Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of literally dropping in on the enemy and catching them unawares would have seemed attractive after several months ' idleness . |
| 2 | It certainly is n't simply a case of just reading up on the reviews , playing around with a couple of the likely programs and then buying a system or two and expecting peace , harmony and perfect publications to be the end result ! |
| 3 | Now it was soothing to just sit out on the terrace and watch the night unfold . |
| 4 | Not ghastly things which looked all right in the air but turned into freezing wet stuff which was allowed to just lie around on the floor . |
| 5 | Having been made to look stupid , he let us go without even checking up on the tax or the tyre . |
| 6 | On the subject of delays in responding to minutes , Mr Holden pointed out that speeding up the process would also add to costs , and that some delay arose because reports had to be considered by the Institute as well as by the JMU ; any suggestions on how to cut down on the time involved would be gratefully received . |
| 7 | From what I can recall from last time we met , the purpose of the meeting is to actually pick up on the training program . |