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 | A health clinic has stepped in to help patients who ca n't find a dentist to treat them on the National Health Service . |
| 3 | They say they ca n't afford to treat them on the National Health . |
| 4 | 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 " . |
| 5 | It should out-point them on the rough stuff , too , for the Range Rover is still king of the wild frontiers . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A van passed them on the other carriageway . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ In the 1950s and 60s there were superb beers — if you caught them on the right day . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Remove the stitches from the standard gauge machine with the garter bar and replace them on the chunky machine . |
| 12 | Their worthlessness is discovered only when the duped client attempts to sell them on the legitimate market . |
| 13 | He worked each through a transition training programme with the assigned aircraft and schooled them on the forthcoming filming . |
| 14 | We read our lines together for the first time — but never as we would do them on the actual recording . |
| 15 | Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself . |
| 16 | Unless I put them on the outside wood . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . |
| 18 | The main street of the village faced them on the other side of the Westport road . |
| 19 | ‘ Like it ? ’ asked Sergeant , who had dashed round through the gate and now welcomed them on the other side . |
| 20 | ‘ We are glad the owner has handed over the pictures of his own free will rather than selling them on the Western art market . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She arranged them on the big table on the terrace where they looked impeccable , like clothes set out for a wedding . |
| 23 | Erm , you see they were dyed on the wrong side you know they were of course it was easier to penetrate than it would be if they dyed them on the right side you see , it was technically i far far superior . |
| 24 | Ought I to restrict supplies to certain retailers only , or release them only on the certificate of a doctor or justice of the peace , or simply rely on those who can afford to pay getting them on the black market ? ’ |
| 25 | In June 1901 , the Board received a letter in which he expressed his gratitude for the provision of a room for himself , and congratulated them on the efficient way in which the alterations had been carried out . |
| 26 | They were in costumes that , in spite of their crumpled shabbiness , recalled the garb of Count Arnheim in the opera of ‘ The Bohemian Girl ’ , and looked like fugitive kings and emperors beside the thick-set railway porter , in capacious velveteens , whose duty it was to put them on the right track towards the ‘ free land ’ . |
| 27 | He crushed them on the open field of battle . |
| 28 | , ‘ Other Cattle ’ market manager , has just completed a national roadshow around all the sales teams to brief them on the new range . |
| 29 | Unionists proved quite able to handle the new mass electorate , and their efforts to gear up to meet new challenges in and after 1911 had set them on the right road . |
| 30 | Jane , who had a natural feel for mood and background which complemented the clothes , swam more than competently and her black and white images of windswept models against bleak moors or stark beaches created for many who saw them on the white shop walls their indelible image of ‘ Laura Ashley ’ . |