Example sentences of "[v-ing] them on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a problem with a friend , partner , child , colleague or neighbour , try meeting them on the inner planes before discussing the issue with them in person : |
| 2 | ‘ We are glad the owner has handed over the pictures of his own free will rather than selling them on the Western art market . ’ |
| 3 | Ought I to restrict supplies to certain retailers only , or release them only on the certificate of a doctor or justice of the peace , or simply rely on those who can afford to pay getting them on the black market ? ’ |
| 4 | The importance of locational specifications in general can be gauged from the fact that there seem to be two basic ways of referring to objects — by describing or naming them on the one hand , and by locating them on the other ( Lyons , 1977a : 648 ) . |
| 5 | Ensure the flowers are as dry as possible before placing them on the blotting paper , as any remaining moisture will encourage mildew to form and spoil all your efforts . |
| 6 | Economic pressures on forests are immense , placing them on the cutting-edge of the reconciliation between environment and development . |
| 7 | Putting them up in the wires and other men putting them on the hot plates to fire . |
| 8 | After emancipation the state could transform recruitment by enlisting more people each year but putting them on the reserve list much sooner . |
| 9 | PFR restart prompted the visit of Dr Brian Eyre , Deputy Chairman on Friday , 5th February , to meet Reactor Services employees congratulating them on the outstanding job of returning PFR to power . |
| 10 | His mother was buried not far off , and as a kind of atonement , on the day of his appointment he bought a bunch of asters and took them to the grave , laying them on the bare earth . |
| 11 | For instance , yesterday he saw a funeral in a barge , fascinating — six women wrapped in coats in the boat , which the men were dragging along the canal through the heath , and the clergyman in his three-cornered hat and his breeches trailing them on the other side . |