Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er well Tony 's going to deliver it and pick it up on the Monday . |
| 2 | I will give him sharp orders , he thought , and bring him up on a short rein ; and I will see him come to terms , and kiss the hand that curbs him . |
| 3 | We try and slip him in on the sly when we think we 've got them hooked . |
| 4 | A deadline was set up but it has come and gone and we no have no alternative but to reclaim the shares and place them back on the market . |
| 5 | 1 small twentieth-century ornamental dinner plate with picture of Scarborough Beach ( this is optional , actually , but I always find it adds spice to a tour of a house if , when interest is flagging , you quietly get it out and prop it up on a table and then say innocently to an attendant : ‘ What 's the story behind that plate ? ’ and then wait to see what sort of explanation is invented by someone who has never seen it in his or her life before ) |
| 6 | He drew in a deep breath , paused for a second and let it out on a sigh . |
| 7 | Pulling on navy shorts and a pale blue polo shirt over her white lace bra and pants , she made sure the cabin skylight was open as far as it would go , then gave her sleeping-bag a brisk shake and spread it out on the mattress to air . |
| 8 | He fetched the map and spread it out on the table . |
| 9 | Reaching down beside him , he retrieved a map , unfolded it and spread it out on the ground . |
| 10 | I took out the 8000 and put them down on the table . |
| 11 | The boy came in through the back carrying Russell 's blanket roll and carbine and put them down on the passenger bench . |
| 12 | Vivienne would pick them up and say , it 's alright I 'll just wash them down and put them back on the rack . |
| 13 | and she says she sat , she sat er still you know with her arms folded and all like that and she says , oh she says I think you er collect the books and stamp them and put them back on the shelves and she said they all laughed , but she got the job in opposition to er , a few others you know |
| 14 | He ate it in two bites , like a dog , and put me back on the gravestone . |
| 15 | The boy carried me in my travelling box , and put me down on the beach , while he looked for birds ' eggs among the rocks . |
| 16 | Then they take you out and put you back on the slab and you are lying there absolutely stark naked in a stone room with three masked people looking at you . |
| 17 | It was the third day in July , page four , seven , three and then I had to find a word that I 'd never heard off before and put it up on the board . |
| 18 | She took hold of it and put it down on the floor . |
| 19 | Carew folded the paper and put it down on the cluttered tray beside him . |
| 20 | From one of the voluminous pockets he produced a bottle of Scotch and put it down on the table . |
| 21 | Then he added a fatal dose of your ethylene stuff to it and put it back on the carving rest … ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , O. K. ’ He lifted his leg off the floor with one hand and put it back on the bed . |
| 23 | She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table . |
| 24 | And yet she knew it had been there when she closed the book and put it back on the shelf . |
| 25 | He turned the paper over and put it back on the top of the pile . |
| 26 | Pete lifted his knight but changed his mind and put it back on the board . |
| 27 | We do n't just brand the cheapest tubes available , bubble pack them in pairs and hang them up on a dealer 's wall . |
| 28 | Try and get her back on an even keel . ’ |
| 29 | After spending considerable effort getting the boiler back into working order it was important to give it a steam test , obtain an insurance certificate and get it back on the chassis so that it could be used to haul trains . |
| 30 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |