Example sentences of "[pers pn] on [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think both he and Weatherall are outstanding prospects , but need an ‘ old head ’ to bring them on over the next couple of years ( pity about O'Leary ) . |
| 2 | I think it opens up the child 's awareness to what 's available and what 's coming erm moves them on into the next century really . |
| 3 | Republics collect taxes but are refusing to pass them on to the central government . |
| 4 | It 's dragged a few graceful oddities away from comparing navel fluff in their garages and shoved them on to the European circuit . |
| 5 | He pulled off his work jeans and threw them on to the little pile in the corner . |
| 6 | In every generation , REPRODUCTION takes the genes that are supplied to it by the previous generation , and hands them on to the next generation but with minor random errors — mutations . |
| 7 | But their real function is to give people a chance to be famous for five minutes , by saying something that will get them on to the next news broadcast . |
| 8 | Instead of getting rid of the programmes , they should sack the bosses who put them on in the first place . |
| 9 | Dressing apraxia refers to difficulty in putting on clothes ; the patient may manipulate them haphazardly , unable to relate them spatially to his own body , or he may be unable to put them on in the correct sequence . |
| 10 | It would be best to grow them on in the smaller tank as they are likely to be attacked , if not eaten , by the larger fish . |
| 11 | You did n't turn them on until the second part . |
| 12 | They 'll be easing me on as the new presenter so as not to put too much pressure on me . |
| 13 | Which brings me on to the major bookshop sellers , led by two strong titles : |
| 14 | yes and that , that in a way leads me on to the next party , if we 're gon na have an agreement between this group or , you know , the other group |
| 15 | where the dropped kerb is , that takes you on to the private road . |
| 16 | He should then carry you on with the next question . |
| 17 | ADRIAN MAGUIRE moved upsides reigning champion Peter Scudamore at the head of the jockeys ' table when a double aboard Calapaez and Mr Felix moved him on to the 32 winner mark at Plumpton yesterday . |
| 18 | ‘ I just needed to see you ! ’ she said with a brittle smile , walking past him on to the hot beach , feeling the tears burn her eyes . |
| 19 | It seemed like a minor miracle when she found herself seated within touching distance of the small group of musicians , until she realised that Rune was well-known here , not only by the management but , as the current number drew to a triumphant close , to the players as well , as they drew him on to the low rostrum and surrounded him with much back-slapping and laughter . |
| 20 | The president had silenced the vociferous strike-leader by bringing him on to the ruling body . |
| 21 | If there was no work there , the tramping artisan was fed , given a bed for the night and a few pence to see him on to the next town on the official tramping route . |
| 22 | I remember on one occasion the four of us went down to Glastonbury Fair where he sang , but due to a balls-up over the sound and the electricity , they did n't put him on until the next day and that was at about 5.00 in the morning when the sun came through . |
| 23 | Swing , he screamed at himself as his arms crashed into the pine , not holding , but the weight of his body already carrying him on in the next arc of his trajectory . |
| 24 | Then one of them held her , threw her on to the dry dirt road and started to undo his belt . |
| 25 | She was n't looking forward to it , which is a little surprising for a 16 year old who , just 3 years ago , combined all the elements of her talent to produce the compound which exploded her on to the junior tennis scene ! |
| 26 | Someone had laid out knee-high duckboards to cross the snow , and Lucenzo shot out an imperious hand to help her on to the low platform . |
| 27 | If she could not get out the train would carry her on to the next station , to London Bridge , it would carry her on under the river . |
| 28 | Then they pushed her , from one man to another , making her stumble as each man greedily explored her body before shoving her on to the next man . |
| 29 | How could they , she thought in sudden sentiment , and the anger carried her on to the next street . |
| 30 | Eager for the haven of her hotel room , Luce allowed Michele to help her on to the deserted fondamenta . |