Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 've got clothes , your coats and dresses , and fold them over once , and then put them into a bag like that and we put them gently on top of the load , they come to no harm at all . |
| 2 | No , they were told , all this will be yours again on completion of your mission … |
| 3 | He sped away with them still on amber , narrowly avoiding a car coming the other way . |
| 4 | The quality of product delivered by BR management is experienced daily by the many thousands who travel to and from Waterloo , where the indicator boards are frequently inactive at peak travel time in the evening , and only the desultory , forlorn and uncertain voices of junior staff is available to advise hapless passengers over the tannoy when and where they might expect to find an uncancelled train to get them home on time — if they are lucky — and to deliver an occasional apology . |
| 5 | There is only one man in this country who runs me close on litigation and that is Horatio Bottomley . |
| 6 | Take you away on holiday . |
| 7 | You still on holiday ? |
| 8 | They aim to make you look your best then capture you forever on film CAPTION — Mrs Penny Ebdon before ( inset ) and after CAPTION 2 — Body-builder Mr David Brown , a portrait which inspired a top cameraman CAPTION 3 — Ms Glynis Darlow before ( inset ) and after CAPTION — Mrs Addison and Mrs Simmons hold an example of their handiwork a dramatic photograph of Miss Claire Lawson , of Spennymoor , which took a second prize |
| 9 | I am writing to offer you formally on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland , an appointment as a with the Department of of the Library . |
| 10 | It 's Dennis next Tuesday afternoon so it 's Where Are You Now on Afternoon Special , on the county 's favourite radio station , it 's B B C Radio Nottingham at two o'clock . |
| 11 | ‘ You here on business ? ’ |
| 12 | He wanted to do you too on account of what one of your girlfriends did to him . ’ |
| 13 | Er one Right You okay on number one ? |
| 14 | Fosdyke got up and cleared the pudding plates , stacking them also on top of the video . |
| 15 | Adrian Whitbread says the players have made him feel very welcome and he has settled in well … although he was a bit nervous for the first game on Saturday … he says Town are a good team and he 's looking forward to playing for them also on parade for pictures today … |
| 16 | We obviously on top of that want to make sure who lives in the camps and see if they match our descriptions . |
| 17 | Later , the knowledge filtered through to me that the two ruffians — escaped prisoners like myself , without a doubt — had attacked me solely on account of my fire . |
| 18 | ‘ Did — did you bring me here on purpose ? ’ |
| 19 | He says the lap-type seatbelt did n't restrain him properly on impact . |
| 20 | She leant over the child , kissing her gently on head . |
| 21 | If your elderly parent is , by nature , affectionate and demonstrative , always kiss her warmly on arrival , and when you leave ; for many old people are greatly deprived of essential physical contact . |
| 22 | Take him away on holiday . |
| 23 | It was a relief when a secretary appeared — sent by his oldest daughter — and summoned him away on business that had to be decided that night . |
| 24 | Are they always on Stop here ? |
| 25 | He knew before the match that his marathons with Chris Walker and Paul Carter in the quarter and semi-finals had left him low on gas . |
| 26 | I invited her here on business . |
| 27 | Laying her basket down , she ran towards the shriek , her feet slipping on the loose ground as she came under the trees , until she finished with an uncontrollable slide that landed her almost on top of Oz . |
| 28 | Bill Filip , president of the Advanced Workstation Division says RS/6000 business has grown 50% in the first half of this year over the corresponding period last year , putting it right on course to achieve its target , he believes . |
| 29 | If the regulations are so framed as to give the directors an unfettered discretion the court will interfere with it only on proof of bad faith and since the directors will not be bound to disclose either their grounds or their reasons , the difficulty of discharging the onus of proof is especially great . |
| 30 | The 11 May sale features over one hundred paintings and drawings , highlighted by George Braque 's late masterpiece ‘ Atelier VIII ’ ( 1952–55 ) ( est. around $8–10 million ) , bought by Cooper directly from the artist , who had sold it only on condition that it would never leave France . |