Example sentences of "[verb] they on the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had bought flowers in the village and they laid them on the new grave . |
| 2 | The importance of locational specifications in general can be gauged from the fact that there seem to be two basic ways of referring to objects — by describing or naming them on the one hand , and by locating them on the other ( Lyons , 1977a : 648 ) . |
| 3 | One of these papers was a recent statement by the county education committee that no change in the status of the grammar school was contemplated : on that basis , I was able to reassure my anxious colleagues , when I met them on the first day of term , that abrupt change was not imminent . |
| 4 | The flight was successfully undertaken to the area of Kerkenah Island , where two 22X Squadron Sunderlands met the Hurricanes and led them on the last leg to the island . |
| 5 | A health clinic has stepped in to help patients who ca n't find a dentist to treat them on the National Health Service . |
| 6 | They say they ca n't afford to treat them on the National Health . |
| 7 | The terms of the contracts in this category are rarely negotiated ; instead , they are prepared by or for one party who effectively imposes them on the other party to the contract , saying " If you want to do business with me , you must use my terms " . |
| 8 | It should out-point them on the rough stuff , too , for the Range Rover is still king of the wild frontiers . |
| 9 | When he spied his guests , he jumped to his feet and called a greeting , straightening the chairs and holding them one after the other to steady them on the uneven gravel while they sat down . |
| 10 | A van passed them on the other carriageway . |
| 11 | A car passed them on the single track road , heading north ; they stood aside to let it pass , waving at the single occupant when he waved at them . |
| 12 | ‘ In the 1950s and 60s there were superb beers — if you caught them on the right day . |
| 13 | Manchester United wait on Bryan Robson 's decision on his fitness for the Rumbelows Cup Final against Nottingham Forest today , and hope to use the match to launch them on the final leg of their title procession . |
| 14 | Remove the stitches from the standard gauge machine with the garter bar and replace them on the chunky machine . |
| 15 | Their worthlessness is discovered only when the duped client attempts to sell them on the legitimate market . |
| 16 | He worked each through a transition training programme with the assigned aircraft and schooled them on the forthcoming filming . |
| 17 | Fazisi is more complicated , almost the entire first half of the book is about the campaign , how it originated , how sponsors were found ( Pepsi sponsored them and then dropped them on the first day of the race ) . |
| 18 | We read our lines together for the first time — but never as we would do them on the actual recording . |
| 19 | If you use terry nappies , wash them on the hottest cycle of the washing machine . |
| 20 | I used to wear jeans and jackets and shirts but my parents burned them on the same day my dad beat me up , and after that I had to wear saris . |
| 21 | Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself . |
| 22 | Unless I put them on the outside wood . |
| 23 | ‘ You do n't wash your feet and put them on the dirty floor , do you ? ’ he asked as he got ready for the guests who would soothe the painful passage towards the critics . |
| 24 | If you want two matches to be satisfied simultaneously you put them on the same row in the criteria range . |
| 25 | Now they will be scared rigid of stepping up and saying anything which could land them on the same mat upon which Lamb was so unfairly punished at Lord 's yesterday . |
| 26 | The main street of the village faced them on the other side of the Westport road . |
| 27 | ‘ Like it ? ’ asked Sergeant , who had dashed round through the gate and now welcomed them on the other side . |
| 28 | ‘ We are glad the owner has handed over the pictures of his own free will rather than selling them on the Western art market . ’ |
| 29 | Timing is also of the essence — flowers can be sent to you through the post as soon as the special event is over , but the best option is to be able to press them on the very day that they are used . |
| 30 | She arranged them on the big table on the terrace where they looked impeccable , like clothes set out for a wedding . |