Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv prt] on the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He also says that Caesar started off in the lower classes and built himself up to where he stood and could only look down on the lower classes by turning his back on his friends and former colleagues .
2 ‘ I believe we are at the stage now where the fears and uncertainty in the community are such that no one can any longer pass by on the other side , and there is something which everybody can do to alleviate the problem . ’
3 But there was no reason why she should not stretch out on the forward superstructure and get in a little sunbathing .
4 I can soon pick up on the current contacts , get a good team together . ’
5 We were given to understand that the A.S.R. boats did not put out on the express orders of the A.O.C. that they would be too vulnerable to air attack .
6 Er , in a number of ways I think everybody will agree that it 's been improved by er the er demolition of the terrace blocks , rather than refurbishment and the opportunity has been taken to create erm perhaps a a more comfortable relationship between bungalows that are about to be refurbished and the new houses , because the new houses are designed in such a way as to keep the scale down so whereas the terraced blocks were anything up to four storey , the new houses will only be two storey and in a number of cases they will they will be a relatively low two storey so that erm I will just point out on the front elevations that the roof comes down fairly low relative to the first floor windows so that it 's not too much above the , the roofs on the bungalows , we 're not talking about compromising people 's heads on the internal though !
7 If the quality of bottom-up information was good , the algorithm could quickly home in on the correct sequence of words .
8 Saturday 's 2-1 win was Sunderland 's third in succession and Crosby said : ‘ We can still come up on the blind side .
9 Often house paints need to be delivered to building sites so Taubmans and Cromadex products can also go out on the same vans .
10 In response to this BFI Wastecare has produced a leaflet , Do n't end up on the wrong side of the law , which outlines what will be required of these companies under the new regulations .
11 ‘ We did n't go in on the free travel promotion because many of the deals involved British Rail and we do n't have it here , ’ she said .
12 They do n't come out on the other side !
13 I do n't sit in on the general meeting , no .
14 ‘ Screens were erected , so that although boys and girls could see each other , they could n't climb out on the same side .
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