Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see , Great-Aunt Jane was a skilled dressmaker and made clothes for quite a number of young ladies in Baldersdale , and it was usual for them to try on the new clothes and have the final fittings in the kitchen . |
| 2 | The general postulates of each theory have , however , much in common : the contrasts between them depend on the phylogenetic features brought to the varying ecological conditions of life in which the animals live . |
| 3 | Mrs Reed arranged for me to leave on the nineteenth of January . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , in the absence of all the facts , it is not possible for me to comment on the individual case , nor would I wish to do so in a public forum . |
| 5 | We are currently in discussion with the TECs about their budget and I do not think that it would be appropriate for me to comment on the particular circumstances of my hon. Friend 's local TEC . |
| 6 | Obviously , the volume of data by making notes and by taperecording that I acquired made it sensible for me to concentrate on the one school rather than the other . |
| 7 | but er , a lot of them got on the twelve six , you goes the twelve thirty one any way we waved to her when she got on it the coach you see was full at Bart Green , you got , at Redditch |
| 8 | Begonias are particular favourites and a gaggle of them gather on the paved area near the front door resplendent in pink , scarlet and yellow . |
| 9 | The architect then showed on paper what he thought would meet those needs , with both of them relying on the practical knowledge and experience of the builder to know how the works would have to be carried out . |
| 10 | One of them slipped on the sopping floor , cannoned into the table , and brought down the pyramid of barrels and chairs which still supported the restaurant owner . |
| 11 | The numbers involved are about 700 and most of these job losses have now happened and indeed the bulk of them happened on the last Friday of the financial year which was last week when about 150 people took early retirement . |
| 12 | The blue-green pillars of Hamelin Pool are living stromatolites and the groups of them standing on the sun-dappled sea-floor are as close as we may ever get to a scene from the world of two thousand million years ago . |
| 13 | Erm , how many of you went on the basic management skills course ? |
| 14 | " Clever of you to come on the right night , " he said . |
| 15 | Only a drift of her stayed on the solemn air of the dining room — a drift of Parma violet and a heavy load on Nicandra 's mind . |
| 16 | As trappers , entire safety of mine depended on the young children & although not physically demanding , they had longest hrs & sat all day in darkness . |
| 17 | The 60-year-old former catering company director left more than Pounds 200,000 worth of debt , all of it spent on the other woman . |
| 18 | In 1884 when the primary survey of England was nearing completion , much of it mapped on the one-inch scale , he transferred G. Barrow , C. T. Clough , J. R. Dakyns , W. Gunn and H. Miller from northern England to the Scottish staff . |
| 19 | The raw copy which floods in from many sources is ‘ tasted ’ , selected , sub-edited and , in a remarkably short space of time , some of it appears on the printed page . |
| 20 | Therefore the only rational strategy for either of us to play on the 100th round will be DEFECT , and we can each assume that the other player will work that out and be fully resolved to defect on the last round . |
| 21 | And what millions of us watch on the big screen can influence whole areas of our lives — from our kitchen design , our holiday destination , our fantasy men , to what we eat and wear and how we 'd like to look . |
| 22 | However , if the department or faculty you are interested in is not listed , or it is impossible for you to come on the given dates , then we will do our best to arrange an individual visit for you provided you give us plenty of advance notice . |
| 23 | After each separate exercise allow a minute or so for fuller relaxation to take place and for you to concentrate on the pleasant sensations that relaxation brings . |
| 24 | Would n't it be more appropriate for you to concentrate on the spiritual welfare of your people ? ’ |
| 25 | Once , twice , smash , in it goes on the third kick . |
| 26 | For default summonses , " sufficient time " means sufficient time for the defendant to deliver a defence , admission or counterclaim within fourteen days after delivery of the summons , and sufficient time in the case of fixed date summonses for him to attend on the return day ( Ord 7 , r 18(3) ) . |
| 27 | A big wad was given to the young man for him to rub on the affected area and Boltwood gave the rest of it to me . |
| 28 | He said it was all right for the pot to come off and for him to walk on the injured foot . |
| 29 | Reports and returns relating to manpower were based on the position as it stood on the last day of the relevant month . |