Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] on [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He urged her to sit down on one of the hard , gilded sofas for a moment . |
| 2 | Resentfully Kate took it from him before moving to sit down on one of the sofas . |
| 3 | The shops and showrooms themselves are worth visiting if you want to catch up on some of the latest modern furniture , lighting and fabric design . |
| 4 | This definition , according to Schumpeter , is a summary or basis of a revised theory of democracy which is much truer to life and at the same time salvages much of what the sponsors of democratic method really mean by this term' Schumpeter builds up a definition of the modern political system in the West , which he claims ‘ to try out on some of the more important features of the structure and working of the political engine in democratic countries ’ . |
| 5 | Because you 're not going to have to go back on many of the things . |
| 6 | Rachel gave the girl some analgesics for her pain , persuaded her to lie down on one of the beds then pulled the curtains around her to enable her to rest . |
| 7 | It 's like the same issue we talked about the three year plan projects if necessary we 'll have to slow down on some of the projects , certainly to get through this budget year intact . |
| 8 | Haunted by a fear that I have forgotten to stock up on one of the essentials of life but can not think what it is . |
| 9 | And he 'd have had to hold back on some of the madder racist stuff in.public . |
| 10 | Each year the GHS asks ‘ in the 14 days prior to interview have you had to cut down on any of the things you usually do ( about the house/at work or in your free time ) because of illness or injury ? ’ |