Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It 's very good good erm good thing for the party and they 're usually quite starved of practical campaigning ideas and so we regularly try every at least every year to go and do a tour and erm we 've been giving them we we 're trying to rope them in on the various activities because they 're crying out for
2 He reached towards her with his strong hands and pressed them down on the fine-boned structure of her shoulders , massaging with rhythmic , kneading movements .
3 After making each man check that his own line was securely attached , he moved them to the far end of the cage and sat them down on the wooden bench .
4 Now fill me in on a few of these files . ’
5 ‘ I 've been thinking about Simon , ’ he said , as he began to eat , ‘ and I 'd be grateful if you could fill me in on a few things . ’
6 They vied with each other to fill me in on the gruesome details .
7 Iain filled me in on the essential details while I was devouring that gargantuan breakfast .
8 I wanted her to fill me in on the blank spots , and I wanted to hear it from her , not anybody else .
9 In April nineteen thirty-nine they went to the quay at Southampton to see them off on a three months ’ visit to the United States and Canada … ’
10 I mean she used to toss , toss me off on the old and there 's , there 's and she used to sit on there used , used to sit on there she used to toss me off and I got this fucking as she 's tossing me off she did this love bite .
11 I 'll let you in on a little theory of mine .
12 I 'm letting you in on the latest fashion and all you can do is accuse me of lying .
13 Being inconsiderate to the doctor and other patients will get you off on a bad footing .
14 There was nothing like a flower to cheer you up on a dark day .
15 Next time someone cuts you up on the fast lane , pity him .
16 You strike me as a basically good-natured and decent girl , and if I can be of assistance in putting you back on the right path , I shall be happy to oblige , so long as you do not expect too lengthy or too frequent an exchange .
17 And we flew from er that was from London , we flew from the Croydon Airport in London , and er we , you went down to er an , a small office near Victoria Station in these days and er you w we , you put your luggage in there and then they took you out on a special bus to Croydon .
18 ‘ You can not be satisfied with a system which means votes do not have equal value and where , unless you live in a marginal constituency elections pass you by on the other side .
19 He has , to switch metaphors , grabbed by the throat the Tories ' controversial team of young election campaign advisers , shaken them vigorously , and hung them up on the nearest meat hook .
20 He took the tins of food through to the lean-to and piled them up on the draining board .
21 Then the company puts them back on the same job and they further injure themselves .
22 Maybe that 'll bring them back on the next plane . ’
23 They agreed to phase them out on the same timetable applying in their own countries , and faster than required by the Montreal Protocol ( the international agreement on protecting the ozone layer — see ED 52 ] .
24 It can hardly be of great value to them out on the open ocean where they spend the bulk of their time , except perhaps to detect the stench of a floating carcass on which they might feed .
25 An ordinary pack ; a Tarot pack ; she spread them out on the polished mahogany .
26 ‘ Anyway , ’ she said in what she hoped was a businesslike manner , ‘ I 've come to see if you can help me out on a special job . ’
27 Anyone fancy helping me out on a few voodoo dolls dressed in a famous black with blue/orange trim kit ? : - )
28 His eyes now lit by a weak leer of hope , Barometer Barnes closed me out on the pink 35–43 .
29 Yes , well Tony Primmer 's one of the riders from Eastbourne that we managed to pick up because we can get him in on a low point average .
30 ‘ I need to see Mr Patterson , ’ I said as if I was letting him in on a big secret .
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