Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] on the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can catch up on the reading in-flight . |
| 2 | This way they they could tip over on the grass verge could n't they ? |
| 3 | I 'm currently working out measures which can follow up on the policy statement and bring about changes in practice and law . |
| 4 | About half an hour before the return of the aircraft on operational nights we would wake up the duty Met Officer , who was usually snoozing in the ante-room , so that he could mug up on the weather situation before the first of the returning crews came in . |
| 5 | They can be prepared in advance to ensure you do n't miss out on the firework fun . |
| 6 | Lewis will have a firsthand close-up of Holyfield-Bowe as co-commentator on the live Sky transmission and , on the way to Las Vegas , will call in on the World Boxing Council convention in Cancun , Mexico . |
| 7 | ‘ I can go in on the morning bus with Flora , ’ Anna said , ‘ and home on the early-afternoon one to Quindale . |
| 8 | Going in the opposite direction was a bomb sight which would ultimately end up on the Hampden cockpit project at East Kirkby . |
| 9 | The maternal words ‘ If you do n't study hard , you 'll end up on the check-out counter at Tesco 's ’ had had , if not the intended effect , the result of causing Camille and her friends to look down on shop assistants , bank clerks and bus drivers : for more recondite reasons of their own they also held in contempt estate and travel agents and people who worked in advertising . |
| 10 | I 'm sure the gladiators will enjoy a spot of tiddlywinks with Uncle Nero before they die — but mind you do n't end up on the funeral pyre yourself going leap-frogging over the mourners like that . |
| 11 | Ariel starts across the clearing ; the trees and undergrowth , the tangle of roots and flowers have been razed , she must trudge across open ground to reach the sea , which is her aim ; she will walk out on the west side of the settlement 's boundaries , where the stockade has not yet been driven into the beach , past the rinsing and brewing pools which have already come to look neglected , the waterline slimy with weed , the flies hatching on the surface . |
| 12 | This sort of application of test-tube fusion also impressed Indian Government scientists who decided that the western nations would soon classify test-tube fusion as a secret ; thus India mounted an immediate test-tube fusion research effort so as to ‘ get in on the ground floor ’ . |
| 13 | Usually , these are sold in bulk to a dealer who can handle large quantities but it is worth trying to do a deal on smaller quantities if you can get in on the ground floor , so to speak . |
| 14 | ‘ You 'd be amazed what you can pick up on the remainder counter for a song . ’ |
| 15 | From what I can recall from last time we met , the purpose of the meeting is to actually pick up on the training program . |
| 16 | Er well if it wa if it was it would be very convenient cos it would probably come out on the car park but er |
| 17 | He remembered it from childhood , a lugubrious , undistinguished tune which , as a ten-year-old , he could pick out on the drawing-room piano . |
| 18 | Er oh keep these numbers small so you can sort of play about on the number line more easily , and ten minus , minus ten take away minus four . |
| 19 | We 've got a lot in common , we do n't blend in on the showbiz party circuit … ’ |
| 20 | I just might , appallingly , sit down on the kitchen chair and start to weep … |
| 21 | I would sit down on the fishing stool , ready to eat , but then I would be up and down , in and out of the lockers , getting the fork I had forgotten , or the knife to peel the carrot , or even the carrot itself . |
| 22 | In May the Girls would sit out on the steel fire escapes during shows and write home complaining about the unaccustomed heat . |
| 23 | but I think , I think if I did flunk out on the maths side |