Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( b ) if you take the aubergines , artichokes and courgettes out of those boxes and put them in the glove compartment , on the back shelf , wedge them between other things on the floor , there will be loads of space . |
| 2 | He had the impertinence to berate me for knee-jerk reactions on behalf of the Government when he opposes absolutely everything that the Government do , however sensible it obviously is . |
| 3 | Only in our passion did this not suggest itself to me as mean retention on his part . |
| 4 | Michael Sendivogius was imprisoned by the Emperor Rudolph on pain of yielding his secrets , and it was he who wrote what struck me as fair comment on the Hermetic enterprise in an imaginary complaint of the alchemist to Nature : |
| 5 | They saw them as fertile slopes on which to grow tea and coffee , as well as a cool and pleasant place to live when it became uncomfortably hot nearer sea level . |
| 6 | Not that acers insist on an acid woodland soil , not even for the most exotic species with unpronounceable Japanese names ; I have even seen them as cut plants on patios . |
| 7 | However , at the time of going to press , Berthoud , Chafer and Degania are also offering them as original equipment on their sprayers . |
| 8 | In the afternoons , my servant , Tabby , took them for long walks on the moors behind the house . |
| 9 | Police arrested them after the tragedy and held them for two days on suspicion of unlawful killing . |
| 10 | The world looks to them for decisive leadership on this issue , as on others " . |
| 11 | Randomizing algorithms are sometimes provided , but it is generally wise for the user to allocate and test them for each file on an individual basis . |
| 12 | They present short narratives of women 's lives , and claim them for feminist therapy on the grounds that they emerge from women 's personal experience . |
| 13 | I mean , one or two , I mean t you 've got a copy have n't ya of latest missive on this which was the twenty third of December actually about all these things . |
| 14 | Avatars , made out of their own perverse essence , would hook into the spirits of vulnerable psykers , into greedy , heedlessly ambitious mortals , and would offer those dupes a little power — playing them like living puppets on intangible strings — before twisting them into tools of evil and eventually consuming them . |
| 15 | You will , you note the recommendation and again thank you for general support on that issue . |
| 16 | do you remember when I told you about that baby on the maternity ward |
| 17 | She said , we 'll ring you about any discrepancies on Monday did n't actually say we 'll ring you about the discrepancies on Monday . |
| 18 | Reminds you of that programme on the telly . |
| 19 | In the context of nurses and health visitors returning to work it might be more useful to look at the ways in which regrading affects your application and appointment , and to provide you with general advice on what to expect from employers in due course . |
| 20 | Erm whilst the County Council can provide you with some figures on vacancies at a district level , we would be very loathe to make any comment on the assumptions for conversions and windfall sites . |
| 21 | This book would not be complete without providing you with some information on the subject . |
| 22 | If I could lead you from that paragraph on page three fifty over to page three six four page three six four , one two three , four paragraphs from the top it 's ab it 's the second of two paragraphs that begins the Board affirms the church 's th that Christ teaches that marriage is special and divorce is not the way he would wish for his people and then this sentence no-one would wish to condens condemn someone to stay in a marriage which is beyond redeeming . |
| 23 | As your parish priest , it is my duty to shield you from any overenthusiasm on the part of visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of a visionary . |
| 24 | Your accommodation is reserved for you from 12 noon on the day of your departure . |
| 25 | Councillor , well well we 'll find out , Councillor has put this motion in , I 've wound it up Lord Mayor , I 'll challenge him or any of his team to a public debate where we can look at the record about , name your place , name your time , I will , I will debate with you in public Councillor on our record of reforms and the Health Service . |
| 26 | Erm , and if if I can just , we will Treasurer and ourselves , be reporting to you in more detail on this , in the appropriate areas , but suffice it to say , that the government are accepting the need for further investigation on some of these issues , to look at some of them in the light of the national B U D report , on superannuation and pension arrangements generally , have nevertheless agreed that individual authorities ought to have some more discretion , and the compensation regulations that I mentioned earlier , is one example of that . |
| 27 | A Railcard may also entitle you to reduced fares on Sealink ships to the Channel Islands and Ireland and for travelling by rail and sea to 17 Continental countries . |
| 28 | But I erm I was born in West Norwood , nes , wo West Norwood but where John Major took you to last night on his tour |
| 29 | ‘ Master Gates , ’ he said , again in a loud voice , ‘ were you by any chance on the river bank last night ? ’ |
| 30 | Sturt was about to proceed upon a new expedition into the interior of Australia I beg to send for your perusal a Letter I have lately received from him and from which you will perceive that he has written to Lord Stanley ; as I know no one better fitted for such a purpose than this enterprising and persevering Gentleman I do hope the Government may be disposed to second his views ; perhaps , your Lordship , could obtain and favour me with some information on the subject ; from the manner in which you referred to him in your Letter I am led to believe that some arrangement has already been made ; pray say if such be the case . |