Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He regretted the Opposition had not agreed a bipartisan policy and it had to be asked why they had no similar feelings about the forced repatriation of people from Hong Kong to China ‘ which goes on on every bitas big a scale as anything we are contemplating now ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ But what goes on on the terraces seems to be very simple and almost harmless compared with that Rugby Club of yours . ’ |
| 3 | In what other job might you call in and use a hot air balloon to appear over a city on a publicity stunt and that same afternoon sit in on a seminar which you have arranged as a scientific event ? |
| 4 | And significantly , her boss and colleague sit in on the trial , revealing their emotional investment in what 's at stake . |
| 5 | sit in on the public |
| 6 | Erm it was actually somebody who came for an interview and you know how you sit in on the presentations when you do the group presentations ? |
| 7 | Now please sit down on a chair , sit on that chair , please sit down . ’ |
| 8 | When we 're in the flat she says she 'll make some coffee , and I sit down on a chair with my carrier by my side . |
| 9 | However , you do not need to invest in expensive gadgets in order to find if you are fat around the middle : sit down on a seat , relax , do not pull your tummy in , and pinch the fat just above your waist . |
| 10 | I sit down on the edge of the chair and put my arm around her . |
| 11 | Right , sit down on the bed and give me your legs . ’ |
| 12 | I sit down on the floor next to Marie and look round . |
| 13 | I sit down on the bench and look up at the sky . |
| 14 | She sit down on the chair but she 'll want to stand up a little bit cause we got bins underneath and she wants to put her feet on the bins |
| 15 | Come on , sit down on the step . |
| 16 | Mandy rushed over , and made her sit down on the couch . |
| 17 | Have your partner sit down on the mat , extending one leg and flexing the other . |
| 18 | But Isabel had plenty of spirit , Guy reminded himself , ruthlessly stamping down on the protectiveness the sight of her always seemed to arouse in him . |
| 19 | You can buy those things that you push down on the top like that , and you |
| 20 | If we push down on the canvas by putting a heavy object on it we create a dent . |
| 21 | He took my passport off me and told me to sit down on a bench sat against the wall ; I picked up a magazine and read it while he checked my details . |
| 22 | She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair . |
| 23 | When she got to the top of the staircase and Mr Browning had gone back inside his apartment , she suddenly felt so ill she had to sit down on the stone step and compose herself before going on . |
| 24 | Place chairs round in a circle and ask one sex , say the girls , to sit down on the chairs . |
| 25 | I tried to sit down on the bed and wait . |
| 26 | Corbett smiled and walked back to sit down on the stool while Father John bowed to Wishart and silently left the room . |
| 27 | I stumbled to the first landing before the recurring cramp forced me to sit down on the floor . |
| 28 | Also , when he gestured to me to sit down on the mats which covered the floor , I could not but observe two fairly fresh ( tuskless ) skulls above the door by which we had entered . |
| 29 | She debated whether to sit down on the carpet for a while but shook herself and rang the bell . |
| 30 | She had to sit down on the ground . |