Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want you in on this . |
| 2 | I put them down on that floor . |
| 3 | I took her up on this , and the first thing we did was to bring Southall and Kizzy home . |
| 4 | Now shall I fill you in on all that I have ? ’ |
| 5 | Karen , I think you out on that . |
| 6 | Why did n't I pick him up on that ? |
| 7 | ‘ No , I held myself back on this one ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ … so long as you let me in on all the details . ’ |
| 9 | She lifted herself up on one elbow and looked down at his , at his face drawn with sorrow and the love that would sacrifice itself for her selfishness — and so needlessly . |
| 10 | Well just say that to her , it 's a long distance and er , will you , will you call me back on this number ? |
| 11 | She propped herself up on one elbow . |
| 12 | She propped herself up on one elbow and looked down at his face in the starlight , her mind tangling on the mental arithmetic . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't you mean when things are not going your way — and then you take it out on other people ? ’ |
| 14 | Even so she found it impossible to keep her mind properly on her own problems when he continued to look at her like that , so she picked him up on one niggling point that continued to irritate her . |
| 15 | She pushed herself up on one elbow and , a strong arm behind her back , he helped her into a sitting position . |
| 16 | She pushed herself up on one elbow and said impishly , ‘ The bread smells wonderful . ’ |
| 17 | We wanted to check the accuracy of an intelligence test for horses , so we tried it out on six horses of known intelligence : three stallions and three mares . |
| 18 | We get tired and sometimes we take it out on one another . |
| 19 | Let me take you up on one or two of those points . |
| 20 | It 's two nil to Notts , it 's stuff here because Tony scored and he had n't scored previously this season when he banged one in on eight minutes . |
| 21 | The cigarette glowed again in the dark , and he hitched himself up on one elbow and ground it out on the earth . |
| 22 | She squatted beside him , as he propped himself up on one elbow to scowl back at her . |
| 23 | Gripping her wrists , he pushed them up on either side of her head , and swooped down to kiss her fiercely , with devastating thoroughness . |
| 24 | He set it down on one of the small tables , then handed her a paper napkin , a spoon and a fork before giving her one of the bowls . |