Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pers pn] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The importance of locational specifications in general can be gauged from the fact that there seem to be two basic ways of referring to objects — by describing or naming them on the one hand , and by locating them on the other ( Lyons , 1977a : 648 ) . |
| 2 | And although he is adamant that the hardware business will not be run down , he did say that in future the firm will carefully weigh up whether it is more more cost-effective to manufacture products and components itself or buy them on the open market . |
| 3 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 4 | Nathan closed the folder and laid it on the starched tablecloth . |
| 5 | The flight was successfully undertaken to the area of Kerkenah Island , where two 22X Squadron Sunderlands met the Hurricanes and led them on the last leg to the island . |
| 6 | His wife , who was alleged to have aided and abetted him on the second occasion was jailed for three years after a two-day trial . |
| 7 | Th thing is , you can put it on there , put it on sta you can er film it , and bang it on the big screen over there . |
| 8 | Certainly , according to Hardie , ‘ in the case of allocating insurance premiums on particular lines of cover when setting individual budgets for the following year , head offices could look at their operating units ’ past claims records and load them on the poor performers while even awarding the equivalent of no claims bonuses to the good ones . |
| 9 | For example , many a small child knows that to alleviate the pain and irritation of a nettle sting he need only reach for the nearest broad-leaved docken , ( Rumex obtusifolius ) and rub it on the offending part for instant relief . |
| 10 | Then , when he sought to take the oath , the House itself refused and excluded him on the dubious ground that , being an atheist , he could not swear . |
| 11 | Buchanan 's Triangles clubmate Mark Tosh pushed hard to try and catch him on the five-mile run but the Derry man won in a time of 1.28.52 . |
| 12 | But while these were unfortunate , and inclined to make Rachel crumple up her forehead and lecture her on the scientific method and the importance of mental clarity , there was no real danger in such remarks . |
| 13 | Then take a second card from the middle pile and place it on the other outside pile . |
| 14 | If properly encouraged , they could carry the small amount of pollen necessary for fertilisation and place it on the exact spot in the female flower where it was required . |
| 15 | Remove the stitches from the standard gauge machine with the garter bar and replace them on the chunky machine . |
| 16 | He worked each through a transition training programme with the assigned aircraft and schooled them on the forthcoming filming . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , come on , Deveraugh , quit messing around and let me on the damn boat . ’ |
| 18 | We did , yes , the two Rhododendron behind the and put them on the outside |
| 19 | ‘ You do n't wash your feet and put them on the dirty floor , do you ? ’ he asked as he got ready for the guests who would soothe the painful passage towards the critics . |
| 20 | She poked busily at the concoctions , withdrew the tins from the oven and put them on the scrubbed wooden table to cool . |
| 21 | He removed the vase and put it on the occasional table next to the wedding photograph . |
| 22 | When I had eaten the first course of cabbage , and the second of meat pudding , potato and carrots , I poured cold water into my used billycan and put it on the lighted stove . |
| 23 | Putting down his carrot , Hazel ran across , scrambled up the bank and joined him on the bare ground under the low , close boughs . |
| 24 | He had to drag out of nature whatever lay hidden and ‘ inferior ’ — to use Jung 's word — and exhibit it on the opened-out surface of a work of art . |
| 25 | Erm but er I hope you 're not going to way that er Westminster Council has gone , for each er er er , er er th their property into disrepair they bought it up , do it up and flog it on the open market when a few yards away there are people no a er now sleeping under bridges and canals ! |
| 26 | Walter made quite a business from stealing rationed food from the grocer he worked for and selling it on the black market , while Theo dealt mostly in men 's clothes which he shifted on to a second-hand dealer who paid ready cash . |
| 27 | In June 1901 , the Board received a letter in which he expressed his gratitude for the provision of a room for himself , and congratulated them on the efficient way in which the alterations had been carried out . |
| 28 | Franco pulled glasses two at a time from the sink and set them on the tiny draining board . |
| 29 | With the authority of a man used to calling hounds to heel he 'd taken the arm from the dog , wrapped it in a towel and set it on the draining board . |
| 30 | In a world of single parents , almost all of them female , it is the relationship that the young man has with a solid male figure that gives him an edge and keeps him on the straight and narrow . |