Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.

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1 At the second last she put in a tremendous leap and was back in the lead as Run And Skip started to fade , but Forgive 'N Forget on the stands side and Wayward Lad inside him were now going for home , and they passed Dawn Run on the approach to the last .
2 No one remembers the herbaceous border for itself , or remarks on the subtlety of textures in your dashing skate-and-potato combo .
3 In almost all cases this venom is used as a means of defence , and most people are stung after handling or stepping on a fish .
4 — When going for country walks , one often comes across a railway line , and it is tempting to walk along either beside the rails or stepping on the sleepers between the rails .
5 No political action may be undertaken or justified on the ground that it promotes an ideal of the good nor on the ground that it enables individuals to pursue an ideal of the good .
6 Marooned in that room or dawdling on the shore .
7 Arguments in favour are that the video recording gives a more complete record because it shows what the lecturer writes on the board or displays on the Overhead Projector and it can also cover any demonstrations that are part of the lecture .
8 As a result , surveyors are likely to charge a higher fee or insist on a more extensive and therefore more expensive survey ; alternatively they may persuade the building societies and banks to stop showing valuation reports to borrowers .
9 Or got on the same bus .
10 As she flies through the dark , or gallops on the horse of night , she is using different skills from those of our daytime world .
11 They may , for example ( to paraphrase the original submission ) either broaden their areas of study in order to learn the principles and methods of several disciplines or concentrate on a more extensive study of a single discipline .
12 Should he start on the idle or concentrate on the incompetent ?
13 The term ‘ premises ’ as defined in Article 2(2) ‘ includes any place and , in particular , includes any vehicle , vessel , aircraft or hovercraft , any installation on land ( including the foreshore and other land intermittently covered by water ) , any offshore installation , and any other installation ( whether floating , or resting on the seabed or the subsoil thereof , or resting on other land covered with water or the subsoil thereof ) , and any tent or movable structure . ’
14 Two balconies face the tubes and plumbing mysteries of the solar heating system ; to enjoy the great views from these you have to stand , or sit on a very , very high chair .
15 For that sum they could parade up and down the grounds at any time of day or sit on the grassy banks at will . ’
16 Before the industrial revolution of the early nineteenth century people travelled mainly for two reasons : either for business , or to go on a pilgrimage .
17 Even if you do n't need the money for domestic or emergency reasons , you might need a holiday somewhere special — to go to your daughter 's wedding in Australia — or to go on a second honeymoon .
18 When he can walk outside confidently , the patient can plan to increase the distance he walks , or to go on the same route , but taking less time to complete his walk .
19 The teacher will ask you to lie on a table or to sit on a chair while he gently moves your head and limbs around .
20 For ordinary people in undernourished Bucharest to regard the trinkets of capitalism as the symbols of liberty as well as the rewards of prosperity is understandable , but to have the wealth of twenty-three million Romanians to squander at one 's will and to choose to watch Kojak or to sit on the sort of lumpish gilt furniture that Western department stores export to their Arab allies would not have suited Caligula .
21 Adolescents are very sensitive about pretence , hypocrisy or deceit on the part of their parents .
22 The common message , from many of the women or members of ethnic communities we spoke to , was , their need to be seen on the television screen or heard on the radio .
23 If you are working on the floor , sit cross-legged if possible or kneel on a mat .
24 or drained on the reeds blowing
25 When a book is opened , and either held in the hand or placed on a table , the front cover and hinge are immediately subjected to strain , especially if the volume is a thick and heavy one .
26 Samples can be hung on a rod , in slotted pockets or placed on a lectern .
27 The image of the Swastika accompanying the Yagna is either drawn or formed on the ground .
28 If you do not have a personal alarm then try and shout for help , or bang on the floor or wall .
29 It was an appointment , as William Adam pointed out , which ‘ often follows at a great distance of time after the application & entring on the list ’ .
30 But Caro could n't help feeling snubbed that her mother had not given the lettuce a little squeeze , to see how good and hearty it was , or commented on the size and perfect shape of the radishes .
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