Example sentences of "[noun] on [pers pn] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cuttings will remain in this position until the following autumn — 12 months — during which period you will need to keep an eye on them for pest and disease and , of course , include them in your routine precautionary spraying and care . |
| 2 | Supalla and Newport ( 1978 ) discuss ways of dealing with noun — verb distinctions in ASL , and Deuchar ( 1983 ) comments on it for BSL . |
| 3 | If something goes wrong , they do n't know what they are going to have to pay because if I 'm a pension fund manager now , I do n't know what is likely to happen in the next year which is going call on me for compensation . |
| 4 | You wait , I 'll 'ave the police on you for assault and battery . |
| 5 | He seized the telephone , and , ruthlessly disrupting Sir Gerhard 's morning , imposed a guest on him for lunch . |
| 6 | The bargaining power of enterprises is enhanced by their strategic role within their own sectors and governments ' dependence on them for implementation of policy . |
| 7 | The bureaucrats ' control of appointments in all walks of life increases the dependence of their clients and followers on them for access to social wealth , thereby reinforcing their power base . |