Example sentences of "on [pers pn] from [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember to check on them from time to time and water them carefully if the compost seems dry . |
| 2 | A shadow fell on them from time to time , from his own past as well as from hers , and it seemed then that they were threatened by some evil which could blot out their joy at a moment 's notice . |
| 3 | So , in this , very animal loving assembly , I think er , you would agree er , only twenty one are vegetarians and seventy nine people love animals but they also enjoy chewing on them from time to time . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll check on you from time to time . ’ |
| 5 | Comrade Yu our local interpreter is a young woman with pigtails and who is constantly breaking into smiles and laughs , especially when we try out our broken Chinese on her from time to time . |
| 6 | He cut another slice of bread and spread the butter on it from edge to edge very carefully before he took a big bite . |
| 7 | I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear . |
| 8 | She stared down on it from time to time . |
| 9 | There are three small boys who call on us from time to time , ‘ just visiting ’ , as they put it . |