Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were wined and dined at great expense and the next time I met Tommy he thanked me profusely for assisting him on that evening . |
| 2 | A particularly interesting feature of the trestle piers was the method used for founding them on irregular river beds . |
| 3 | ‘ They must have a hell of a reason for wanting us on that boat . ’ |
| 4 | He wants to talk about The Miser , so you persist with that line of questioning in the hope of drawing him on other aspects of his career . |
| 5 | ‘ Listen , Dan , Kate 's sick of seeing you on that settee . |
| 6 | This , presumably , is because they make the journey at very great depths , far below the reach of drift nets or trawls and since they are no longer feeding there is little chance of catching them on baited hooks or in traps . |
| 7 | Erm , yeah Mrs she sort of has the power over level erm if she she sort of , it 's like she 's sort of keeping her on this level in the same household as her |
| 8 | As far as chartered accountant trainees are concerned , Mr Jones argues , ‘ you have all the aggravation of training them on high salaries and the disruption to a small office with their going off for long periods of study leave , and at the end you do n't keep them . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , he had a habit of propping himself on that stool in front of a picture and it must have gone over with him . |
| 10 | Signs of this were evident at Christmas and , happily , at Easter , too , Not only did Channel 4 go out in peak time with Granada 's king Lear on Easter Monday but also had the bright idea of showing us on that day , in Are you having any fun ? archive material demonstrating how the British had determinedly convinced themselves they were enjoying themselves as long ago as 1896 and as lately as 1964 . |
| 11 | You would n't of kept it on long ! |
| 12 | anyway I 'm afraid I have n't sort of scribbled anything on that but you know kind of that 's er |
| 13 | It was in meeting him on this ground that the British came closest to responding to him as a worthy adversary . |
| 14 | The office gossip had been quite useful in reassuring him on that point , and he had been able to view the uncomfortable ride in the lift with them in an encouraging new light . |
| 15 | We saw the obstacle course where the dogs learn to imagine they are six feet tall so that they can keep their blind owners safe from hurting themselves on low objects . |
| 16 | Hugo says I am so persuasive in convincing myself on this subject he begins to wonder who it is who speaks through Eleanor Darcy , is it God or the Devil ? |
| 17 | Thank you again for your help and I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 18 | I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 19 | I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 20 | I look forward to seeing you on 14 June . |
| 21 | The other trainers and I look forward to seeing you on 22nd September . |
| 22 | I look forward to seeing you on 16th October , please note that all four Q.T. days will be held at Rutherford School , Penfold Street , London W.1 . |
| 23 | I find it particularly disturbing that this red herring has become so prominent in current discussions about animals , because there is difficulty enough in getting proper attention for the matter without wasting it on these academic artifacts . |
| 24 | I look forward to meeting you on 27th . |
| 25 | It was one of the rare instances when Joyce managed to excuse his failure without blaming it on Jewish influence . |
| 26 | They were impressed by her intelligent appreciation of political matters and took to consulting her on political problems that confronted them at work . |
| 27 | The council was informed about the anniversary two years ago but has dragged its heels over putting it on any agenda . |
| 28 | The accounts department is responsible for ensuring that top management is aware of the financial state of the company and for advising it on appropriate actions to ensure that it remains sound . |
| 29 | The accounts department is responsible for ensuring that top management is aware of the financial state of the company and for advising it on appropriate actions to ensure that it remains sound . |
| 30 | ‘ How about trying something on these lines : |