Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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1 | I do n't know why ; only that I want to hear my voice on the answerphone . |
2 | I just want to give my view on the budget . |
3 | If you want to check your entry on the list , write to and say in your message QUERY LEEDS-UNITED — it 'll show you what you 're down as . |
4 | ‘ The people here want to spend their money on the more expensive imported brands , ’ say Eugen , 24 , who works for the Soros Foundation in Timisoara . |
5 | When it is quite dry , use a thin stick or toothpick to draw your pattern on the egg in glue . |
6 | I happen to pass his house on the way to my own . |
7 | Please send two recent colour photographs that show your hair clearly — remember to write your name on the back of them . |
8 | They attempt to impose their will on the firm(s) involved , that influence extending perhaps to deciding on which may be involved . |
9 | This is especially obvious , for instance , when we examine culturally stereotyped responses to danger and stress , and attempt to evaluate their impact on the feelings of our informants . |
10 | In each case try to focus your mind on the part of your body that has in turn been made tense and relaxed . |
11 | ‘ Well , I think you 're going to need protection tomorrow when you go to announce your arrival on the veterinary scene . |
12 | Alternatively , a graphical scale can be used , e.g. ‘ Please mark your position on the following scale of satisfaction with this book ’ |
13 | she obviously did n't know this for a long time and then one day I said to her , well , it was lovely meal and all that but I do think your mark-up on the wine is scandalous ! |
14 | They 've got their finger on the pulse all right . |
15 | So he s , I said to him is it alright , says am I in danger of coasting if I 've got my foot on the if , if I 'm taking the corner in first and I 'm slipping and I got the clutch , I 'm using the engine but I 've , not much |
16 | After a few minutes Woodruffe said : ‘ You 've got your foot on the brake , Dudley . ’ |
17 | You 've got your eye on the goalie |
18 | Let let can I tell you in conjunction with Lincolnshire erm the N F U produced a leaflet that they 're circulating to a hundred thousand of their membership in er , it 's a real mis-match of counties , Warwickshire , Northamptonshire , Leicestershire , Notts , Lincolnshire right , and er we 've got our logo on the back er , because I checked the er you know checked the content of it , and it did n't put too much onus on police setting up schemes and what not , but the N F U are delivering one of these leaflets in the next week or two to every one of their members in er that particular area , so no doubt we 'll be getting some er contact with it . |
19 | ’ I 've got his secretary on the line , Mr. Kopek . |
20 | Well we 've had their director on the phone , phone yesterday and more or less demanded his twenty thousand back |
21 | ‘ You 've had your eye on the main chance from the very beginning , have n't you ? |
22 | I 've displayed your letter on the noticeboard in the village and passed a copy to the local P.C.C . |
23 | In this way , such a configuration becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy , because people come to form their self-understanding on the basis of ‘ psychologism ’ and the theory seems to be confirmed in people 's experience as a result of this process . |
24 | However , this was not argued before us , and I prefer to base my decision on the section 222 point by affirming the judge 's first ground as mentioned above . |
25 | ‘ You 've left your money on the bedside table . ’ |
26 | ‘ You 've put his photo on the Brain index ? ’ |
27 | I mean , I 've put my hand on The Bump lots of times already , and all you can say really when it jiggles about is , ‘ How nice ’ , and ‘ Is n't that interesting ’ and ‘ Wonder if it 's a boy or a girl ? ’ |
28 | ‘ I 've put my neck on the block for you , Mike . |
29 | If you 've lost your way on the phone . |
30 | I 've plotted your course on the map , and you do n't seem to stay anywhere long . ’ |