Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should out-point them on the rough stuff , too , for the Range Rover is still king of the wild frontiers . |
| 2 | It simply did not , and does not , offer a framework on which to hang a convincing story … the geographer , when he analyses the material properties of the man-environment systems , must base himself on the central functions of that system , rather than on the traditional divisions of physical geography . |
| 3 | Godparents , these state that you should keep them on the straight and narrow |
| 4 | She was on about general conversation , you should have it on the whole time . |
| 5 | Right , and let's do one on the other one as well . |
| 6 | She 'll set us on the right track . ’ |
| 7 | Oh ok , I 'll have it on the little table , but I want you to do it , not me . |
| 8 | ‘ They wo n't have regular fashion articles , but might have something on the political significance of hemlines . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ That 'll get us on the right footing , ’ he said , ‘ and no arguments . |
| 10 | and er and I said to Laura , ah I know , I 'll put so I 'll , I 'll , I 'll put something on the big screen so you know , some videos whatever . |
| 11 | And at once I could smell it on the tied-on head-cushion — that same elusive , old-fashioned perfume of the towel , of the glove . |
| 12 | We could do it on the National Health . |
| 13 | As she is only three you will need a lot of patience and persistence to get the message across , but do keep trying , otherwise her bossiness could leave her on the wrong side of the fence from her friends . |
| 14 | What Alice could not forgive herself was that she had been taken in by it all well , she had had the sense to get out in time , and meet people who could lead her on the right path … |
| 15 | To hell with reason , she was scared today : what if she 'd lost her way , and nothing could put her on the right track . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's the worst thing for a hangover and could put you on the slippery slope to alcoholism , ’ warns the magazine . |
| 17 | I just made the whole bed and then realized I 'd put it on the wrong way . |
| 18 | ‘ With one bound I would throw myself on the large white bearskin , which I adored , and cover its great head with kisses . ’ |
| 19 | We read our lines together for the first time — but never as we would do them on the actual recording . |
| 20 | She would run around her pen at such speed that the centrifugal force would keep her on the vertical walls like a Wall of Death rider . |
| 21 | Max told me that Smith would meet us on the following Monday , which would have meant waiting around for five days . |
| 22 | Although his conservative clothing and mild manners did n't show it , he was becoming a ‘ Right-On ’ , and he would support anything on the new agenda . |
| 23 | Yes , I 'll shall put it on the spare bedroom bed , not that there 's a lot of room on there , but still . |
| 24 | He said that he would telePhone her on the following Thursday . |
| 25 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |
| 26 | He will touch everyone on the raw ’ — while the young would receive it as an account of what they were up to . |
| 27 | From Ainhoa the only road that will keep you on the French side of the Pyrenees runs more or less north-east , back towards Espelette . |
| 28 | Soon it will be Pesach and I think this year I will celebrate it on the correct date . |
| 29 | Our team will point you on the right road towards a slimmer , healthier figure , with dietary and fitness advice tailored to your needs . |
| 30 | The further east the boundaries are drawn , the more Britain will find itself on the Western periphery of a Germany-centred Europe . |