Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The terms of the contracts in this category are rarely negotiated ; instead , they are prepared by or for one party who effectively imposes them on the other party to the contract , saying " If you want to do business with me , you must use my terms " . |
| 2 | Jane Austen rather prides herself on writing on things with a fairly restricted area of interest , whereas George Eliot , on the other hand , I think is interested to write about all sorts of things . |
| 3 | The NZRFU rather prides itself on its official-player liaison , of treating its players handsomely , and it rather hopes that they in turn would treat the NZRFU with courtesy , if not affection . |
| 4 | I managed to track her down and eventually got her on the telephone . |
| 5 | But having put him in , he rarely consulted him on general policy issues and gave hint little role even in industrial disputes , which were still the traditional concern of the Board of Trade . |
| 6 | I looked around for Kalchu and eventually found him on the far side of the fire talking to a group of men , some of whom I recognized as being from Chaura and from Chhuma . |
| 7 | We eventually found it on a road off the A35 east of Bridport . |
| 8 | As they do this , take a card from the top , deftly place it on the bottom and turn the pack over . |
| 9 | ‘ If you would n't mind coming along to light us on the way back ? |
| 10 | and she comes in to see me on her way home from work |
| 11 | He awaited a reply eagerly and was going to drop in to see her on his next leave . |
| 12 | But when Alice was taken in to see her on the second day , she was sitting up in a swansdown wrap , surrounded by flowers . |
| 13 | Sien came in to see him on visiting days , and she was keeping an eye on the studio . |
| 14 | He wanted to say her name but he could not remember it ; he wanted to engage in the physical endearments and gentleness he so much prided himself on bestowing and was received so gratefully for so doing , but this lean , hard-bodied girl would have none of it . |
| 15 | As an ‘ old China hand ’ , Mr Bush apparently prides himself on his personal understanding in dealing with the Chinese ; and as a former CIA director , he is not averse to secrecy . |
| 16 | He threw off the blanket , picked up the limp girl and gently placed her on the mat in front of the blazing fire . |
| 17 | This is the untold story of an exchange which rightly prides itself on an ability to offer efficient markets in leading shares but which can not cope with the unattractive smaller companies . |
| 18 | Not sure enough to write it on his precious list . |
| 19 | Sean recalled : ‘ I suddenly found myself on the same side as the shark and got out of the water as fast as I could . |
| 20 | Supposing , however , the defence has to cope with attackers pushing up just far enough to catch them on the turn and stay onside . |
| 21 | Railway Tavern where Ted sometimes drops in to meet her on Friday nights . |
| 22 | Their house , Carceri , is a complex world of ancient stone galleries and courtyards , with weird ( and scheduled ) spiral staircases that you go up only to find yourself on the floor below the one you started on — an old dungeon perched among the treetops on a hillside overlooking the city , which they found by a miracle , and had converted . |
| 23 | And I gently put you on your feet , |
| 24 | The Sweeper reached out a hand and gently put it on the front of Minch 's cage . |
| 25 | But he can only , he can only do it on your information . |
| 26 | I do n't think a person told I do n't think a person told to apologize is n't rea really an apology so I think there must be a reason why you did n't and so told me on Sunday why you did n't . |
| 27 | So put yours on Derek ! |
| 28 | Simes how , do n't leave that lying around so put it on the side when you 've finished . |
| 29 | Erm but they er have only done it on a localized basis . |
| 30 | Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself . |