Example sentences of "[pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In preparing my speech I recalled ( as the reader also may ) the occasion during my first watch in Tartar when the first lieutenant had shown me the various instruments on the bridge , and that when I asked why one had a canvas cover , he had said , ‘ Oh , that 's the Mountbatten station-keeping gear , and we keep it covered because the captain finds it quite useless . ’ |
| 2 | He gave me the inside scoop on the Biggest Wave story : the thirty-five-foot mountain he 'd ridden on 5 January 1985 . |
| 3 | ‘ Corps would n't tell me the latest position on the phone , sir , ’ Woodruffe said . |
| 4 | Well I , I took the liberty of the Lord Lieutenant 's appointed me to something called the Sussex Rural Options Land Bank and I brought you a copy of the leaflet , having notice of your question and I did ask the officer who deals with this in the Sussex Rural Community Council if he could give me the latest score on housing I thought that the news was bad from what he had said , but having said that , I mean every effort is being made to deal with the issues you raise in this council which is now chaired by Peter . |
| 5 | This gives me the basic framework on which to elaborate . |
| 6 | This gives me the basic framework on which to elaborate . |
| 7 | Mary Knelle pointed out to me the green ridges on almost perpendicular fields that showed where potatoes had been grown before 1847 . |
| 8 | well that was an old banger were n't it ? , she always , she always gives me the little bags on the carpet , aye bags |
| 9 | To them the traditional emphasis on voluntarism and private initiative , which had laid the foundation for Nonconformist power , needed re-examination or what a later generation would call ‘ rationalization ’ . |
| 10 | We 'll give them the full commission on the full ticket |
| 11 | Between 1908 and 1948 several groups negotiated the needs of older people , among them the National Conference on Old Age Pensions ( NCOAP ) , the National Spinsters ' Pensions Association ( which played an important role in the reduction of women 's pension age from 65 to 60 ) , the National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associations ( NFOAPA ) , and the National Old People 's Welfare Committee , established by voluntary groups during the Second World War . |
| 12 | Actually there was a little bit , they showed you the four goals on the television so they might show it on the nine o'clock |
| 13 | With this in mind we take a look at the kind of thing the cold weather walker should be wearing on page 26 and bring you the latest thermals on page 24 . |
| 14 | It is a written promise by your debtor to pay you a certain amount on a certain date . |
| 15 | do n't matter , it just feels clean , I 've had it short and shaped , have a good shape on it and do you know the next time you have it cut I do n't know you want looking at , now the next time you go , go to the Darrow in Milford yeah because you 're in problems and they know you need it because he 'll give you a good shape on it and then you have it shaped once a month or once every three weeks or once a fortnight and keep it looking nice that way and it 's four pounds , four ninety nine , four ninety , four seventy five yeah but just keep it nice and shaped and it wo n't look any different , there ai n't nothing wrong with it mm mm mm no no right , right , right tra la |
| 16 | It is designed to give you a good return on your money over the longer term . |
| 17 | Will I put you across my knee and give you a wee smack on the arse ! |
| 18 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ it 's not too easy to answer without giving you a long lecture on the structure of the body . ’ |
| 19 | When you went to the Ideal Home Exhibition they gave you a hot sausage on a stick to eat — with pickle , not just a picture of one to look at . |
| 20 | ‘ I could do you a great deal on a Navajo Scorpion . ’ |
| 21 | Having given you a useful guide on how to actually use/read the book , there 's a quick look at the differences between Windows 3.1 and 3.0 ( and a review of Windows terms ) … and then you 're ready for what follows , which is an absolute goldmine of insights , surprises , undocumented features and functions , and , of course , ‘ secrets ’ ! |
| 22 | ‘ When I came out again my weight had gone down to 8 stone and it 's definitely an experience I would n't like to go through again , but it gives you a new outlook on life . |
| 23 | A NatWest Home Improvement Loan could give you a new slant on living ! |
| 24 | And then they will he will send you a written report on how best you should invest your money . |
| 25 | We will pay you a further £500 on delivery of the product which is at a sufficiently robust and acceptable stage to allow third parties to operate it . |
| 26 | We 'll give you a full report on what we 're supplying . |
| 27 | Now I hope you 're paying attention because later , next lesson I 'm going to give you a little test on these dates a little listening quiz and if you get full marks on that then you get a house point for it . |
| 28 | Had I an opportunity I should have great pleasure in giving you a few hints on this subject which might not be useless . |
| 29 | We , in return , had better give you a few tips on how to behave in a Grenadier battalion or you 'll come badly unstuck . ’ |
| 30 | Let me give you a few tips on how to make your pockets bulge … |