Example sentences of "[adv] on [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These work well , but it is probably better to hire drain clearing equipment rather than buying it — so your choice will depend very much on what the local hire shop has available . |
| 2 | Once she 'd put the phone down on him the previous night she 'd regretted her skittish way with him , and , after a heart-to-heart with Marlin in which she 'd told him she wanted to go back to England , and he 'd replied that it would all seem different in the morning and why did n't she just take a pill and lie down , she 'd decided to call him back . |
| 3 | With all these new developments pressing in on him the last thing he could afford was an afternoon off work . |
| 4 | She was here on a mission , and the sooner she set out on it the better ! |
| 5 | She had reasoned that as she had already mounted the horse and walked around on it the previous day , that this time it would be easy . |