Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] on [art] " in BNC.

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1 Although regretting the need for such prosecutions , may I congratulate him on the vigour with which he prosecutes those who peddle such odious doctrines ?
2 Should I lay them on the doorstep and vamoose before she responded to the bell ?
3 Should I do it on the back of that ?
4 I flash upon my own family ; the way I have to think a moment before deciding who to include in my family , whether to include the step-parents or the siblings on my father 's side whom I would not know should I see them on the street , the hastiness of Mom and Larry on Sunday swirls between galleries and sushi , untapered by excess or sentimentality , busy with books and foreign films and the Sunday supplement of the New York Times , the wisdom of Ivy Leagues and schedules too dense to live by , to wake by , to sleep and breathe by .
5 Should I book 'em on a charge of indecent behaviour in a public place … or should I jes ’ book 'em into a motel an' let 'em git on with it ? ’
6 Might I congratulate you on the birth of Henry , or Harry as I notice he is to be called from the announcement in the papers .
7 ‘ How much 'll ye gie me on the bike ? ’
8 Could you leave it on the the er
9 Could you advise me on the best type of sash cramp to buy ?
10 Well could we have it on the sixth and change the committee day ? .
11 I mean let me not allege that you 're one of the worst , but you say ‘ Dear Motorists , erm may we congratulate you on the acquisition of your new vehicle .
12 Shall I accompany you on the violin ?
13 Shall I get him on the line , sir ? ’
14 Where would you place it on a score card of 1–100 ?
15 Would you hang it on the wall ?
16 Will I do it on the other side ?
17 Will you take me on the road here to see one or two things that I might like to see ? ’
18 Can I put it on the teacakes ? ’
19 Before doing so can you advise me on the argument of stables v stalls .
20 Can you advise me on an effective type of draughtproofing that wo n't cost a fortune ?
21 Can you assist us on the approach which you have adopted in terms not only of greenbelt function , but of the need for a strategic reserve ?
22 Can you put them on the back of that shoes ?
23 Anyway , I was living in Boston at the time , but I was in a studio in Oslo and saw a Lexicon there , noticed that the company was in Boston and said , ‘ Can you put it on the guitar and see what it sounds like ? ’
24 Okay , can you put it on the edge of your plate and then we 'll have a song or
25 Marky can you put it on the table please ?
26 Can we take it on a bit now , could you tell me when you got married ?
27 Yes I leave on the eleventh of March so can we have it on the eight of March ?
28 Can we play it on the big one ?
29 Can we get him on the phone and talk feet ?
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