Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you must not build them on the graveyard . |
| 2 | If you do n't fold them up I 'll just toss them on the cart like I do the rags . |
| 3 | Thank you we 'll just put it on the little table here , look for a bit until it 's time to put it on . |
| 4 | I 'll just pretend I 'm listening to it and I 'll just put it on the side and just the switch the thing on they 'll never know the difference . |
| 5 | ‘ When instinct tells me a dog would be better off with me than people who might just leave it on the motorway , I have to bite my tongue , but I 'm noted for being blunt . |
| 6 | She might even pass him on the way up ! |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll maybe see you on the circuit then , ’ I said . |
| 8 | But I 'd rather have it on the Saturday than the Sunday anyway . |
| 9 | It horrified her to think how foolish she had been and she could only excuse herself on the grounds that she had suffered some kind of fit . |
| 10 | He became concerned when he could not locate him on the premises , because Mr Jowett was due to take over the lambing . |
| 11 | We would have to hope for a Tory victory , but , because of the uncertainty about the outcome of the election , he could not put her on the waiting list . |
| 12 | I said I 'd just tap him on the shoulder and say : ‘ It 's all right . ’ |
| 13 | mm he 'd not put it on the drive this time |
| 14 | ‘ Your measurements are exactly the same as Dana 's and the dress suits you even better — you could easily wear it on the day . ’ |
| 15 | My belief is that Holyfield , who trades in quantity rather than quality when it comes to punches , will recover from the early storm , which could easily see him on the canvas , to win around the 10th . |
| 16 | Theresa 's had to get a gas mask for little James but she ca n't imagine how she 'd ever put it on the poor child . |
| 17 | Sometimes they 'd fuck right away , or sometimes they 'd wait till they were about to leave , but they 'd always do it on the sheet , the same sheet he 'd brought that first time , as if , without it , some spell might be broken and everything would fall apart . |
| 18 | He could hardly tap them on the arm and yell : ‘ Can you tell me where I could find a child prostitute ? ’ |
| 19 | On one occasion he is said to have decorated the whole of the College in three days after which he could still outlast anyone on the dance floor . |
| 20 | That is not to say that he would necessarily replace Weir , because in the long term Weir could still find himself on the side of the scrum — his lineout talents are difficult to ignore , and he has revelled in the additional freedom that the No 6 jumper is allowed . |
| 21 | If anyone needed a small amount he could still raise it on the security of a treasured possession left with a pawnbroker . |
| 22 | If you were n't , you 'd probably sack yourself on the spot . |
| 23 | He could now lose it on the last ball ! |
| 24 | small room , you could n't leave anything on the walls so it would all be a come down at night , back up in the morning |
| 25 | ‘ Putney Heath , but I could n't tell you on the telephone . ’ |
| 26 | and we could n't eat it on the Sunday and |
| 27 | Er you ca you could n't do it on the phone anyway It 's a case of out and er sitting with , having a coffee with the old guy . |
| 28 | What you 've got to rea no what you got to realise is the most obvious place for somebody would be on the bed but we could n't see anybody on the bed so the only other place is under the bed . |
| 29 | At first we could n't see anything on the white backing but then Eadred brought across a candle , held it near the page , not quite close enough to scorch , and sea-green writing began to appear . |
| 30 | They both agreed that if you could n't enjoy yourself on the way , what was the point in running a business that afforded them so much freedom to travel ? |