Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] on [art] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But he s he met me on the road one day and he said to me , Miss , it would pay you to give a decent price for it , he said to me .
2 Caught you on the hop this morning ! ’ said Postie .
3 Constanze attempted to launch him on a career similar to his father 's — as a child-prodigy pianist — and on returning to Vienna he took composition lessons with Salieri , who proclaimed his ‘ a rare talent ’ .
4 Forget it on the 443-yard par-four 18th , unless you 're left-handed .
5 ‘ I noticed them on the launch this morning . ’
6 mm , I 've seen them on the front that 's all yeah , mm
7 ‘ Yes , put them on a Code Red standby .
8 Okay , well put it on the agenda next time
9 Just put it on the side That 's rude .
10 Well , she knows I put it on the table all at the same time ; if it 's cold , that 's her look out .
11 ‘ We know that , Mr Vigo , ’ he said , wrenching his eyes away and fixing them on an eggshell thin service , made to contain jasmine tea .
12 Did you see it on the telly that bloke that threw his little girl off the bridge at London ?
13 Do n't know I do n't like it on the number one !
14 No , well I 'm I 'm saying to you the same sort of things , in general skills and abilities there are certain things that we required to put in the er numeracy the literacy er , to some degree attendance and punctuality , although we do n't have to do it on a subject specific basis erm we , everybody wants to know about he young , ho whether their youngsters are trying i.e. effort ha , whether they behave in lessons .
15 Duncan landed it on the port main wheel with the wing dipped into the strong cross-current .
16 and I 've we 've taken the the old settee down to Carrie 's and moved the two seater and the armchair down this end and they flew in tonight straight up on the sofa , I said to it 's gon na be tough for a week or so but they 've got ta get used to staying on the floor , I 'm not having them on the furniture all the time cos they just absolutely ruin it !
17 Brigadier Gatehouse is coming to start you on the shooting next week and Miss Bedwelty is coming to discuss the riding arrangements today . ’
18 Mr. Gilbert hit him on the head several times with the bottle and they were both kicked .
19 Did you hear it on the radio this morning about the research that the , these people are doing ?
20 Mr that you very much indeed for joining us on the programme this morning .
21 Frank thank you very much indeed for joining us on the programme this morning .
22 Okay Alan , well thanks very much for joining us on the programme this afternoon
23 It 's ten minutes past nine and joining us on the line this morning is er Judy in York good morning Judy .
24 He 's here all right — I met him on the shore two nights ago .
25 but I saw him on the television last week , breakfast T V , not last week , week before , just before I got into work , and this woman on the television asking this stupid question , she said why do n't you put any opposition up in Parliament , and he hit the roof , but what the television did , they did n't switch off when he played bloody hell with 'em , excuse my French er President , but this is how it went , he could n't give a damn about you bloody lot , he kept the television on , it just showed his frustration .
26 It 's up there , I saw it on the door last night .
27 I saw it on the board this morning .
28 We saw it on the night Sabine … ’
29 I think I saw it on the news thirty five thousand pounds somebody .
30 And he kept it on the fairway all day .
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