 7 . |
| 12 | We must be prepared to understand the Evil One as the Dark Power — that which is evil — rather than elaborating ( new ) mythologies that concentrate on personalised demons and personified devils . |
| 13 | ( As we shall see , it is members of the conflict theory camp that concentrate on the structure of these material constraints on behaviour . ) |
| 14 | Solutions that concentrate on groups , on the other hand , fail to take into account the real nature of employment systems . |
| 15 | The gold medal exhibit from the Society 's Lily Group offers a chance of seeing the fritillaries that grow on arid hillsides in Turkey , often of bizarre colouring . |
| 16 | The rare gases take very little part in life 's processes ; and we need not discuss water vapour at too great length , even though many desert animals and plants , and some epiphytes ( plants that grow on the surface of other plants ) derive much or most of their water from water that floats to them on the air . |
| 17 | I make no apology for repeating the fact that a farmer 's living comes from the soil and the crops and livestock that grow on it ; and not from buildings , machinery , and equipment . |
| 18 | The trouble is that phosphates act as nutrients for green plants and the minute algae that grow on the surface of slow-moving water . |
| 19 | Seal Sands is also an important staging post on the migration route of at least 11 species of waders , including the knot and redshank , which feed on the plants that grow on the marshes . |
| 20 | The centre piece of the act is the onymous toad , unique among the frogs and toads because it has lost the horny pads ( the so-called nuptial pads ) that grow on the male 's hands during the breeding season and because it mates on dry land rather than in water . |
| 21 | You may decide to use location instead of season , garden flowers , woodland flowers , flowers that grow on chalk , in the marshes and so on . |
| 22 | They graze on the algae that grow on the coral . |
| 23 | you know , as you get them half baskets that fit on a wall |
| 24 | If you generally only go out as a treat , a commitment to healthy eating will mean that you want to choose dishes that build on the good work you have carried on at home . |
| 25 | that hesitate on parapets so narrow |
| 26 | We hear that Intel Corp has written up a bunch of Q&As for its people to use answering questions that touch on Digital Equipment Corp 's rival Alpha chip , while Microsoft Corp has written up a similar document on Unix compared with NT . |
| 27 | We hear Intel Corp has written up a bunch of Q&As for its people to use answering questions that touch on DEC 's competitive Alpha chip , while Microsoft Corp has written up a similar document on Unix compared with NT . |
| 28 | The sausage-like sea cucumbers that sprawl on sandy patches in the reef are also echinoderms , which lie neither face-up nor face-down , but on their sides . |
| 29 | Children who are photophobic ( sensitive to bright light ) will find that dazzle on bright sunny days can be quite distressing , especially when they move from a shaded interior into bright sunlight outside . |
| 30 | This ‘ fair shares ’ system ( which , with the proliferation of news channels , is surely nearing the end of its useful life ) encourages them to think not in terms of earning that place on the news , but rather in terms of keeping the broadcasters supplied with positive images . |