Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] your [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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1 | A side-effect of this is that if your mail starts showing your long address as opposed to the short address given for your name on the list , the dopey list software rejects it . |
2 | Style often becomes as big a bugbear as colour schemes and for the same reason ; it means laying what passes for your taste on the table for all to judge . |
3 | For stomach curls you lie on your back on the floor , bend your knees upwards slightly ( while keeping your feet on the floor ) , then lift your head and shoulders a few inches off the floor ( do not use your hands or arms to support your weight ) . |
4 | Now , you get down from the chair and lie on your back on the bench . |
5 | ‘ You lie on your side on the edge of the barge , raise your legs until your feet touch the wall , and then make a walking movement . |
6 | With press-ups you lie on your stomach on the floor and , keeping your back straight , you push your body upwards so that your arms are straight and your body is supported on your toes and hands . |
7 | You may like to check yourself when you are relaxing on your back on the floor as suggested at the end of Chapter 12 . |
8 | ‘ I am refusing to accede to your request on the grounds that it will make you insecure ’ |
9 | That 's highlighting , I guess , one of the points Sue made , that it 's very important when you answer the telephone in the O U P to say exactly who you are , or which department you work in , or something to do with your identity on the phone , because in the system , you could see that if Anthea now diverted her phone to 3434 , you want to call 3485 and you 'll get 3434 . |
10 | I REFER to your report on the lack of a specialist diabetic nurse at Darlington Memorial Hospital ( Echo March 4 ) and the repetitive cry of no money . |
11 | You quarrelled with your spouse on the way out to the shops and you are feeling angry . |
12 | ‘ I have already spoken to your secretary on the matter and she proved most helpful . ’ |
13 | ‘ Having heard your accountant exclaim at your expenditure on the new London salon , I can not believe you are having difficulty in disposing of your wealth , ’ she said . |
14 | When she returned she said , ‘ Did I tread on your foot on the way out ? ’ |
15 | Under the new monthly system , the usage fee will be charged to your account on the first Friday of each month and will cover the period up to the preceding Sunday . |
16 | ‘ I 'm not talking about your performance on the trumpet . |
17 | You 'd get with your bike on the lawn |
18 | Soon after Oliver was put into your house on the night of the robbery , I listened in secret to a conversation between Monks and Fagin in the dark . |
19 | ‘ I 've just been talking to your aunt on the phone . |
20 | ‘ Come for your turn on the gridiron , Auguste ? ’ |
21 | But the best news is Venus alights in your sign on the 13th marking a four-week period when your personal and romantic life flourishes . |
22 | We pray for your blessing on the work of the hospices ; we ask you to guide all those who administer them ; to give wisdom to those who work as counsellors of patients and their families ; to encourage the volunteers who support families ; to grant patience and gentleness to those who nurse the sick and dying . |
23 | In order to qualify for these national insurance benefits , you must have been married to your husband on the date he died . |