Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And forced as she was by circumstances to bring her own dirty and vicious brood to work with her , she took a great pleasure in letting them loose on the two youngest Milligans , deliberately ignoring their torments and teases . |
| 2 | What good is an educational system which fools youngsters into thinking they are much cleverer than they really are and lets them loose on the working world ( not that there 's much work there ) with worthless qualifications ? |
| 3 | Two external consultants helped them focus on the key issues . |
| 4 | right , ah may I call on the first person to whom this is going to be I believe you speak on the |
| 5 | That is this , should I rely on the agape love of my partner or should I strive to be the type of person that my partner could easily love even if no agape love were available ? |
| 6 | We 'll make your blood run cold and make you laugh on the Sinister side of your face at Women 's Wit and Wickedness . |
| 7 | Yeah , what surprised me is , I mean you do n't wan na let you loose on the general public , with with due respect , I mean you don but but you should certainly be , I mean I 'm surprised they do n't take you somew have videos showing you sessions in practice and things like that |
| 8 | It can help you concentrate on the inner content of the music ; and I have always been able to establish a real sense of what the musicians are doing . |
| 9 | Before taking this as a general licence for an active industrial policy to manage change , governments must ask why the market is not doing a better job , and whether intervention can itself improve on the existing situation . |
| 10 | What do you do on the seventh day ? |
| 11 | ‘ If you 're so sure , what would you do on the last day of your life ? ’ |
| 12 | Put yourself in the hands of our experts , who will transform your hair and make-up and let you try on the latest fashions . |
| 13 | Would you note on the front sheet , |
| 14 | Why should you sit on the hard one ? |
| 15 | When you say in two direction , I mean we there 's no way they let you interview on the main line |
| 16 | Could you advise on the best way of obtaining a loan for three to five years at a reasonable rate ? |
| 17 | For he sometimes makes me sleep on the wrong side of my own bed . |
| 18 | Theodora was faced with the usual dilemma of such contrivances , did one hammer on the outer door ( there seemed to be no bell ) and risk not being heard or did one penetrate to the inner door proper and risk being judged intrusive ? |
| 19 | Nor perhaps need one dwell on the powerful thematic use of the expanded , minor-ninth version of the idea , especially as it expresses Grimes 's insatiable yearning for " haven " , for acceptance and respect — a yearning so intimately bound up with his personal tragedy because , to most of us , these things seem comparatively within reach ( whether we desire them or not ) but are patently and without qualification beyond Peter 's grasp : [ 8,10,17 ] . |
| 20 | The bedroom felt cold and as Fred sank to the bed with her still in his arms Carrie closed her eyes and tried not to let herself focus on the small round damp patch on the ceiling above the foot of the bed . |
| 21 | This particular trucker 's agent had gone out of business late on New Year 's Eve , one of a number of last-minute bankruptcies and mergers and a new agent would somehow have to be found to stamp his papers if Customs were to let him depart on the 20.15 sailing . |
| 22 | She led Midnight to a clear patch and then let him walk on the long rein , so that she stayed still and he walked round her in a circle at the end of the rein . |
| 23 | Asked her what sort of coins she uses do you reckon they go with it , do they say on the front page then about that superstore . |
| 24 | Aye , it seems I 'd have been better letting it run on the blooming thing . |
| 25 | Teacher : Will it fit on the top shelf ? |
| 26 | The question most often asked by those who have heard an explanation of the mechanics of how parliamentary scrutiny works is what influence does it have on the final result — the directive or regulation which becomes Community law . |
| 27 | Standing up , he whirled the triple-pronged metal three times to gain momentum , then let it go on the third upswing . |
| 28 | in the region of twenty months and two years , erm , in those circumstances my Lord er the issue must arise in the interim er is er able er to re-claim money for the central fund , these are monies that are as your Lordship knows under article ten , payable forthwith on demand and in the interim can it rely on the statutory effect of section fourteen of the act |
| 29 | Moving the light round the half-circle , he let it rest on the third stone from the mouth of the chamber on the right hand side — the one which had been so prominent in his ‘ photograph ’ . |
| 30 | Should he start on the idle or concentrate on the incompetent ? |