Example sentences of "on your [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can take your pick from thorn-free blooms , ground cover species or small varieties that will look particularly good on your windowsill . |
| 2 | Run upstairs on your windowsill , in the corner , cos I 've seen it Stephen , go and get his number and while I 'm thinking about it , go on . |
| 3 | You need a sight more flesh on your bones . ’ |
| 4 | You do n't carry a lot of weight , my friend , not much flesh on your bones . ’ |
| 5 | Basically , decide on your preferences here . |
| 6 | If you agree to be questioned , there is a good chance that the questions will be on your political opinions , your voting intentions , or on your preferences with regard to washing powders , or foreign holidays , or TV programmes , or any of a host of other possibilities . |
| 7 | Consciously or subconsciously , you 're being manipulated by someone who knows where to press the buttons on your ego . |
| 8 | This can sometimes mean throwing away your own idea when your art director has come up with a better one — very hard on your ego but a necessary victory for good judgement . |
| 9 | In doing so I do n't cast any doubt on your word . |
| 10 | In this way you will not be overwhelmed by too many gaps and can build on your experience one stage at a time . |
| 11 | And because we now we can rely on your experience and skill to convey it safely . ’ |
| 12 | Usually your criticisms of literature will be based on your experience as a reader , not on your own skills as a literary writer . |
| 13 | personal statements and what you did to build on your experience etcetera , etcetera , etcetera etcetera . |
| 14 | When asked about the ‘ meaning ’ of his Foundation cycle , he was apt to burst into a song which he had adapted from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera , Patience : ‘ Success is not a mystery , just brush up on your history , and borrow day by day/ Take an Empire that was Roman , and you 'll find it is at home in/ All the starry Milky Way . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Read up on your history , Miss Browne — with an ‘ E ’ . ’ |
| 16 | It 's also very good again if you 're going on your committee meeting or you 're going for an interview to rub on what they call the solar plexus just here . |
| 17 | And er , you know of course , you 've got employees on your committee . |
| 18 | If you suspect , for example , that your neighbour intends to build on your land , or if your windows are going to be blocked so that no light can get through , or if an unreasonable nuisance is going to be caused , then your last hope may be to go to the courts and ask for an injunction . |
| 19 | ‘ When you reap the harvest on your land , you shall not reap your field to its very border , neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh no ! ’ she said in fright , ‘ no — I mean , I must n't think of it , I should go back , I was very wrong to walk on your land — ’ |
| 21 | About the only decent argument I 've heard on this , I have to say that because it was my daughter who advanced it , about the only decent argument I have heard is the one about badger baiting where she said to me but badger baiting is not allowed on your land and that is the point precisely that Mr made , it is not allowed because that is the law of the land and that is where decisions about the permission or otherwise of fox hunting should be made . |
| 22 | I do n't mind if you write to all the tenants and say please do n't have foxes on your land , we do n't like it . |
| 23 | Usually 20 kgs per person unless indicated otherwise on your air ticket . |
| 24 | The type of aid you can use will vary depending on your subject , but you can think about using : |
| 25 | If you run a car , you are entitled to a rebate on your Road Find Licence for every complete month your vehicle is off the road . |
| 26 | ‘ True , ’ said Isambard , grinning at him , ‘ it 's a pity to think I might have been dead by this , and you ten miles away on your road home . |
| 27 | And then start planning it , and the sooner you get your diary to that state , the sooner you 're on your road to success . |
| 28 | Another possible exercise is to lie on your back and bench-press a light weight very quickly over , say , ten repetitions . |
| 29 | Lie on your back and lift both feet together into the air , keeping your knees straight . |
| 30 | Lie on your back with your knees bent . |