Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [verb] [adv prt] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had said he had n't seen her in the shop , so he must have called in on occasions when Ann would be in the sweet shop and Arthur Peeble in the tobacconist 's or her father was there taking Peeble 's place ; he rarely served in the sweet shop . |
| 2 | So you 'll have go out on Monday anyway wo n't you ? |
| 3 | Oh are you well you 'll have to come back on Friday then and we 'll find somebody else to take you on tomorrow . |
| 4 | I 'll have to do some more calls on Friday night to try and get those appointments , and if necessary , I 'll have to come in on Saturday morning , because you do n't finish a week until you 've got your appointments for the following week . |
| 5 | ‘ Otherwise you 'll have to cut back on bribes ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I intended a salad but I thought you might have missed out on lunch so we 've got grilled lamb chops with minted potatoes and glazed carrots . ’ |
| 7 | If only bluff King Hal had been around yesterday , I think the tribunal might have co-opted him to pronounce the sentence they 'd love to carry out on Lamb : ‘ Off with his head ! ’ . |
| 8 | Dr Pugh said equipment such as stair gates and fire guards could help cut down on accidents , but added : ‘ The reality is most people ca n't afford a cycling helmet and the price of safety gates is quite horrendous . ’ |
| 9 | We may have to cut down on holidays and buy cheaper Christmas presents but these refugees have been lucky to escape with their lives . |
| 10 | When Neil Jenkins was asked after his side 's quarter-final victory over Cardiff High School Old Boys ( also known as Cardiff Harlequins ) , which club he would like to see Pontypridd avoid in the semi-finals , he replied that he would like to miss out on Swansea and Llanelli . |
| 11 | If his tutor and his mother had not restrained him despite his desire , The boy , as boys will , would have rushed off on foot . |
| 12 | If the play were left at that , then , Brutus would have come out on top , but since Mark Antony was left to talk , his extremely clever speech then persuaded the crowd into thinking his way , as we shall see now . |
| 13 | If she pulled they would come crashing down on top of her , said Mr Wakerley . |
| 14 | Portadown have lost Adele Sloan , who is pregnant , but Susie Kinley is back and Violet McBride will hope to go out on top in her last season . |
| 15 | I wo n't be in on Monday so people will have to come in on Monday somebody will have to come in on Monday , go to the room specified which I have n't agreed yet and then put it on and then bring it back again to so people who ca n't make it today , that that 's the alternative arrangement but I 'll tell you more when I come back at eleven o'clock , okay ? |
| 16 | I wo n't be in on Monday so people will have to come in on Monday somebody will have to come in on Monday , go to the room specified which I have n't agreed yet and then put it on and then bring it back again to so people who ca n't make it today , that that 's the alternative arrangement but I 'll tell you more when I come back at eleven o'clock , okay ? |
| 17 | The first will involve cutting back on training for the unemployed . |
| 18 | Once your fiscal flow 's back on course and you have set aside cash to meet household expenses you 'll know exactly what you can afford to lash out on leisure and pleasure . |
| 19 | ‘ We did not want to have poorer people paying slightly extra to subsidise those wealthier individuals who can afford to pay up on time , ’ said council leader Michael Carr . |
| 20 | But it can greatly increase comfort levels in cost weather , and can help cut down on condensation too . |