Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Even when I got by on a fast straight , where the extra power of my machine was beneficial , I thought it might be part of his plan to let me go in front and force me into making a mistake . ’ |
| 2 | Devlin said , ‘ In forty-one , I got back on a neutral boat , a Brazilian cargo ship from Ireland that put in at Lisbon , but that 's a tricky one . |
| 3 | Klondyke Trading Co are responsible for providing a variety of straps for both the home market and the world , but as I found out on a recent visit there 's more to making one guitar strap than meets the eye , let alone producing thousands . |
| 4 | I thought you said there 'd be no problem if I came in on a six-month permit ? ’ |
| 5 | So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey . |
| 6 | It was really too cold for the clothes I had brought , so I fell back on a recommended resource . |
| 7 | ‘ I always felt as if you rode in on a white charger and saved me from my loneliness . |
| 8 | I mean do you do better if you put in on a large stake as opposed to a small stake ? |
| 9 | She was feeling pleased with her progress when she walked in on a typical scene on the terrace of room 216 . |
| 10 | It is , in fact , sensible to take your sound recorder along with you whenever you set off on a major shoot . |
| 11 | She looked down on a motionless gathering of Mercedes , BMWs , a Range Rover and the occasional Rolls . |
| 12 | She went off on a determined search for Penry , but he was still nowhere to be seen . |
| 13 | She sat down on a modern sofa in cream and chrome and surveyed the room . |
| 14 | MH : Yes , we came out on a real high . |
| 15 | Redcar 's City Challenge co-ordinator Dave Bottomley said : ‘ We started out on a confident basis with well-prepared plans which have resulted from the last five years of work under the Regeneration of Redcar banner . |
| 16 | Er we set up on a regional basis er er Robert talked to you a couple of months ago about the initiatives that he 's taking from our and that again is a very much of a cross practice initiative er which is drawing on all the skills that we 've got within the with within the office penetrate the middle market sector and we are going to er specifically use er our grounds expertise and er computer audit expertise as a product which we saw would be attractive to these er these sort of companies . |
| 17 | Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps . |
| 18 | In Siam , Thomson teamed up with a journalist called Kennedy , and , together with a large entourage , they set off on a perilous journey to Cambodia . |
| 19 | Havis persuaded British Airways to let him ride along on a New York-to-London Concorde trip . |
| 20 | They squatted down on a narrow ice ledge . |
| 21 | With almost half the present team threatening to retire at the end of the season — and who can blame them if it means that they go out on a high note — this was excellent news . |
| 22 | She 'll need to keep her end up on a luxury cruise . ’ |
| 23 | As she let her breath out on a long sigh Hilary moved reluctantly away . |
| 24 | So they sat down on a big , flat , comfortable stone in the grass . |
| 25 | If we fail to take this opportunity Mr Mayor , as I as I feel we are about to do I am a hundred percent convinced that in years to come people will look back at this year , or however long it happens to be and say they missed out on a golden opportunity to make social , to make more houses and to make social housing better in this city and across the country . |
| 26 | International Championships … they missed out on a certain double when they had to scratch from the Paris International regatta due to an illness to Pinsent . |
| 27 | A horse will soon become used to the excitement of a show provided that he goes out on a regular basis from an early age . |
| 28 | He levelled out on a parallel course . |
| 29 | He looks back on a stimulating and happy relationship with his fellow Board members . |
| 30 | Upon reaching retirement age Len found that he missed the job so much he came back on a part-time basis . |