Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] firmly on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the money lenders were usually Brahmis , the effect of colonialism was to strengthen the caste system and place it firmly on a class basis . |
| 2 | Her father lay back in the big squashy leather chair and closed his eyes for a moment , before opening them again and fixing them firmly on his daughter . |
| 3 | Sally came up to me , kissed me firmly on the lips and said , ‘ It 's late , Chris . |
| 4 | It 's a powerful , emotional song and looks set to put them firmly on the chart map indeed , it entered The Northern ‘ s North-East chart at No 1 this week . |
| 5 | She could feel his flat , muscular strength : she could also feel his arousal as Adam kissed her firmly on the mouth . |
| 6 | Taken by surprise , she offered no resistance when he strode over and , clasping her in his arms , kissed her firmly on the lips . |
| 7 | Their sense of tradition is also very strong and instead of dying out in 1951 when enthusiasm was beginning to wane a little , it was revitalised when Stanley Robshaw took it in hand and set it firmly on its feet again . |
| 8 | Then he lifted his other foot from the ground and set it firmly on the rough stone surface too . |
| 9 | He placed them firmly on the man 's chest and pressed the buttons . |
| 10 | Abruptly he stopped doing this , took hold of the brim on either side of the crown , raised the hat and placed it firmly on his head . |
| 11 | He seated her firmly on one of the lights , and , without mistake or apology , put each of her feet into one of the clean boots . |
| 12 | They have to heave and sweat their great stone to the top of the mountain , and plant it firmly on the summit . |
| 13 | Sir , So , the swords are drawn with the Government at long last , now that you have a UK Chairman whose speech at this inauguration laid it firmly on the line , that what this country needs is a transport policy to serve commerce and social preference . |
| 14 | As a cross-bencher in the House of Lords he had steered clear of party politics , but his writing and speeches put him firmly on the side of the underdog . |
| 15 | Once again , we are making it clear to the Minister and putting it firmly on record that , in its present form , the Bill does nothing to make it likely that the Government 's words , which have been employed to make the Bill more politically acceptable in Scotland , will be translated into reality . |
| 16 | The tradesmen had also the satisfaction of knowing that they had saved the cricket club , paying off its debts and placing it firmly on its feet again . |
| 17 | She steeled herself to touch him , taking the mask from his hand and placing it firmly on his face , looping the ribbon carefully over his ears and sweeping around him in her long skirts to tie it firmly . |
| 18 | I did not dare risk Pollock and young Duncan Pugh and so I left them firmly on the bench . |
| 19 | He danced with his stick , planting it firmly on the ground and shuffling round and round it , hunching his shoulders and swaying in the gaslight like a man possessed . |