Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb base] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They took turns to walk around inside and sit on the bunks and then George left to go home for tea . |
| 2 | IN MID-SUMMER , contemplating a day on the beach , Truronians will cast an eye skywards and decide on the instant whether to head for the north coast or the south . |
| 3 | The kids from the houses up there- ’ she waved her arm in the direction of home — ‘ will come and play on the grass-the old people from the council place will come pottering down and sit on the benches by the flowerbeds . |
| 4 | You must then perform a small conjuring trick — holding all the layers of the picture firmly together , turn the frame and picture upside down and place on the table , then fix on the hardboard back . |
| 5 | Now it is a sport , and it is a skilled game you know , and I think women can play it just as well as men , or against men and you know , you can have your fans who are very strong for your women 's team tha just as much as the men , but yet , would they also be branded as hooligans because they go along and stand on the terraces and shout for the girls ? |
| 6 | Ginny managed to take off her coat , put the milk away and turn on the oven before he ran the pad to earth on the table beside his armchair . |
| 7 | And I went berserk about two nights later and said for god 's sake you 're driving me bonkers , go away and sleep on the sofa . |
| 8 | There 's a pretty powerful body of opinion that thinks Germany and Britain will link up one day soon and turn on the States . |
| 9 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down slightly , 15 times.Relax the leg , then roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 10 | Roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 11 | Relax the leg by bringing the knee close to the chest , then roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 12 | Repeat 15 times , then roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 13 | Roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 14 | Relax the leg , then roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 15 | Relax the leg , roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 16 | Roll over and repeat on the other side , then repeat again on both sides . |
| 17 | Roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 18 | Roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 19 | Repeat as many times as you can , comfortably , then roll over and repeat on the other side . |
| 20 | In theory they were writing a book on the actors , but long since the fascination of collection for its own sake had taken over and work on the collation of evidence ceased . |
| 21 | Go on I tell you what why do n't you flip it over and start on the other side , even though it says this side done , this is an old tape from a seismograph and er we were afraid to use it in our work but I think the sound 's alright on it , you flip it over and where it says this side down , put that side up and use the other half of the tape and let me hear your comments back . |
| 22 | Granted the systematic nature of language , the results of such a study as this can not but reflect on the quasi-nominal forms of the verb as a whole . |
| 23 | If it wo n't be , then say so early on and concentrate on the developmental purposes of the system . |
| 24 | They used to work say one week and have about a month off or go on the dole for a month . |
| 25 | ‘ Take your shoe off and stand on the towel . ’ |
| 26 | But some of the latest claim to go a step further and act on the cells deep inside your skin . |
| 27 | No they were oh no we brought them up and put on the shelf . |
| 28 | ‘ When I was told to rest all week and just turn up and play on the Saturday , I felt sluggish and lethargic , so I make sure I do the required hours every week . |
| 29 | One method is to draw over the outline again on the underside of the paper with a soft pencil , then turn the paper the right way up and place on the icing . |
| 30 | ‘ After all , Gav , I can just stay up till your drinking pals have decided to head home , or Norris 's card school chums finally drag themselves away , or crash out and snore on the Richter scale , whatever ; the fun rarely extends beyond three or four o'clock in the morning … why , that would leave me a good four or five hours ’ sleep before an early lecture . ’ |