Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [prep] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | After I have put the phone down I sit gazing at Kyle on the opposite side of the airwell . |
| 2 | ‘ Do you and Leo want to come to dinner on Tuesday ? |
| 3 | I guess neither men nor women want to look at cellulite on celluloid . |
| 4 | ‘ We propose continuing to completion on the basis that all material disclosure of relevant facts and circumstances has been made … and there is no foreseeable risk of subsequent invalidation of the European Commission 's approval of state aid as being incompatible with Treaty requirements . ’ |
| 5 | These projects have trained staff who will install loft insulation and fit draughtproofing for people on low-income , at little or no cost . |
| 6 | They propose to research the patterns of socialization operating within the evangelical-baptist culture and thereby to investigate the effect on educational achievement of the cluster of variables they expect to uncover as emphasis on bible study and abstention from aspects of secular culture . |
| 7 | So expect to feel like Popeye on spinach . |
| 8 | That 's what , I mean according to Tracey on |
| 9 | Not unnaturally , the amount of statutory health and social services which individuals receive depends in part on the level of their need . |
| 10 | ‘ We think the explosion has caused about £15,000 to £20,000 worth of damage but we hope to re-open for business on Friday or Saturday . ’ |
| 11 | Imagine learning to water-ski on the sea with waves — you would n't be making life easy for yourself . |
| 12 | Sunderland , whom Liverpool hope to oppose at Wembley on May 9 , are worried about the size of their allocation of FA Cup final tickets . |
| 13 | She says I intend going to Strasbourg on Monday to argue that this report has been irresponsibly drawn up . |
| 14 | Your best bet is to seek out specialist footwear which will prove safe and comfortable in use , although not overspecified for the walking you have in mind — in other words , do n't buy a pair of heavy duty mountain boots if you only intend going for walks on country lanes ! |
| 15 | ‘ They also enjoy competing with men on an equal level , and many guys find that attractive . ’ |
| 16 | Their frayed bodies lie rotting in drifts on the surface of the streams and are washed up in piles on the sandbanks . |
| 17 | I always seem to get into trouble on my own . |
| 18 | These metal frames with spikes on them can be attached to certain types of boot to give good grip in snow and ice . |
| 19 | I also get stopped by strangers on the street who tell me how much they enjoyed it . |
| 20 | Three caring Cleveland folk who will heading for Romania on Thursday to help suffering orphans need more clothes and food to fill their seven-ton lorry and two Post Office vans . |
| 21 | It did not court or attempt to mate with females on heat , even though it appeared to be anatomically well equipped to do so . |
| 22 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 23 | We stand in the greengrocer 's backyard among piles of broken concrete and cardboard , and we try to tune to Rufus on the radio . |
| 24 | Like fenland engineers 400 years later , de Bathe went for advice on procedure and administration to the heartland of organized land drainage , Romney Marsh . |
| 25 | The promptings of my mind told me to get out of computing and go to live in Shropshire on a small dairy farm making highly profitable specialist products such as goat 's milk yoghurt , sheep 's cheese and traditional butter . |
| 26 | Add to this a language problem , surround the ship with smaller fishing vessels and throw liberal quantities of slimy mackerel underfoot , anchor it in a remote Scottish loch with vicious squalls of wind and rain roaring down from the surrounding hills , try working for days on end with very little sleep in these conditions and you have some idea of our difficulties . |
| 27 | They have less opportunity to make new friendships and tend to depend for companionship on the continuity of longstanding relationships . |
| 28 | As I say I think I 'll sum up and have a vote , and then I intend to break for lunch on conclusion of this item . |
| 29 | I mean , we do look for things on the papers to try and justify giving people marks , you know , we 're not sort of out to fail you . |
| 30 | This study demonstrates that females do differentiate between males on the basis of their sexual ornaments . |