Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [be] [verb] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've become very fond of Ellis and I 'm prepared on occasion to be tempted into his latest hare-brained scheme , but I 'm buggered if I 'll carry on like Richard Hannay and his chums in a John Buchan novel . |
| 2 | And I 'm going on holiday on Saturday . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sleeping well , and I 'm waking on time , so I must be feeling confident . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Bill and I were left on stage gaping as they all got up and made for the exits . |
| 5 | I only have a pound left and I was paid on Friday and that is because I bought food and very basic toiletries . |
| 6 | What this means is that you 're the centre of attention and you 're waited on hand and ( of course ) foot . |
| 7 | Well er , I think probably , I mean i so , this lady came on Friday and she 's coming on Friday of this week to collect it or collect the tapes |
| 8 | ‘ The Governments should simply say ‘ the talks bus is starting and we are taking on board everyone who wants to be involved , if you want to be left behind you do so at your peril ’ . |
| 9 | One example of this is the discounts offered to tenants purchasing local authority houses : these were altered in 1984 when sales showed signs of flagging and they were increased on flats in 1986 because few buyers could be found for flats . |
| 10 | On 16 December 1991 the father pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm to D. and he was remanded on bail until 24 January 1992 for sentence . |
| 11 | He was awarded the Geological Society 's R. H. Worth prize for his contributions in the field of vertebrate paleontology and he was featured on television with Sir David Attenborough . |
| 12 | on ends , so he took the two ends off , cleaned the rails and he was sat on settee watching telly rubbing away and rubbing away and I says hey you gon na put them ends back on ? |
| 13 | He said that he had n't , and he was put on hold again — and again the phone went dead . |
| 14 | He forgot to hand in such little money as he collected from sales of the Morning Star ; they prosecuted and he was put on probation for two years . |
| 15 | It 's one of the finest collections of first world war aeroplanes in existence , and it 's going on show to give people a little taste of that old movie magic . |
| 16 | so they 're trying to corner it and it 's munching on grass quite happily , you could see it was watching a minute , but it was watching them away and I think er any minute it 's looking out the corner of its eye and then it 's just gon na go when he sees it getting closer . |
| 17 | However , most of what they say has been very constructive and it is taking on board these improvements where possible that give us a better service to our customers . |
| 18 | The Committee has shied away from recommending any sanction more drastic than public censure , such as delisting , for failure to include the statement of compliance , and it is to rely on shareholders to use their influence to ensure compliance with the elements of the code . |
| 19 | Kazuo Toyama , a former excutive of Kyowa Saitama Bank , was arrested on Sept. 5 by police investigating the forgery of certificates of deposit worth some 3,940 million yen , and it was confirmed on Oct. 3 that two directors of the bank were to resign . |
| 20 | He had donated the WT Askew trophy to the festival and it was presented on Saturday night . |
| 21 | In November 1989 the government announced that it wanted gradually to stop all exports of logs , ostensibly to help domestic enterprises , and it was announced on March 9 , 1990 , that the government would impose levies and quotas on some sawn timber and veneer exports , starting on June 1 . |
| 22 | Indonesia was elected to chair the NAM for the period from 1992 to 1995 , and it was announced on Sept. 22 that the Indonesian capital Jakarta would host the 10th summit of the movement 's heads of state in 1992 , Nicaragua having withdrawn its application at the last moment . |
| 23 | Now we had originally had this extra facility available er so that we could trade off life against the extra thrust in an emergency but there was clearly the possibility erm that that might be used er when it really was n't necessary and we would end up with extra costs , extra life cycle costs , shorter engine life and it was felt on balance that with a reduced threat overall that it was sensible to take out that facility and to accept a longer engine life , but not , there 's no reduction in the total normal thrust but its merely its override combat facility . |
| 24 | However , s 2(8) did not apply to information provided under s 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 , and it was argued on Mr Naviede 's behalf that disclosure of the transcript to the SFO should only be made on condition that it was not used in evidence . |
| 25 | Her casual white T-shirt dress , belted at the waist , had a button-opening at the scoop-neck , and it was decorated on back and chest with another of her own leaf and peach prints . |
| 26 | However , the sea air deteriorated the steel work and it was offered on loan to the MRT where it was cosmetically restored and placed on display . |
| 27 | But then Captain Warner had a very quick passage and it was put on board in the right month … |
| 28 | When David overcame the Ammonites , we are told ‘ he took the crown of the king off his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold and there were priceless stones in it ; and it was set on David 's head ’ . |
| 29 | In Georgia , which had declared independence on April 9 , 1991 [ see p. 38159 ] , the Supreme Soviet banned the CP on Aug. 27 , and it was reported on Aug. 28 that a Georgian ministry of defence was being created . |
| 30 | Former Deputy Premier Shah Moazzam Husayn was arrested on Dec. 13 , and it was reported on Dec. 20 that former Vice-President Moudud Ahmed had also been arrested . |