Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , I jus I skidded to stop on the back end of it . |
| 2 | In this section I intend to focus on the way four of these problems have become interlinked , namely those of underachievement , the concern over indiscipline , and the need for social integration and the employability of particular groups . |
| 3 | I failed to turn on the light when the sky grew dark and heavy . |
| 4 | My binoculars I wore round my neck at the ready for all those puffins , razor bills and guillemots I expected to see on the way over . |
| 5 | I tried to play on the drums , I 'm not too good at that . |
| 6 | I shall plan out what I propose to do on the farm for the next three years , season by season , and we 'll look for a ploughman to help with your new venture . |
| 7 | My scope here is necessarily limited , and I propose to concentrate on the relationships between the political parties and the social collectivities which have furnished their support blocs . |
| 8 | I hesitate to pronounce on the degree of tranquillity in his life , but since 1943 he has not been further than sixty miles from this spot . |
| 9 | I want to spy on the shrubs . " |
| 10 | ‘ I want to go on the stage , ’ she had said , six long months ago now . |
| 11 | That 's all I want to say on the principle erm of the criteria , as far as the detailed content erm er is concerned I suspect we could talk all day about whether social should replace affordable in one of the criteria , or whether the full stop is in the right place er in another one . |
| 12 | ‘ I want to play on the US Tour eventually , too , and the Americans do n't care how much money you have won . |
| 13 | oh tell mummy I want to play on the bikes |
| 14 | ‘ No , I want to concentrate on the boy , Peter . |
| 15 | In this chapter I want to concentrate on the response of community educators , particularly their reaction to the problems and issues facing the working class . |
| 16 | I want to concentrate on the week in Adelaide in January 1933 that brought it all to a head , and the personal dilemma I faced as the Teuter-Press Association correspondent . |
| 17 | Like my hon. Friend , I want to concentrate on the future rather than the past 20 years . |
| 18 | I want to build on the graveyard . ’ |
| 19 | My peg was on a gravel point , it looked perfect for the stick float but as I was fishing for a good weight I opted to start on the feeder . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll tell you , ’ he said , ‘ I hope to die on the railways . ’ |
| 21 | I hope to touch on the subject that he mentioned shortly . |
| 22 | What I hope to gain on the course is to be able to speak more confidently and to get over the nerves . |
| 23 | The wood-cuts were on display at the Rick Institute in Kilmanock , and I happened to visit on the day of the General Election . |
| 24 | One time when I turned to check on the arrow on the tree , I could n't see it . |
| 25 | A little calmer , I began to write on the ground with the stick , ‘ Howard is a nut ’ , but was distracted by a tiny blue van in the south and was determined not to let it go by . |
| 26 | I began to work on the dog with all I had . |
| 27 | I like to shop on the Kilburn High Road . |
| 28 | That 's when I decided to gamble on the chance that you 'd soon be returning to the hotel to freshen up before the start of the evening . |
| 29 | After a fruitless hour I decided to go on the stick . |
| 30 | But then I started to think , well at this rate I am going to get pregnant , so I decided to go on the Pill , and that was the month I fell for Lucy . |