Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I flung it on the open ledger on the table . |
| 2 | One of these papers was a recent statement by the county education committee that no change in the status of the grammar school was contemplated : on that basis , I was able to reassure my anxious colleagues , when I met them on the first day of term , that abrupt change was not imminent . |
| 3 | If you are looking for Monsieur Alain , I passed him on the main road . |
| 4 | Oh I got it on the bloody Saturday did n't I ! |
| 5 | Yeah and that 's another thing I found I had a letter from the Social Security saying would you please send your order book back you 're not entitled to any more money , your sickness benefit 's run out , I thought it ca n't have , I do n't go back until the twenty fifth of March , phones up for the appointment I got it on the fifth of March , nine days ago |
| 6 | ‘ I found it on the barbed wire . |
| 7 | I phoned her on the fourth night to say goodnight to her that was all . |
| 8 | there for three pairs which was just as well I stopped you on the last one . |
| 9 | The vermouth was dark red , and I wondered what my mother would do if I poured it on the mushroom-coloured carpet — very slowly . |
| 10 | If I contacted him on the same number that I contacted you |
| 11 | Even if I 'd told you that I heard it on the local news , I doubt you 'd have taken my word for it . |
| 12 | Then I remembered that , in the car was the last red rose from Bayeux — I placed it on the rough ground outside the house , and prayed for the family whose happy , safe home it had once been . |
| 13 | I can not trace any acknowledgment from you of the memorandum I sent you on the twelfth of this month , regarding your talents and the scope for them in this office . |
| 14 | That would be about sixty , sixty one as I see , and er they were the last match of the season virtually was that they gained promotion on was Shrewsbury , which was at the game meadow and Arthur , the player manager who was a prolific goal scorer in his day , was playing at the time and er nobody expected Walsall to win but they ran out two-one winners and all down the A five that night all the pubs were full coming back with everyone celebrating , so erm , after then they had a civic dinner at the Town Hall for the players and they did a big flower display in the arboretum all set out in flowers the club badge and congratulation lads on winning promotion , and this when they kicked off the following season , in the second division , prior to that they played a friendly match against Leicester and Gordon was in goal and I took my boy with me Tim , who was only a toddler at the time , and he , I stood him on the old archway where the players used to run out , but the first league match was against Sunderland and Brian , actually played for Sunderland as centre forward and er Walsall ran out four-three winners in the end Tony , who was Walsall inside left got a hat trick and I believe Tommy , got the other goal and Brian scored for Sunderland , then the er we went on to the , the first away match which was at Derby County , and Walsall won that three-one . |