Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] [noun pl] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took up a pen and drew a few lines on a notepad — meaningless lines that irritated her as she watched . |
| 2 | So you 've obviously dropped a few marks on that . |
| 3 | I say a warm thanks on behalf of those refugees to the Minister for Overseas Development , whose help has been inestimable , whose competence is great and known to us all and whose officials work with such commitment , concern and effectiveness — I can vouch for that . |
| 4 | The new , Kixx-produced packaging tells you all you need to know about the controls and special weapons ; it even included a few tips on baddie bashing , but gives no idea as to how you came to be doing it or why ! |
| 5 | He has a few years on me — maybe ten — and sometimes he treats me like the son he never had . |
| 6 | He scribbled a few lines on a scrap sheet to get the hang of Sampson 's cramped style , and then he started to fill in the form . |
| 7 | The Clio reaches us in perfect condition , excepting a few scuffs on the steel wheel trims . |
| 8 | We learnt a few lessons on how we could have improved it but we felt very pleased with it as our first attempt . |
| 9 | Now you say well why do a U-turn I see no reason why because they done a few U-turns on the child benefit they done a U-turn , they picked it up and then blocked it . |
| 10 | Bob , Bob , for a bit and he done a few miles on it and then he sold it to somebody else in the garage . |
| 11 | A new age in chemistry , where the problem of measuring some molecular property could be resolved by pushing a few keys on a computer , has not materialised — the reason is that ab initio calculation for any but the simplest of systems remain beyond the reach of the most advanced computers . |
| 12 | We put a few records on the jukebox and got him to mime along . |
| 13 | He came out of the bedclothes and said , ‘ While I 'm laid up like this , why do n't you do a few concerts on your own ? ’ |
| 14 | It was a movement I had seen a hundred times on television , but never before in real life . |
| 15 | President Bush has yet to be convinced that ‘ going green ’ will translate into real votes come the presidential election later in the year , and his advisers ( who enjoy nothing so much as bashing a few Greens on the media before breakfast ) have sown so many doubts in his mind about ‘ the lack of scientific evidence ’ that global warming is not seen to be one of the challenges he now faces — despite the fact that his country is responsible for nearly 30 per cent of all emissions of carbon dioxide , the main greenhouse gas . |
| 16 | The hotel leaflet ends a few paragraphs on : ‘ The Newton has had many celebrities who have stayed with us over the years , including the late Harold Macmillan and Charlie Chaplin … ’ |
| 17 | Today , with just over a month to go before the general election , it only merited a few lines on the inside pages . |
| 18 | The radical Mamba darabiner turned a few eyes on the DMM stand . |
| 19 | The high society platinum beauty brought up in a secluded hot-house may look a million dollars on the show stand , but is all too liable to fall flat on her face at the first pinprick of adversity and does not stand a chance unless she is cocooned in protective sprays . |
| 20 | The new show-stopper may look a million dollars on the show bench and the exhibition stand , but be of little value in your garden . |
| 21 | But he he 's got a two lines on one phone |
| 22 | N ah , we 've still got a few marks on here have n't we Lynda ? |
| 23 | I 've only got a few books on differentiating . |
| 24 | I 've got a few bucks on me . |
| 25 | You see I could n't spend a hundred hours on a painting and only ask that amount of money . |
| 26 | She was in food time this morning , and could spend a few minutes on the bridge , looking at the river . |
| 27 | Fergie would probably spend a few pounds on it — if he could find it . |
| 28 | Wrong to trust a woman with the responsibility of leading a hundred soldiers on a mission . |
| 29 | When he was killed he had had a hundred pounds on him . |
| 30 | My fault , I know — I 've had a few things on my mind . |