Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb base] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is hard to relinquish status and income , both of which are like to fall if you take a step down or sideways or you stop on the career ladder . |
| 2 | Get off you do n't climb on people 's chairs you sit on them or you play on the floor |
| 3 | Another area is that of foregrounding , where we draw on the terminology of traditional poetics ( " metaphor " , " metonymy " , onomatopoeia " , etc ) . |
| 4 | The couple were chauffeured from their homes to the town hall where they put on the replica mayoral chains made specially for the occasion . |
| 5 | I therefore challenge candidates of all parties to state clearly and publicly where they stand on the chronic and continuous underfunding of a service which is increasingly being asked to undertake more and more duties . |
| 6 | Says , Jay Odell , of the fisheries department : ‘ Normally about 21,000 grey whales migrate from Baja California to their summer feeding grounds in the north Bering Sea , where they forage on the sea bottom , usually in much deeper water , for small crustaceans . ’ |
| 7 | The creatures of the open sea , then , live either in the plankton ; or live in the waters beneath and browse upon the plankton — or live upon the browsers ; or they live on the bottom , and wait for the planktonic manna to rain upon them from above ; or they feed on the creatures that feed upon the bottom . |
| 8 | The creatures of the open sea , then , live either in the plankton ; or live in the waters beneath and browse upon the plankton — or live upon the browsers ; or they live on the bottom , and wait for the planktonic manna to rain upon them from above ; or they feed on the creatures that feed upon the bottom . |
| 9 | ‘ I had to leave , ’ he said heavily , ‘ because my conscience dictated that I inform on the Nazis . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I shall also be reviewing the way we get independent advice , so that the public will be able to see absolutely clearly that I act on the best possible evidence , without fear or favour . ’ |
| 11 | I , I used to drive Sheena , but I can safely say that I live on the A seventy seven , aggression is equally as bad as drinking driving , because you see it happening on that road every day , aggression they cut out they cut in , you do n't know where their coming from , er at least a drunken driver tries to go straight and make 's the mistake |
| 12 | It 's a setup with a lot of punch , it 's reliable and I feel confident with it — anything that I do on the album I can do live . |
| 13 | It 's because I like the way the note A sounds on the top string better than I do on the second , but I like A on the second string better than I do on the third , and so on . |
| 14 | It 's because I like the way the note A sounds on the top string better than I do on the second , but I like A on the second string better than I do on the third , and so on . |
| 15 | Someone once said he 'd have known me anywhere by the voice but he 'd have passed me by in the street on account I look much better in person than I do on the telly . |
| 16 | I do n't drink and do n't go out much so I manage on the money . |
| 17 | According to the script he should have suggested that she turn on the television . |
| 18 | So all I ask is that you go on the way you have started . ’ |
| 19 | If you would count yourself as one of them , can I suggest that you reflect on the fact that as Christians we are not only welcome in this home but we belong here . |
| 20 | You have to take account of the worry to your family and yourself as well as the advice that you receive on the merits of your claims . |
| 21 | But if you know the difference between guitar sounds that you hear on the radio , for instance , then I would maintain that you know too much . |
| 22 | If you know the difference between guitar sounds that you hear on the radio then I would maintain that you know too much |
| 23 | Well of course we are , the forecast that you hear on the radio or watch on the television is erm just the front end of a very last organisation . |
| 24 | You know , you know that padding that you put on the car you know that stuff on the doors inside ? |
| 25 | and it also depends what 's in Ecstasy cos people put all sorts of shit into Ecstasy nowadays , you know , they just , you know there 's like R Rataseed and y you know , stuff that you put on the lawn and , you know cos it , it 's cheap is n't it ? |
| 26 | That tone is your successful switching tone , you will get that with most of the facilities that you put on the system , just to let you know that it 's worked alright . |
| 27 | A good interviewer will help you through the interview so that you concentrate on the areas she ? he needs to know about and do not ramble . |
| 28 | You have done so well to get to this point , it is vital that you stay on the rails until the first weighing and measuring day . |
| 29 | Even if your usual practice is to use handwritten notes there will be times when typed notes are preferable such as a difficult telephone conversation that you want on the record or a list of action points arising out of the meeting . |
| 30 | It 's just the pressure that you feel on the road particularly when you have a large vehicle behind you — a big lorry and they ca n't overtake because there 's something coming in the opposite direction … it does make you quite nervous . |