Example sentences of "pass on a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He wanted me to pass on a message to the police . |
2 | ‘ To have the pleasure of a lady 's company , ’ he nodded , giving the impression of a man glad to pass on a message correctly . |
3 | ‘ Because I 'm hoping you 'll agree to pass on a message for me to Minter . |
4 | On this occasion the most difficult decision was to pass on a share of the savings target to the English and Welsh Regions . |
5 | He does not have Evelyn 's elegance , either , although his spare , laconic , style can produce some memorable passages ; here , for example , is a Queen Christina of Sweden — very different from her portrayal by Greta Garbo — telling Whitelocke , who had hesitated to pass on a letter and a mastiff sent by the preacher , Hugh Peter , that ‘ the dog and the letter did belong to her , and she would have them ’ . |
6 | I would like to pass on a theory concerning the behaviour of the Long Spined Porcupine Puffer , Diodon holocanthus . |
7 | His right , however , had been transmitted to him through his mother , and it was this transmission through the female , later explained as the inability of a woman to pass on a claim which , as a woman , she could not herself exercise , which worked against Edward 's ambition . |
8 | Whether you 're looking for bowls of bulbs to brighten the home or the best miniatures for a rock garden , now 's the time to start work and Daphne Ledward and Anne Swithinbank are here to pass on a host of colourful ideas . |
9 | inherit , preserve and pass on a tradition … they engender modes of life , habits of thought and standards of judgement which render them centres of resistance to crude forces which threaten steady and peaceful evolution … |
10 | Her security pass was clipped to the strap of the bag , like a paddock pass on a racecourse . |
11 | If other readers have been victims of con tricks why not pass on a warning to others through our Letters Page ? |
12 | I could pass on a message for you . ’ |
13 | If you opt for the minimum , contracted out personal pension , you will pay the full-rate of national insurance contributions , and the government will pass on a rebate to the firm providing the pension ( a bank , a building society , an insurance company , or a unit trust ) . |
14 | I would be grateful if you would pass on a copy of this fax to your colleagues Dr Potvin and Susan Parks for their files . |