Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] on [det] " 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 | ‘ They must have a hell of a reason for wanting us on that boat . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Listen , Dan , Kate 's sick of seeing you on that settee . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It was in meeting him on this ground that the British came closest to responding to him as a worthy adversary . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The council was informed about the anniversary two years ago but has dragged its heels over putting it on any agenda . |
| 10 | A model of the language is created by training it on some text that is already available . |
| 11 | They were arguing about whose fingernails were longest , thinnest and sharpest and thought that the only way to see would be by testing them on each other 's bony arms . |