Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well it 's easier to carry it on the front ru font , oh , front foot rest |
| 2 | She thrust her chin upward in mock anger , delighted to have him on the defensive . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | European civilization was the first to impose itself on the whole surface of the globe . |
| 5 | He told us what sport it was to take her to the ‘ Houtsize ‘ 0use ’ in London , first putting her on the Inner Circle , getting off smartly himself , and leaving her to go round and round until his amusement wore off . |
| 6 | It takes little to get me on the right lines . |
| 7 | Yeah , yeah , cos our , our be inclined to leave something on the front door step and go . |
| 8 | She was frigid and strait-laced and therefore somewhat ill-equipped to keep me on the straight and narrow . |
| 9 | He was so dangerously persuasive — and it would be all too convenient to blame everything on the absent Miss Philimore . |