Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't go in June with being full of cold , I just knocked on door and that got him out . |
| 2 | So , ’ he added with a slightly twisted smile , ‘ I just concentrated on business , and became even more of a workaholic than ever ! ’ |
| 3 | I finally focused on Ben Slack who was 15 — a year younger than me . |
| 4 | Ooh they sometimes used to get books or er they used to get some nice prizes you know , and books and er and that and er and when I was little I once went on stage for a in a skipping competition . |
| 5 | ‘ My dear fellow , did I ever tell you about the way two men and two ladies I once met on Mykonos made love ? ’ |
| 6 | I always slept on board . |
| 7 | I always worked on Saturday morning . |
| 8 | And I really felt on edge walking back |
| 9 | ‘ I then went on holiday by myself . ’ |
| 10 | But Merry crawled and got into the pigsty ; and I almost fell on top of him and slammed the door . |
| 11 | I said at the time that reports are ALWAYS one sided when the score is 3–0 or 4–0 , this coupled with what I actually heard on radio 5 and what Ive seen of the goals is that Leeds had plenty of the ball , just found it hard to break a 6,7,8 man defence , and norwich looked dangerous on the counter attack . |
| 12 | I therefore walked on air as I went to Westminster Evening Institute to sign on for the next Sociology year . |
| 13 | ’ You would n't believe the sufferings of scarlet women , Mr. K. George and I never went on holiday together . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought you only went on weekends . ’ |
| 15 | She felt intimidated ; these men were the most powerful in the land , men you only saw on television or in the press . |
| 16 | After overhearing comments surrounding Toni 's gender and nationality — by fellow Americans , I was relieved when she finally appeared on stage at 9.15pm . |
| 17 | Journalists treated her with such awe and respect that she soon thrived on interviews , developed her eccentricities and refined the mythical aspect of the success . |
| 18 | His relations with her were formal and wary , and she clearly looked on painters as a necessary evil for her husband 's livelihood . |
| 19 | A splendid lady as convivial as her father , and with the same passion not far beneath she also served on Michael Jopling 's working hours Select Committee . |
| 20 | She also claimed on television that 152 old drawings had disappeared . |
| 21 | But as she was writing a personal biography , she inevitably concentrated on Mary at a very personal level , so that her book is rather familiar ground well trod by its author than a foray into new territory . |
| 22 | She then lectured on philosophy and economics for the Women 's Co-operative Guild . |
| 23 | She then embarked on study for a Diploma of Education , but converted to a Bachelor 's degree which she gained with distinction in psychology and education . |
| 24 | She then smoothed on Tigi Pure Gloss to give the resulting curls a healthy shine . |
| 25 | She sometimes appeared on earth as a hippopotamus , too , and her epithet was The Golden . |
| 26 | She never went on holidays anywhere , she stayed with the nuns all the time . |
| 27 | Like most of the other women in the refuge , she never went on holiday after she was married , never went to the pictures and rarely went out . |
| 28 | She never dwelt on thoughts of Guido . |
| 29 | THE BOOKS YOU ACTUALLY READ ON HOLIDAY : |
| 30 | She too resolved on activity . |