Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you would n't mind coming along to light us on the way back ? |
| 2 | But when Alice was taken in to see her on the second day , she was sitting up in a swansdown wrap , surrounded by flowers . |
| 3 | Supposing , however , the defence has to cope with attackers pushing up just far enough to catch them on the turn and stay onside . |
| 4 | Their house , Carceri , is a complex world of ancient stone galleries and courtyards , with weird ( and scheduled ) spiral staircases that you go up only to find yourself on the floor below the one you started on — an old dungeon perched among the treetops on a hillside overlooking the city , which they found by a miracle , and had converted . |
| 5 | As soon as we received the tree preservation order we rushed down to pi-n i-t on the tree . |
| 6 | ‘ Well then , you had better have one , ’ said Diana , and bent down to kiss him on the cheek . |
| 7 | He bent down to kiss her on the lips , and Folly felt her head start to swim again as she reached up to place her hand behind his neck , drawing him down . |
| 8 | Its toes are strong enough to hold it on the bark , no matter which way it is facing and it hops about in all directions with sure-footed nimbleness . |
| 9 | I think it 's just warm enough to have it on the terrace . |
| 10 | He came down to join her on the floor . |
| 11 | French superstar Zafonic was pulled out of the St James 's Palace Stakes when owner Prince Khalid Abdulla decided not to risk him on the rain-softened surface . |
| 12 | She makes a rude gesture , involving several hypothetical orifices , then strides over to plant herself on the arm of Rainbow 's chair . |
| 13 | I also advised him that if he were not to accept it on the spot he should defer any decision on it until after he had concluded his coincidental visit to the Province today . |
| 14 | Once again it is up to the pilot to insist that this wing is held and not to accept someone on the upwind wing-tip . |
| 15 | You must be careful not to overdo it on the beach however , because the nightlife in Malia is simply explosive . |
| 16 | You 'd be well advised not to overdo it on the old liquid refreshment , however , as the return leg beside the river involves crossing an awful lot of stiles . |
| 17 | Classic ritual of the disappointing album : buy it at the Megastore ; go for coffee as a way of prolonging the moment of consumption , rip off the cellophane , remove the card inlay ( taking care not to tear it on the little perspex teeth ) and scan the lyrics ( Giddy-up giddy-up giddy-up whoa/My pony boy ’ — shit ! ) ; tube home ( further lyric-skimming ) ; feed it to the CD player , skip to the second track while still halfway through the first , sample that , move on , hop and jump to the end and start wondering about forthcoming birthdays — then back to the beginning in the hope that maybe it is , as we used to say , a grower . |
| 18 | But at £2 each , they are expensive and last year the Department of Health ordered GPs not to prescribe them on the NHS . |
| 19 | As Seb passed by he placed his hands on her shoulders and leaned over to kiss her on the cheek . |
| 20 | And for goodness sake , let's try not to spill anything on the seat . |
| 21 | Many broadcasters felt that they were expected not to say anything on the air which was in contradiction to Government policy . |
| 22 | Well , you are unlikely ever to see her on the screen . |
| 23 | He is a seasoned traveller as well as an agile ladder climber , often coming up to join us on the roof . |
| 24 | Then I heard him falling and hurried back to find him on the floor . |
| 25 | For as long as I have been conscious she has been out there in front of me , dodging arrows , triggering ambushes ; doubling back to brief me on the safest and fastest route forward . |
| 26 | By the time he had staggered into the yard he could hardly stand up , hitting the ancient , mossy mounting block and tripping over one of the green tubs filled with white geraniums , as Little Chef came bounding out to lick him on the nose . |
| 27 | The idea took shape some five years ago in the back room of London 's Bull & Gate , and it 's taken until now to get it on the road — for 32 days only . |
| 28 | Cassie wondered hazily whether in Johnny 's book it would be considered all right to force himself on the other sort of girl , whoever she may be ! |
| 29 | In those days it was considered bad form even to slap you on the back . |
| 30 | So you 'd better be prepared today to do everything on the move . |