Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [vb pp] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Listen lawman , I wuz brought up on the streets . |
| 2 | I were knocked back on the bloody floor . |
| 3 | Well I was brought up on the story . |
| 4 | I was put back on the diet designed to ‘ build me up ’ . |
| 5 | I got out of Bullwood Hall on a Tuesday and I was picked up on the Thursday , two days later , for robbery . |
| 6 | I was shoved down on the bed , the soldier left and the slattern bustled in with a small manchet loaf and a goblet of wine . |
| 7 | Psychologists theorizing about animal Umwelten need to ask what such inferences might be , what is the perceptual evidence in which the animal 's concepts are anchored , and what are the motor activities which test for them or which are carried out on the basis of conditional tests defined in terms of them . |
| 8 | Tug felt the call to join her , to leap to his feet and let himself be carried up on the tide , into a high and heroic world . |
| 9 | He was now studying the crayoned pictures of the nativity by local children which were taped up on the pillars . |
| 10 | At first potential jurors were classified by ethnic group and caste , but after the 1840s they were assigned to one of three lists which were drawn up on the basis of language capability . |
| 11 | The mats are formed by a special cutting and macerating machine which harvests the grass and presses it into a five to ten millimetre layer which is placed back on the stubble . |
| 12 | The 1930s witnessed the emerging confrontation with Fascism in Europe , a struggle which was played out on the battlefields of Spain from 1936 to 1939 . |
| 13 | Then we fitted each tyre back on to the wheel which was clamped down on the tyring platform . |
| 14 | A hand on the telephone receiver , she paused in the act of reading Florian and Nicky 's number which was jotted down on the pad beside it , and threw Luke a challenging glance . |
| 15 | That 's why you 're tied up on the floor and I 'm aiming a gun at you . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Aye , Ah 'm booked out on the flight to Lima in the mornin' . ’ |
| 17 | Those who were brought up on the older theories of the Westminster model in which , despite party loyalties , there was a balance between the executive and the legislature as a whole , expect that the House of Commons will still regard its main functions as being to consider and amend legislative proposals from the government ( and from private members ) , to scrutinize public expenditure and to expose government policies to continual questioning and debate . |
| 18 | The band , who were snapped up on the strength of their ‘ Little Pieces Of God ’ EP released on the indie Setanta label , issued six singles and two albums with Polydor . |
| 19 | We did n't find you till late , and you were curled up on the landing , outside the kitchen door . |
| 20 | She 's out enjoying a Saturday shopping trip — there are people coming to dinner tonight , and when she 's stocked up on the basic necessities , she 'll choose some extra delights from the delicatessen . |
| 21 | She was propped up on the sofa near her open window which commanded an excellent view of the whole of Canons ' Court . |
| 22 | While the investigation was being carried out she was pushed up on the X-ray table with sufficient force to rip the intravenous infusion from an already bruised and swollen arm . |
| 23 | She was turned down on the grounds of lack of experience with sick children . |
| 24 | She was held down on the bed whilst a variety of sexual acts were performed on her . |
| 25 | Knowing what I know now , I imagined she was stretched out on the marital bed finishing the job . |
| 26 | Schoolgirl Camilla Rigg , for instance , was up from Cambridge on a shopping trip to London when she was signed up on the spot . |
| 27 | We just got here , and there you was stretched out on the floor . |
| 28 | So inflexible was this masterplan that when New Scientist attempted to introduce someone who knew nothing about computers to the machine ( it is claimed to be very easy to use ) we were turned down on the grounds that ‘ this would upset the timetable ’ . |
| 29 | We were centred up on the gap in the reef : this must be it ! |
| 30 | ( c ) The charge If the conveyance or transfer does not fall within the provisions of s83 , one is thrown back on the previous stamp duty position : ( i ) conveyance or transfer on sale This incurs a charge to ad valorem stamp duty at 1 per cent unless the conveyance can be certified at £60,000 or less ( see below ) ( Finance Act 1984 , s109 and Finance Act 1993 ) ; or ( ii ) conveyance or transfer " of any other kind " In such a case fixed stamp duty of 50p is payable unless the instrument can be certified as being one within The Stamp Duty ( Exempt Instruments ) Regulations 1987 ( SI No 516 ) . |