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

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1 If you did , if you failed them on a regular basis , you would n't be here , right ?
2 Made from the latest in Polymer technology Asics Gel has the unique ability to absorb vertical impact forces and disperse them on a horizontal plane .
3 You 'll want them on a long-line sweater or jacket , or else on a kind of Jolly Roger jumpsuit .
4 For example , the snake uses its forked tongue to gather scent particles from the air and tastes them on a special membrane , called Jacobson 's organ , at the back of its mouth .
5 And carry them , either carry them , or push them on a two-wheeled trolley , all through the round the lace market to 's , and various other And if I were lucky , and the 's van was going round the lace market , and I 'd got three or four parcels , I used to go with little Tommy and his horse and van , round the lace market , and he was delivering dress goods then .
6 So massive a change of emphasis must be of fundamental significance , not only to the anthropologist and the social historian , but to the child psychologists , psychiatrists and psychotherapists whose very existence as a group depends upon the climate of opinion which regards their professional skills as valuable and necessary , and which places them on an equal footing in social esteem with the more anciently respected callings of the paediatrician and the pedagogue .
7 Place them on a flat surface and look at the heel counter from behind .
8 Place them on a sandy layer over seed compost in trays , adding more sand to cover all but the tips .
9 ‘ Then perhaps you can assist me on a minor point of methodology ? ’
10 ( Hartman has shown that the average person has one or less nightmares a year ; and only one person in 500 has them on a weekly basis . )
11 You also get to know them on a personal basis too …
12 The potters decorated cups with closely set vertical stripes , painting them on a wet slip , deliberately causing the edges to blur .
13 ‘ You 've caught me on a bad day , ’ grunts Graeme Souness , as he ambles across the mahogany lined reception at Ibrox .
14 ‘ You 've caught me on a bad day , I 'm afraid . ’
15 Mr Carman went on : ‘ Is it right Mr Mellor visited you on a social basis in the daytime without his wife ? ’
16 ‘ Would n't want to meet him on a dark night , ’ breathed Arthur , trying to make light of the incident .
17 Already involved with her longstanding boyfriend Neil Turley , Jenny declined his advances , but undaunted , fearless Frank phoned her on a regular basis and left messages with her unsuspecting boyfriend , a West Ham fan who was flattered that the team 's top scorer was training so late at night .
18 What is it about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that places him on an artistic par with Shakespeare or Rembrandt , a giant of his art ?
19 As preparation for his new appointment the BDA sponsored him on a two-year course at Bulmershe College , now Reading University , for a certificate in youth and community work , which he duly obtained .
20 You have to catch it on a certain place
21 If a particular publication is not available at your own library the librarian will almost certainly be able to obtain it on a short-term loan .
22 ‘ Most people consolidate their information periodically and report it on a monthly basis : they tend to have huge consolidation exercises that go on for days .
23 It was a royal monopoly , and an earlier King Arkesilas is depicted on a Spartan vase of the mid-sixth century supervising his officials as they weighed it on a man-size balance ( Chamoux , Cyrene , plate vi .
24 Very carefully , lift your outline of Santa from the surface and place it on a floured baking tray .
25 ( vii ) Place it on a sterile surface , slit it longitudinally along the anti-mesometrial surface , and remove the fetuses from their membranes with the aid of a second pair of scissors and forceps .
26 Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface .
27 Shape the dough into a round loaf , place it on an oiled baking sheet and cover again with a large polythene bag .
28 Test it on a weekly basis .
29 — the way in which he and his colleagues can assist us on an individual basis .
30 John and his team have already extracted considerable concessions from the Inland Revenue , which means that the majority of us will be able to continue as before , i.e. we will be able to satisfy the Inland Revenue that the majority of priests do not have the liability to tax on their income from the Church , without the need for the Inland Revenue to meet us on an individual basis .
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