Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He urged her to sit down on one of the hard , gilded sofas for a moment . |
| 2 | Resentfully Kate took it from him before moving to sit down on one of the sofas . |
| 3 | Because he 'd been seeing psychiatrists since 1950 he fancied he was an expert on Freud and wanted to sit in on all our discussions . |
| 4 | With this kind of work in mind , I obtained permission from the headteacher and the governors to sit in on all appointments that occurred in Bishop McGregor School during my fieldwork between 1983 and 1985 . |
| 5 | Consultants are bound to fall down on one of these . ’ |
| 6 | But if we can turn , because , because Derek did , did request to come along on this specific item , er , and it 's the , the yellow papers , er , on Oak Farm . |
| 7 | Are you going to come in on that ? ’ |
| 8 | It was as much to disprove some of their absurd assumptions as to help you prove your own theories that I agreed to come in on this project . |
| 9 | people to call now three four three four three four if you want to come in on this . |
| 10 | If you want to come in on any of this three four three four three four you can call now . |
| 11 | Chinese to bear down on environmental lawbreakers |
| 12 | Why he decided to come down on one player 's side against another is beyond comprehension . |
| 13 | job to get out the house for a little while and she usually gets granny up , cos granny have to come down on one of those chairs . |
| 14 | It is no longer to come down on one side or other of the fence as the entire poem was so clearly designed to do , but to say following the ways of God will mean this . |
| 15 | Until I find out more I do not want to come down on either side . ’ |
| 16 | Until I find out more I do not want to come down on either side . ’ |
| 17 | Not wishing to come down on either side , the planners say it 's a nice fence but high fences near roads need permission . |
| 18 | If necessary more than five trials can be used if the level of anxiety fails to come down on any one specific target . |
| 19 | It may go on after half term because she may not be able to come down on those two days , if that happens then I 'll have other back up material for them |
| 20 | It was just big enough for an adult to pass through on all fours . |
| 21 | Of course , some were able to pull through on sheer physical strength , quickness and resilience , but there is evidence to suggest that shrewdness or guile were useful properties to have when it came to self-preservation . |
| 22 | He has attempted to come off on several occasions and at the time of interview was undergoing methadone withdrawal and has been heroin-free for two months . ‘ |
| 23 | They were altogether sharper and funnier , liable to dash off on little fantasy runs . |
| 24 | To sum up on private dispositions . |
| 25 | To sum up on this point : with the advent of a child or children , a woman is bound to have her attentions divided between them and her husband . |
| 26 | And in a vain attempt to make Williams jump he said , ‘ I rather think we may have to tighten up on one or two things round here . ’ |
| 27 | The issue reminded many observers of the Recruit share trading scandal of late 1988 , which had led to the collapse of the government led by Noboru Takeshita [ see pp. 36463-64 ] , and which had led to a range of measures designed to tighten up on this kind of abuse . |
| 28 | The next two days had settled into a daily routine of cleaning weapons and trying to catch up on lost sleep as every night was disturbed by the constant shelling . |
| 29 | Its cause is uncertain — it is also found even if we do not eat then — but it means that it is often possible to catch up on lost sleep by taking a nap at this time . |
| 30 | Harriet often came to stay at Netherhampton to catch up on all the ‘ gossip of Salisbury ’ and to take her mind off her romance with Shelley , thwarted at every step by her brother Charles . |