Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pron] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It was one thing to talk tritely about holding life in our hands ; it was a very different matter to find oneself on the point of doing just that . |
| 32 | I shall have a fat Davidoff in my breast pocket and an old crony to slap me on the back . |
| 33 | He just stood there with hands on hips until Waters raised a hand to tap him on the shoulder . |
| 34 | I went up to her after the show to congratulate her on the song which was the best of the night . |
| 35 | It was such a surprise to see him on the beach like this . ’ |
| 36 | Enticed by the exotic smells issuing from a nearby many-storeyed building , she crossed the threshold to find herself on the ground floor of a gourmet 's paradise . |
| 37 | ‘ I have only just begun discussions with Celtic over renewing my contract and it has not got to the stage of the manager making me an offer , ’ said the player whose ability to impose himself on the opposition might be thought worthy of international recognition . |
| 38 | If you feel your baby 's been quiet during the day , you can ask a nurse to put you on the machine and it 'll reassure you the baby 's still there kicking away . |
| 39 | The Ego does charitable work in order to pat itself on the back , and feel self-righteous — not from a sense of love and concern . |
| 40 | Her mother said to her , quite seriously , as if this was advice handed down in the family from mother to daughter since time immemorial , her mother said : ‘ It 's always a good idea to keep them on the hop . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ It 's always a good idea to keep them on the hop . ’ |
| 42 | This was made up by the Head Girl mixing together oxide of zinc , glycerine , rosewater , a touch of yellow ochre and methylated spirits , the latter helping to dry it on the legs . |
| 43 | ‘ One of our great strengths is our ability to take it on the chin and come out fighting . ’ |
| 44 | She set off up the scarp , using juts and ledges as a diagonal staircase to take her on a course that would bring her close to Johannsen when they both reached the top of the incline . |
| 45 | If it can be shown to the satisfaction of the jury that the defendant had the intention , he has very little opportunity to exculpate himself on the grounds that he lacked mens rea , as will be explained further presently . |
| 46 | The prefects had the power to cane you on the hand with a ruler . |
| 47 | She went into Jack 's office to find him on the phone . |
| 48 | He invited you up the pitch to meet him on the drive . |
| 49 | But I was anxious to see Mr Rochester , who had been away on business , so I ran out of the quiet house to meet him on the road . |
| 50 | Like Michael Jackson , Madonna and George Michael before her , Kylie chose the world 's second most important pop market to launch herself on a planet desperate to see her perform . |
| 51 | There 'd be plenty of time to study it on the flight . |
| 52 | Try a part-time job , two kids with chicken-pox and an impending twin christening with 35 guests and 7 staying overnight , I thought , but I resisted the temptation to pat him on the head . |
| 53 | Just a quick note to congratulate you on the preparation of an excellent paper for the next WL/FC liaison meeting . |
| 54 | There 's only one woman in my life , and that is Sister Bernadette of the Nansen Trust , and when we 're through I 'd like you to ask the office to get her on the phone for me . |
| 55 | Her first step was to contact a solicitor to advise her on the wording of any reply to Prince Philip 's devastating letter . |
| 56 | She argues that it often is still in the employers ' interest to recruit someone on a relative 's recommendation , since this gives employers more control over their workforce . |