Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where guidance is required , it is possible to obtain it on points 1 and 2 from the relevant ( many excellent ) texts on contract and commercial law and on point 4 from some of the texts on general drafting . |
| 2 | There would be a few drinks , some canapes and a few staff who were free and willing to do it on overtime . |
| 3 | Shifting her into a more comfortable position , he continued , ‘ I was half prepared to dislike you on sight , you know . |
| 4 | His rule had managed to alienate most of the traditional elites in both town and countryside , and few people were prepared to stir themselves on James 's behalf when the crisis came . |
| 5 | Stephen quickly put in , ‘ Yes , Michael , delighted to have you on board . ’ |
| 6 | Another delegate objected that all colonization was ‘ necessarily capitalistic and thus exploitative ’ , but a French delegate , Rouanet , reproached him : ‘ it is all too easy to blame everything on capitalism and to saddle it with all the crimes of colonization . |
| 7 | It 's hard to see what on earth the Ingard group would be paying £300,000 to Osnafeld for . |
| 8 | Not all employers have equal access to occupational pensions , and manual workers are less likely to receive one on retirement or on the same level as non-manual and professional employees . |
| 9 | Everyone was agog to hear what on earth comrade Khrushchev would say . |
| 10 | Even so — its a bit rough to judge him on performances over a couple of weeks against the same side/player . |
| 11 | This is probably partly because it is always possible to land one on grass ( or any other hard surface ) with remarkably little damage , especially if the ground is wet . |
| 12 | I asked Jeanne to find as many friends as possible to accompany her on walks with Moby , and to give them control of the lead and take him away to explore without her if they felt confident . |
| 13 | " You have come here chiefly to hunt the rare wild animals in our jungles so that the people of America will be able to see them on display in the Sherman Museum in Washington . |
| 14 | You might be able to learn it parrot-fashion out of a book or be able to put it on paper . |
| 15 | When we indicated that we would like to clear him on the spot he was very reluctant to let us on board saying that the boat was " in a hell of a mess " ! |
| 16 | He had no official status and no powers of arrest , but once he 'd identified Alina then the two officers along with him would have been able to detain her on immigration charges . |
| 17 | You may find that after an initial burst of enthusiasm , your employers run out of steam and seem reluctant to fund you on courses or give you conference or study leave . |
| 18 | The other students were horrified at my appearance in the college , unable to understand what on earth I could be doing there . |
| 19 | So if you cry babies would stop moaning and get a life and support the greatest , most wonderfully gifted team in the world instead of worrying about petty , shitty sides like Leeds then you 'd be able to watch them on tv all the time . |
| 20 | ‘ I am delighted that the Governors of Victoria College felt able to appoint somebody on merit rather than on any other grounds , ’ she said . |
| 21 | It was not long before the South Metropolitan Company 's omnibus proposals came up again and ten Daimler double deck buses were ordered in 1913 , but Daimler were unable to complete them on time and ten L.G.O.C 's ‘ B ’ type chassis with Brush bodies were substituted in July . |
| 22 | We were happy to take him on board . |
| 23 | ‘ I still do n't see why she should be pleased to see me on Saturday evening , ’ said Henry Tyler mildly . |
| 24 | Anton 's likely to play at Brighton on Saturday but he 'll probably be away on Monday and it would be difficult to play him on Wednesday . ’ |
| 25 | So much so that on several occasions when obliged to contact him on police matters , Markby had found him positively obstructive . |
| 26 | Grunte had been surprised to see her on duty at Brighton . |
| 27 | ‘ I was surprised to find anyone on board , ’ she told him . |
| 28 | WHENEVER a long spell of unusual weather occurs , there are always people ready to blame it on carbon dioxide , a storm on the sun or the latest volcanic eruption . |