Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pron] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should out-point them on the rough stuff , too , for the Range Rover is still king of the wild frontiers . |
| 2 | It simply did not , and does not , offer a framework on which to hang a convincing story … the geographer , when he analyses the material properties of the man-environment systems , must base himself on the central functions of that system , rather than on the traditional divisions of physical geography . |
| 3 | Godparents , these state that you should keep them on the straight and narrow |
| 4 | She was on about general conversation , you should have it on the whole time . |
| 5 | Right , and let's do one on the other one as well . |
| 6 | Actually there was a little bit , they showed you the four goals on the television so they might show it on the nine o'clock |
| 7 | I 'll see you on the 17th — bye-eee . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll meet you on the second floor . |
| 9 | She 'll set us on the right track . ’ |
| 10 | Oh ok , I 'll have it on the little table , but I want you to do it , not me . |
| 11 | ‘ They wo n't have regular fashion articles , but might have something on the political significance of hemlines . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ That 'll get us on the right footing , ’ he said , ‘ and no arguments . |
| 13 | and er and I said to Laura , ah I know , I 'll put so I 'll , I 'll , I 'll put something on the big screen so you know , some videos whatever . |
| 14 | France and England never pulled together , for all they might find themselves on the same side . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You 'll find one on the next landing . ’ |
| 16 | So we 'll pop you on the first one tomorrow . ’ |
| 17 | I may see you on the same plane . ’ |
| 18 | And at once I could smell it on the tied-on head-cushion — that same elusive , old-fashioned perfume of the towel , of the glove . |
| 19 | Now they will be scared rigid of stepping up and saying anything which could land them on the same mat upon which Lamb was so unfairly punished at Lord 's yesterday . |
| 20 | We could do it on the National Health . |
| 21 | To save time , he decided to take the bicycle with him across the fields so that he could ride it on the smoother sections . |
| 22 | As she is only three you will need a lot of patience and persistence to get the message across , but do keep trying , otherwise her bossiness could leave her on the wrong side of the fence from her friends . |
| 23 | What Alice could not forgive herself was that she had been taken in by it all well , she had had the sense to get out in time , and meet people who could lead her on the right path … |
| 24 | To hell with reason , she was scared today : what if she 'd lost her way , and nothing could put her on the right track . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's the worst thing for a hangover and could put you on the slippery slope to alcoholism , ’ warns the magazine . |
| 26 | If the authorities read that they 'd put me on the next bus to [ name of border area ] and keep me there . |
| 27 | I just made the whole bed and then realized I 'd put it on the wrong way . |
| 28 | ‘ With one bound I would throw myself on the large white bearskin , which I adored , and cover its great head with kisses . ’ |
| 29 | We read our lines together for the first time — but never as we would do them on the actual recording . |
| 30 | She would run around her pen at such speed that the centrifugal force would keep her on the vertical walls like a Wall of Death rider . |