Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I was on about sewing cos I said I 'd let them , you know , they were all doing a bit of sewing the other weekend , they all had a go like erm ooh , you know , I was saying he that Scott can cook and that , you know , we 've had a note he 's having one on , supposed to be all all of them to be independent , you know ? |
| 2 | Souness often spouts on about deals when nothing is happening . |
| 3 | He said the English were fine ones to bang on about cruelty when they sent little boys off to boarding school when they were eight . |
| 4 | ‘ What 's the good of going on about contraception when you ca n't even get your own head together . ’ |
| 5 | However , this is the party that goes on about unemployment as though it had a good record on unemployment . |
| 6 | You 've no call to go whingeing on about morals when you 're making up to Adam in this very office . |
| 7 | We , all of us had er a bed-sitting room of our own which we kept on between cases cos we had to have somewhere to live and erm and then of course we , we 'd come back there and make up for lost time really . |
| 8 | HIV may be passed on during sex when blood , semen ( spunk or cum ) or vaginal fluids from an infected person enter the bloodstream of her or his partner . |
| 9 | In terms of war , AIDS looks more like one of those medieval struggles that dragged on for decades than a relatively swift modern conflict . |
| 10 | The question is how do you break into the cycle and make that happen , and I think the answer is , as I said , in two ways — one by making teachers more aware during their period of initial training , either at college or at university or polytechnic , and secondly by looking very carefully at the amount and type of in-service training erm that goes on for teachers once they 've left college and are in the schools . |
| 11 | The question is how do you break into the cycle and make that happen , and I think the answer is , as I said , in two ways — one by making teachers more aware during their period of initial training , either at college or at university or polytechnic , and secondly by looking very carefully at the amount and type of in-service training erm that goes on for teachers once they 've left college and are in the schools . |
| 12 | The worst damage to hulls etc. had been reported on arrival in the area after last night 's operation , and the troop 's attached REME Forward Repair Team had worked on for hours after most others had taken to their sleeping bags . |
| 13 | This immediately limited the number of towns that could be planned , for most English towns have developed from villages , and their sites had been partly built on for centuries before they developed into towns . |
| 14 | It can be walked on for access if required . |
| 15 | It can go on for years before families are forced to acknowledge the truth … |
| 16 | If all the subsequent television and newspaper interviews are to be believed , the boy Lawson told Mrs Thatcher that he jolly well was n't going to stay on as Chancellor unless she fired that rotter Walters as her ‘ adviser ’ . |
| 17 | Another advantage was being near enough to the basecamp to go back for lunch ; not only did it mean we could have a hot drink but it avoided the clammy sensation , which Carole graphically described , of sitting down for lunch when you 're soaked on the outside and soaked on the inside . |
| 18 | Four in five employees surveyed believed they had been turned down for jobs because they were too old , even though they had the right skills . |
| 19 | ‘ They 'll have this wood chopped down for Beanos as soon as you can say market forces . ’ |
| 20 | Pay attention to plants and flowers and make sure that you have your lighting on dimmer switches so that you can dim it right down for dining as well as drawing a veil over any kitchen clutter . |
| 21 | If a high gloss or mirror finish is required , then it is necessary to use either a grainfiller to fill the pores of the wood , or to apply extra coats of finish , rubbing down between coats until the grain has been filled . |
| 22 | ‘ You go in for blackmail as well , Private Nobody ? ’ |
| 23 | You dreaded anyone coming in for fabric because you knew you would n't be able to get more than three yards without a fault . ’ |
| 24 | A hospital spokesman said she would be kept in for observation while doctors decided on the best treatment for her . |
| 25 | He should have a glass of water with each meal , at least , and possibly in between meals if his environment is very warm , or if he is doing a lot of active therapy . |
| 26 | In between time as I say we 'd had 's header wide which was one of the mysteries of the first half . |
| 27 | and erm Marilyn will come down of course when she 's at , she 's worried as well about whether she 's going to get a job , cos er , I mean they need to have erm a second income I should think |
| 28 | Joe got to his feet and cast a disparaging glance down towards Len as he said , ‘ Whose place will you put me in , Joad 's ? or Huxley 's ? ’ |
| 29 | A mining bargain such as this might include the setting in of timbers though the mine might provide someone to do this work independently . |
| 30 | On the other hand , a price lower than this would hasten the decay of the falling firms , and slacken the growth of the rising firms ; and on the whole diminish production : and a rise or fall of price would affect in like manner though perhaps not in an equal degree those great joint-stock companies which often stagnate , but seldom die . |