Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] [adv] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | And he 's he 's turned over this and just gon na slap one on me and I 've turned my head and gone like that and he 's fucking caught me right on the fucking lips ! |
| 3 | The other woman had caught her completely on the raw with her mention of the man she had seen Adam with , though to be honest she could n't really have said why . |
| 4 | Jacques Devraux had not troubled to make him known to the senator , but while his father made a final check of the baggage truck , Paul Devraux had patted him affectionately on the shoulder and introduced him to them as " the great all-purpose Annamese genie Ngo Van Loc , who 's houseboy , camp boy , chauffeur and indispensable general assistant to the humble Devraux family . " |
| 5 | no here they are , I know I 've seen them somewhere on the window sill |
| 6 | However , the evidence of the fireman who was on the footplate of the engine that was hauling the express disproved the allegations of the railway company , for he had seen them together on the train after it had arrived at Birmingham New Street Station around 2.30 when the children had waved at him . |
| 7 | No , I 've never seen them there on a Thursday |
| 8 | ‘ When I 've seen you safely on the train , I should still have time enough to get to the auction . ’ |
| 9 | I 've met her twice on formal occasions , but I am at work all day , so I do n't often see my neighbours . |
| 10 | The Democratic leadership in Congress has pushed him hard on the issue . |
| 11 | I told Spruce a bit about Amy and Hereward 's marriage and I did mention that I 'd seen her here on Friday night and Saturday morning . |
| 12 | No , it 's not made up , I 've seen her before on T V |
| 13 | It is all up to you — and I decided that I was never going to say anything to her because I had done it all on my own . |
| 14 | It 's in Nelson Street and er I did it I 've done it once on my own like this before . |
| 15 | I 've not really heard you much on the phone . |
| 16 | So you 've got me there on that one . |
| 17 | And if the head of the English department was n't so ineffectual , he 'd have told them so on Monday . |
| 18 | And as I had told you before on the previous er chat we had , how my father took over er when when I was two years old we moved up . |
| 19 | He had met the Shah year before and the Shah had lectured him imperiously on the need for law and order in affairs of state . |
| 20 | I said it 's ages since I 've had her all on my own . |
| 21 | And I thought my God you know we 've got him really on this far |
| 22 | Mr Rajat Goswamy , who is a consultant gynaecologist at St Thomas 's Hospital , comments , ‘ I have used it successfully on 20 women , all of who were less than eight weeks into pregnancy . |
| 23 | Is not it beyond the realms of possibility that the Secretary of State and railway management have got it wrong on this occasion ? |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | When she discovered that he had called her repeatedly on a mobile phone she flew into a rage . |
| 26 | And lately she 's worn it twice on British engagements . |
| 27 | ‘ When it 's time to sleep , why not set her here on the chair to watch over you ? ’ |
| 28 | Another is to ease her gently into the awareness that your visit will be shorter than usual , doing so some time after you have greeted her affectionately on your arrival and listened patiently to her news , views or troubles . |
| 29 | Joe looked round desperately for a place to put his hat , and finally laid it lovingly on a shelf . |
| 30 | There were always cream cakes and I would be brought mine ceremoniously on a plate . |