Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it became darker , the trees denser , thicker , hemming them in on all sides as Thomas guided their horses along some secret path known only to him . |
| 2 | And and and of course now that er now that we 've got the total business beginning to operate as one , the chances of letting them down on standard bearings is very much smaller than it ever was before . |
| 3 | Kathy Rooney , who worked with Barry Cockcroft for many years at Yorkshire Television , escorted me down on both occasions . |
| 4 | In his nigh on sixty years , he had lost two fortunes and built up a third . |
| 5 | Ducklings at a similarly early stage in their lives also follow their mother as she leads them away on food-finding outings . |
| 6 | However , the numerous formal international agreements on the laws of war actually say nothing directly on nuclear weapons . |
| 7 | Or rather , they photograph you only on formal occasions : birthdays , weddings , Christmas . |
| 8 | In his case , that is to say , instinctive wisdom manifested itself only on exceptional occasions and as a purely inhibiting agency . |
| 9 | I will write to you more on these points later . |
| 10 | The Penans , who as on other occasions had combined to mount human blockades to prevent access to logging sites , received increasing support from environmentalists both domestically and internationally . |
| 11 | I have seen your temper help you out on several occasions . ’ |
| 12 | Moreover , Picasso obviously had a more forceful and dynamic personality than Braque , and this had impressed itself strongly on influential critics such as Apollinaire , Salmon and Vauxcelles , with whom he was more friendly than was Braque . |
| 13 | The arguments , as he has presented them to me both on earlier occasions and tonight , are , indeed , seductive . |
| 14 | It 's two nil to Notts , it 's stuff here because Tony scored and he had n't scored previously this season when he banged one in on eight minutes . |
| 15 | Others want first editions from greed for rarity and will pay almost any price to secure it , and yet others because they want to put one over on other collectors . |
| 16 | Comrades struggled to get to grips with Bangor 's cavalier attacking play but they had a chance to pull one back on 31 minutes , Paul McGurnaghan threading the ball through the defence only for Davy Armstrong to screw his shot past the post . |
| 17 | We maybe on different sides , but we want to make sure that the O A P s and the people that do have to er er present th pay these bills , I mean if you consider if you think of Calor , Calor Gas , Calor Gas , the way that I actually heat my I pay V A T on that , Calor Gas is is is V A T ed |
| 18 | When the children were older , Green took them out on longer walks , when he was painting or drawing in the hills , and occasionally took one of them on one of his excursions , when he would stay away from Ambleside for a week or more . |
| 19 | He had two other wins that year , at Zandvoort and Monza , but his car let him down on other occasions when his excellent driving had put him in a race-winning situation . |
| 20 | While he was there he learnt to fly with the University Air Squadron and was in despair when , on the outbreak of war , the RAF initially turned him down on medical grounds . |
| 21 | He kissed her warmly on both cheeks and caught again that elusive scent that was special to her . |
| 22 | The problem the reason we 've let her down on standard bearings is because of this changeover . |
| 23 | Men had beaten him up on several occasions , for no apparent reason . |
| 24 | Er I do n't know how many of you made wills but er draw him out on other things if you 've got any problems I mean we we had quite an interesting session at one of the power station talks on a er tenant er tenancy agreement that a chap had been bothered about for some years . |
| 25 | In her excitement , switching from Greek to broken English , she held him at arm 's length before kissing him soundly on both cheeks . |
| 26 | I noticed that Lizzie was more ‘ laid back ’ with her than with her first daughter , lending her out on many occasions to Kim and Annie , females who , as yet , have n't become mothers themselves . |
| 27 | ‘ Anything could happen to her out on those hills alone , anything … ’ |
| 28 | I 've met her twice on formal occasions , but I am at work all day , so I do n't often see my neighbours . |
| 29 | Claudia comes to greet him and kisses him lightly on both cheeks . |
| 30 | 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 . |