Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [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 It takes little to get me on the right lines .
6 Yeah , yeah , cos our , our be inclined to leave something on the front door step and go .
7 She was frigid and strait-laced and therefore somewhat ill-equipped to keep me on the straight and narrow .
8 He was so dangerously persuasive — and it would be all too convenient to blame everything on the absent Miss Philimore .
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