Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [pers pn] on [art] [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 | He could think of nothing but disguising himself and rushing her on a dark night . |
| 3 | This role will involve further service development of the factory deep cleaning service with the aim of promoting and selling it on a nationwide basis . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They 're trying to pick it off and doing it on the big grass . |
| 6 | After emancipation the state could transform recruitment by enlisting more people each year but putting them on the reserve list much sooner . |