Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too easily we stand still and pat ourselves on the back ; before long we are losing ground . |
| 2 | Th thing is , you can put it on there , put it on sta you can er film it , and bang it on the big screen over there . |
| 3 | Emotivism claims that the distinctive meaning of ethical words lies in their power ( in virtue of our early linguistic conditioning ) to stimulate emotions and attitudes in a hearer , and vent them on the part of the speaker . |
| 4 | Certainly , according to Hardie , ‘ in the case of allocating insurance premiums on particular lines of cover when setting individual budgets for the following year , head offices could look at their operating units ’ past claims records and load them on the poor performers while even awarding the equivalent of no claims bonuses to the good ones . |
| 5 | They jerk from side to side and rub themselves on the plants , but there is no redness or inflammation of the gills . |
| 6 | For example , many a small child knows that to alleviate the pain and irritation of a nettle sting he need only reach for the nearest broad-leaved docken , ( Rumex obtusifolius ) and rub it on the offending part for instant relief . |
| 7 | She stripped the bed and lay me on the bed . |
| 8 | I often have to get up with Graham , carry him into the living room and nurse him into the living room and nurse him on the armchair . |
| 9 | Beside him on the counter were large dirty bottles of gilt glass from which he would take out the stoppers and daub them on the sleeves of passers-by . |
| 10 | But while these were unfortunate , and inclined to make Rachel crumple up her forehead and lecture her on the scientific method and the importance of mental clarity , there was no real danger in such remarks . |
| 11 | Make the invitations in the shape of a skull and crossbones and place them on the door instead of balloons . |
| 12 | Then , with the right side of the garment facing the machine , pick up the stitches around the neck and place them on the machine . |
| 13 | They erm , what they do they drive these big Tugmasters now with these lorries so that they plant all these erm forty foot trailers with er with er erm with a container on and place them on the ship . |
| 14 | It would be possible to test a large sample of readers , who would read nine texts and place them on the network . |
| 15 | From the clew first position release your back hand and place it on the mast below the boom . |
| 16 | Then take a second card from the middle pile and place it on the other outside pile . |
| 17 | Tell your audience that you are going to spell out the names of a complete suit of cards and , each time you spell out a letter , you are going to take the top card and place it on the bottom . |
| 18 | The object is for players , taking it in turns , to remove one of the pieces and place it on the top without the whole structure collapsing . |
| 19 | If properly encouraged , they could carry the small amount of pollen necessary for fertilisation and place it on the exact spot in the female flower where it was required . |
| 20 | A bigger pad over the top , there 's the sling and towards your casualty and place it on the body down the straight and the elbow and the point at the same side , tuck this hand under and tuck all this underneath the arm and bring the rest of it round the back , tie it up as close to the fingers as you can and try to remember how to do a reef knot , at least always make sure it 's firm , is that alright for you ? |
| 21 | Remove the stitches from the standard gauge machine with the garter bar and replace them on the chunky machine . |
| 22 | Then I imagine she turns round and I lean over and kiss her on the mouth . |
| 23 | Holding out her hand , her smile wide , she said , ‘ It 's good to see you home again , Martin , ’ and his answer was to take her hand and kiss her on the cheek and say , ‘ It 's good to be home , Aunt . |
| 24 | Simon had put Ben onto his lead so that he did n't run back down to the beach and cut himself on the rusty barbed wire . |
| 25 | When the retention of 59 was announced , the Gazette responded : ‘ Sometime in the future , it may be possible to resurrect the old car and parade it on the Promenade as a specimen of what people in Blackpool used to enjoy travelling on ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , come on , Deveraugh , quit messing around and let me on the damn boat . ’ |
| 27 | Many people spread their on the road , while others put branches in the fields and spread them on the road . |
| 28 | Then , every morning before the sun was up , Chola and Mina would take the mal in basketloads and spread it on the paddy fields as fertilizer . |
| 29 | She cut two thin slices and then , from a plastic container , she took some margarine and spread it on the bread . |
| 30 | As the concierge filled the bill out on the computer , Adam opened the brightly coloured map and spread it on the counter . |