Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] on this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I used to the grindstone was in the cart shed , you see , and er I used to turn the handle whilst he ground his knives down and then he 'd take them in the slaughterhouse , after he got them ground , and put them on this stone to get them smooth , to get a fine edge on the knife . |
| 2 | Ancient towns , majestic chateaux , houses clinging precariously to sheer cliffs and deep natural caves await you on this tour of remarkable south-west France . |
| 3 | I put it on this morning he did n't like it . |
| 4 | Now , nobody er er , a at this stage at the er Financial Resources Committee er , challenge us on this figure , I think we will just stage of of doing arith arithmetic of adding it up , but no doubt that the staff will be comparing what going to be , er what within a but have prepared for next year with what we 're supposed to do this year and ours is an increase of another percent . |
| 5 | Well just wipe it , it does n't matter , just wipe it on this towel . |
| 6 | Wipe it on this towel . |
| 7 | Without the oxygen produced from water by green plants , life as we know it on this planet would be impossible . |
| 8 | I I 've been coming here for forty years so far and and provocative statement I think in your programme this Autumn is the best that you 've had for years it 's a very good combination of classical and and modern plays and I really congratulate you on this programme and I would like to see that standard maintained . |
| 9 | Chairman Michael started off on a nice tripartisan note which er I think we on this side er did appreciate and it 's true that this panel er has agreed a great deal , covered a lot of ground and er I think er avoided the sort of er , er controversy etc. , etc. , was which we 're now caring now we are arranging in practical groups does mean the Labour groups has introduced a sound note er Brian started off by saying that the Conservatives er were not interested in an economic development strategy , er I must point out that and this activity derives from the local government managing act nineteen eighty nine , and by the present Government . |
| 10 | actually do it on this sheet , somewhere on there , so you 'll have a revision of |
| 11 | ‘ I prefer it on this side of the sea , ’ I say at last , and I mean it , though I ca n't quite remember which sea I 'm talking about . |
| 12 | ‘ I always write it on this page , ’ she explained . |
| 13 | drink it on this bit |