Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] it [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they thought it was that bad they would of picked it up on the M O T would n't they ? |
| 2 | If the bird keeps struggling , it will be clawed and bitten repeatedly by its captor , but if it lies still the cat may then make the mistake of putting it down on the ground and releasing it from its jaws . |
| 3 | A third method of making it easier on the parties is through the Fixed Costs Scheme proposed by the Law Society . |
| 4 | Patrick began by blunt cutting the ends then , after blow-drying , he pulled the hair into a high ponytail which he lightly backcombed before splaying it out on the top of the head . |
| 5 | Mr Gillis seemed to delight in slamming it down on the top of the tousled head below . |
| 6 | The contractors take it away and dilute it before spreading it thinly on the soil . ’ |
| 7 | The giant Sikh 's muscles bunched , the veins stood out on his throat and temples , his eyes bulged , and somehow he heaved the great iron bell into the air and swung it back and forth three times , making the walls sing and tremble , before silencing it again on the pulsing floor . |
| 8 | I did all that and you 're gon na hang it out on the line . |
| 9 | In a broadcast on Radio Russia on March 15 he complained that the real purpose of the referendum was to " gain support for the present leadership " , adding : " The aim is to preserve the imperial , unitary state of the union , to preserve the system by renewing it just on the surface . " |