Example sentences of "you [vb base] on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bloody hurt it bruises , you sit on it and it does n't , I thought I might , I suppose after a while you 'll get blisters but it 's bruised , when you sit on the bloody thing . |
| 2 | There is nothing you can do to change what has gone before and you will only cause yourself misery in the present if you concentrate on the gloomier aspects of the past . |
| 3 | As some of the options ( transfers etc ) only come up when you land on the right square , I did n't have to wait eons for Phil to finish his turn . |
| 4 | To get the power back on again you will now have to push against the sail as you sail on the wrong side . |
| 5 | No , no , you look on the male age , look at the male age . |
| 6 | I 've got some olive oil but I 've noticed if you look on the olive oil that some of the , some of it is n't mono unsaturates is it , you know , on a lot of it |
| 7 | But we are a few guys , not interested in politics , who will play golf with anybody as 50 per cent individuals and 50 per cent representatives of our country because when you stand on the 1st tee , they call … |
| 8 | I get about thirty quid if you stand on the right corner . |
| 9 | You stand on the flat tray which they call a seat , take the weight on your arms on the sides of the cockpit and lower your feet into the nose cone . |
| 10 | Whatever you see on the right-hand side of the centre-line , you knit on the right-hand side of your machine . |
| 11 | What you see on the left-hand side of the centre line , you knit on the left-hand side of the machine . |
| 12 | If you get on the wrong side of Miss Trunchbull she can liquidise you like a carrot in a kitchen blender . |
| 13 | That , that 's a rational law , okay , it 's nothing to do with a taboo , there 's not some strange supernatural principle which says , in Savoy Street you drive on the other side , and if you do n't you 'll be struck down with a fever or ill luck or something like that . |
| 14 | Personally I 'd rather buy a pack of cards and play the game for real , or buy one of those magazines you find on the top shelf of the newsagents . |
| 15 | You may then have to look through reams of examples before you decide on the right person for the job . |
| 16 | ‘ And finally , if you rely on the impressive road signs listing the many industrial estates at the South end of town , you will find it very easy to go round in a circle . ’ |
| 17 | As you pick your way through the minefield of the remaining holes , you are gradually working your way uphill , until finally you arrive on the 18th tee . |
| 18 | You claim on the one hand how wonderful you were in securing grants for under the I D O. You actually sold this city short because you went for the I D O without making sure that your Government paid the extra money that robbed that robbed |
| 19 | ‘ You go on the regular RAF VC-1O from Brize Norton . |
| 20 | That 'll be in the new , in the red line and you go on the other stuff . |
| 21 | Or the Tuareg saying that ‘ if you walk in the desert you get sand in your shoes , ’ the aquatic equivalent being that if you go on the Scottish hills you stand a fair chance of being hammered . |
| 22 | If you stay on the same mark or higher it 's good . |
| 23 | To change their properties you click on the right mouse button . |
| 24 | It 's important to get good instruction on dry slopes so that you do n't get into bad habits before you start on the real stuff . |
| 25 | That is actually saying to the Q S , you 've now got authority to come in to B E S and effectively do what you do on the civil side . |
| 26 | Do not forget that even if you are a potential council or housing association tenant , you have the right to turn down unsuitable property or demand that certain repairs be carried out before you sign on the dotted line . |
| 27 | Before you sign on the dotted line , check to see if the company is a member is a member of the Kitchen Specialists Association ( KSA ) . |
| 28 | ‘ I know , I know you come on the highest recommendation . |
| 29 | well you stick on the right hand lane when no one overtaking that 's not causing trouble for us is it ? |
| 30 | Whatever you see on the right-hand side of the centre-line , you knit on the right-hand side of your machine . |