Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The county council has not got the power to ban fox hunting in total it can only ban it on the land which it owns or controls and that 's what that motion seeks to do today . |
| 2 | You 'd better get yourself on a plane tomorrow morning and get it … ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ And we do n't exactly want it on the front of the Daily Express , sir . |
| 4 | But you must not build them on the graveyard . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd rather not discuss it on the phone . |
| 6 | So what , when you 're paying that much for the hi-fi you do n't expect sound quality you 'll get from a tape to tape , it 's thought , the sound quality is so crap you might as well just do it on a shit thing |
| 7 | ‘ We would normally do it on the day she moves in . ’ |
| 8 | My belief is that Holyfield , who trades in quantity rather than quality when it comes to punches , will recover from the early storm , which could easily see him on the canvas , to win around the 10th . |
| 9 | Because if he treated her as her father had treated Odette , she knew she would not bear it so patiently , would not bless him on the day he finally left her , as Odette had done , but would go after him with a knife to hunt him down . |
| 10 | If you do n't fold them up I 'll just toss them on the cart like I do the rags . |
| 11 | But , if you will forgive me , perhaps I can just correct you on a couple of points ; I think instead of ‘ a mole ’ it should read ‘ an arsehole ’ , and for ‘ hole ’ , dare I suggest ‘ dreamworld ’ ? |
| 12 | ‘ When instinct tells me a dog would be better off with me than people who might just leave it on the motorway , I have to bite my tongue , but I 'm noted for being blunt . |
| 13 | I should n't just leave it on the floor look cos we sha n't find it again and then when the hoover tries to pick it up it will have a fit . |
| 14 | A true dye or stain does not leave anything on the surface that will obscure the grain , unlike a paint which is made by grinding pigments into a binding medium and , because they are opaque , will leave the wood a uniform colour . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , the newspaper reporter did not press him on the point . |
| 16 | No , I mean , oven chips you can just put them on the tray and bung them in the oven . |
| 17 | I 'll just pretend I 'm listening to it and I 'll just put it on the side and just the switch the thing on they 'll never know the difference . |
| 18 | Others are those who did not adventure themselves on the Crusade , but stayed to maintain the rights of their absent lords in their proper manors and castles , but as the years passed and their lords did not return they have been turned out from their posts of trust . ’ |
| 19 | You better not get it on the furniture as well , keep it away from the furniture , now put it on the paper or else do n't use it |
| 20 | We would have to hope for a Tory victory , but , because of the uncertainty about the outcome of the election , he could not put her on the waiting list . |
| 21 | If there 's no room on your mantelpiece , could you not put him on a stick for a scarecrow ? |
| 22 | mm he 'd not put it on the drive this time |
| 23 | It helps to detail one or two of the other adults to ensure you do not lose anyone on the way but this is a fun activity if the conditions are right and the weather reasonable . |
| 24 | I said I 'd just tap him on the shoulder and say : ‘ It 's all right . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Your measurements are exactly the same as Dana 's and the dress suits you even better — you could easily wear it on the day . ’ |
| 26 | It does not commend itself on the basis of observable experience in the everyday world , and it can not be easily and rationally justified . |
| 27 | Do not activate them on a package until it is intended to proceed with the work . |
| 28 | It does not help us on a path of self-exploration and self-conversion . |
| 29 | He must seek the advice of the wisest money-brokers and buy a pension scheme if he be self-employed ; he must see to it that he does not over-extend himself on the mortgage front ; he must run a motor car that does n't drink petrol like tapwater and wo n't break him every time it needs a service from a franchised dealer ; above all , he must abstain from vicious pleasures — or if he needs must indulge , then he must do so only in moderation . |
| 30 | It was cut low across the top and high above the thighs , and for a moment Lucy was stopped short by the thought that Jesus , it looked hell to wear , but would n't it just kill 'em on the disco floor back home ? |