Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The element of playing to the gallery is conserved in the way they portray the fight as a piece of street theatre , with the adults cheering them on from the balconies , while the girls offer silent support , as the boys defend the honour of the white community against the ‘ black invasion ’ . |
| 2 | They 'll be easing me on as the new presenter so as not to put too much pressure on me . |
| 3 | Planting consists merely of tossing them on to the surface of the water . |
| 4 | He had then polished off Duncan 's leftovers before driving him on to the hotel . |
| 5 | She shivered suddenly , and her arm caught the folder of photographs , knocking it on to the floor . |
| 6 | The goods always cost more than the mere monetary price ; and it is the object of the system to externalise these costs , by passing them on to the poor or to the impaired resource-base of the earth , and by inviting even the rich to live in collusive dissociation from the costs they , too , must pay . |
| 7 | If these two signals differ significantly in level , you will need to balance them up at the mixer before passing them on to the camcorder . |
| 8 | The Institute is concerned , however , that the duty may lead to over-reporting by auditors or to unnecessary formality in preparation of reports , which could cause delay in passing them on to the Bank . |
| 9 | Oxford , at 34 , with coach Pat Sweeney urging them on from the Oxford launch , began to assert their full power off Duke 's Meadows , drawing ahead while Cambridge , at 35 , began to look vulnerable . |
| 10 | It is urging me on over the years bidding me neglect those that were without Cathenne , where as I set out to tell the story of my life , the dull with the bright , the gray with the green , all the Sundays Mondays and Tuesdays of it at least sufficiently to suggest them . |
| 11 | He tapped her on the shoulder-Excuse me — and when she turned he took her by the wrist and round the waist , holding her close , whisking her on to the floor . |
| 12 | She would stand at her window in the summer twilights and feel the tug inside her as if something were straining to get out , urging her on with the kind of excitement she longed for and shrank from all at once . |
| 13 | When a child has got the squeeze , he is allowed to hold on to it as long as he wants before passing it on to the next person . |
| 14 | Jampel Changchub , aged 30 , was described as a ‘ principal member ’ of the group and was accused of ‘ collecting information and passing it on to the enemy ’ . |
| 15 | It was just that erm the other varieties around were competing too heavily against it so they thought what 's the point of passing it on to the children . |
| 16 | Madigan 's Millions was held back from release until American International Pictures decided to take advantage of the success of Midnight Cowboy by foisting it on to the public in 1969 in a double bill with Jon Voight 's early indiscretion , Fearless Frank , also made in 1967 . |
| 17 | As he tried , several times , to restart his car before giving up and pushing it on to the verge to await rescue , traffic on the M8 from Glasgow quickly built up until there was a three-mile tailback . |
| 18 | ‘ Pretty things , ’ wrote Sawyer and Darton of illustrated books in general , ‘ pleasant to fondle , more ready to display to a bibliophile those tiny points of an exquisite technique over which it is legitimate to gloat … the spot of ink adjusted on a Corinthian 's cheek to a thousandth of an inch , or a black line so thin and firm that you can almost see the metal caressing it on to the honest untimbered white paper . ’ |
| 19 | No transporting it on to the main road so they can took took it to the pit bot . |
| 20 | It has become a specialist in adding value to chemicals and selling them on to the major companies . |
| 21 | A great mammoth of an American truck went thundering past , forcing me on to the dirt shoulder . |
| 22 | It is a common fallacy that the wind does all the work in a water start by pulling you on to the board . |
| 23 | Once again , at the very end of this , the longest video of the three , Julian sneaks in some additional MIDI-based information , leading you on to the rather more complex volume three . |
| 24 | Yeah well we 've got a little antique box a jewellery box and it 's embossed the pattern round it , and the pattern round it is a boar hunt and it 's beautiful , there 's a little boar galloping his heart out with horsemen after him with spears and he 's all the way round the box and I thought of adding him on to the copper kettle you know as engraved all round the outside . |
| 25 | For example , if the broker acquired the stock with a view to selling it on to the customer at a profit , it would have to disclose this fact , the historic price of the stock , the current market price of the stock and the profit on the sale . |
| 26 | He refuses to play for the moment , boldly pressing on where others tend to dwell ; yet , with those Philadelphians really turning it on for the composer with whom this orchestra is most indelibly associated , superbly captured in Decca sound of great sumptuousness and tonal allure ( even if not always ideally balanced ) , it all makes for compulsive listening . |
| 27 | As each reader received a book he put the date opposite his name , followed by the date on which he finished it , before sending it on to the next person on the list . |
| 28 | Slowly he pressured her backwards , tipping her on to the cushioning softness of the bed , moving over her so that the imprint of his body burned on her like a brand . |
| 29 | The president had silenced the vociferous strike-leader by bringing him on to the ruling body . |
| 30 | I will tell my steward that I am taking you on to the staff as — ’ he paused for thought for a moment' — as a tax consultant . |