Example sentences of "[v-ing] they on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Have I said something , then ? ’ he asked , taking off his cap and overcoat and hanging them on the door peg . |
| 2 | The importance of locational specifications in general can be gauged from the fact that there seem to be two basic ways of referring to objects — by describing or naming them on the one hand , and by locating them on the other ( Lyons , 1977a : 648 ) . |
| 3 | Late-night scheduling has been a consistent feature of lesbian and gay programming , exploiting the gay audience 's motivation to watch these programmes while keeping them on the edges of broadcasting . |
| 4 | The workshops mentioned later in the chapter may provide a hub for the self-directed learning by basing them on the problem(s) . |
| 5 | When a group is unknown , the advantage lies with the record company in signing them on the company 's terms . |
| 6 | Both sides of the House could and should support most of its provisions , but where improvements are necessary we shall be pressing them on the Minister , and I hope that we shall receive as fair a hearing from him as I have tried to give his Bill this afternoon . |
| 7 | Before I go on to deal with the other submissions which have been made , particularly those by Mr. Clough , who appears for the local authority , to support his submission that the order was wrong on the merits , there is one further aspect of the justices ' order and that is the second ground of appeal where it is said that the justices ought to have given the parties the opportunity of addressing them on the question as to whether prohibited steps orders rather than an interim care order , or rather than no order at all , should or could be made . |
| 8 | We must make it clear to students that they can appeal against their rent to a tribunal so that the tribunal can decide whether the landlord is overcharging them on the council tax element . |
| 9 | Had the Presbytery been selecting candidates and foisting them on the DUP , Smyth 's view would be more plausible . |
| 10 | I I like writing them writing them on the nodes like that . |
| 11 | She sees natural sex differences as providing the basis for a critique of certain philosophical conceptions which exclude women , and in that way is enlisting them on the side of feminism . |
| 12 | Less practical is physical destruction like squashing or bashing them on the head . |
| 13 | If you have a problem with a friend , partner , child , colleague or neighbour , try meeting them on the inner planes before discussing the issue with them in person : |
| 14 | Yes , when they was fitting them on the H M S Gothic they sent , they Birkenhead and I asked if they , so I stopped work , all Saturday and this , this er big er were it ? |
| 15 | She did not look back at Ursula or down into the valley , but trained her eyes forward , fixing them on the interior of the Mercedes and the dark shape of its occupant as , with every step , clarity threatened to break upon her vision . |
| 16 | ‘ We are glad the owner has handed over the pictures of his own free will rather than selling them on the Western art market . ’ |
| 17 | balancing them on the fire 's black iron bars |
| 18 | Then we removed the wire from the front of the box and started feeding them on the ledge . |
| 19 | With a smooth swoop , he caught hold of both her hands and drew her arms up above her head , holding them on the pillows behind her , sliding his free hand beneath her hips , lifting her with one strong , determined movement to meet the invading male power of his body . |
| 20 | Aye you know , holding them on the plank and th passing them to the But the the men that were stowing them , they were regular men on the They knew how to do it see . |
| 21 | The psychologists would be in the manger with the TV crews , evaluating them on the basis of their offerings — gold , frankincense and myrrh . |
| 22 | Ought I to restrict supplies to certain retailers only , or release them only on the certificate of a doctor or justice of the peace , or simply rely on those who can afford to pay getting them on the black market ? ’ |
| 23 | Tommy , who was accompanying them on the mouth-organ , noticed that Charlie could n't take his eyes off Rose the barmaid who , although on the wrong side of thirty , never stopped flirting with the young recruits . |
| 24 | The importance of locational specifications in general can be gauged from the fact that there seem to be two basic ways of referring to objects — by describing or naming them on the one hand , and by locating them on the other ( Lyons , 1977a : 648 ) . |
| 25 | And normally they wo n't be as easy as this , so you probably will be doing them on the calculator , so to do this you just do , erm one take away whatever the per centage is . |
| 26 | I do n't even like having them on the island , not even Mrs Clamp , who comes every week on a Saturday to clean the house and deliver our supplies . |
| 27 | But the Department of Transport says it 's important to ban the plates because simply having them on the car , changes the driver 's behaviour and the idea is that speed is always a danger on our roads and anything that contributes to safety is to be encouraged . |
| 28 | They , they stopped having them on the , the seafront anyway . |
| 29 | and I 've we 've taken the the old settee down to Carrie 's and moved the two seater and the armchair down this end and they flew in tonight straight up on the sofa , I said to it 's gon na be tough for a week or so but they 've got ta get used to staying on the floor , I 'm not having them on the furniture all the time cos they just absolutely ruin it ! |
| 30 | They started doing ‘ breakdown ’ [ lifting the boys above their heads and dropping them on the ground ] . |