Example sentences of "[noun sg] on [pers pn] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made a pun on it for the title of his revue Cranks . |
| 2 | Borrowing the money , let's , I mean , I do n't know , fifty thousand , let's say , put a figure on it for a moment . |
| 3 | I 'd like , if I may , to report your provisional findings , and to ask him to delay action on them for a week . |
| 4 | ‘ It means , mother , that Craig is trying to put the blame on me for the thieving he 's done . ’ |
| 5 | Philip came up to keep an eye on him for a week or so . |
| 6 | I 've been keeping my eye on her for a while , but it seems she 'd been returning the favour without my being aware of it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've had my eye on it for a while , but as an accountant I like to think I 'm getting a bargain , ’ says Mark . |
| 8 | Panyi island , where Sapan and Strawberry lived , had only enough room on it for the mosque . |
| 9 | He turned his back on them for a moment , hands planted on his hips . |
| 10 | It is contained in the old aphorism ‘ the child is father to the man ’ , and expresses the belief that a child 's experiences in the early years will leave a mark on him for the rest of his life . |
| 11 | No that 's where it went a bit wobbly so I made a hook on it for a carriage . |
| 12 | It was the first time I 've seen either Perberton and White so I 'll reserve judgement on them for the time being . |
| 13 | I 'm going to keep a short rope on you for the rest of our lives . ’ |
| 14 | She did not understand that he was mocking her , or that he would take such a revenge on her for the pleasure he found in her . |
| 15 | The idea , however , that the rebels aimed to kill the King is unlikely — not only did the rebels show a positive loyalty to him at Mile End and Smithfield , and adopt as a watchword ‘ King Richard and the True Commons ’ , but they made no attempt to take vengeance on him for the death of Wat Tyler , when he could have been at their mercy . |