Example sentences of "[subord] they [verb] [pron] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luckily the bus itself was delayed , and so they got themselves on board . |
| 2 | His bulk , thin but long , was hard for them to get up their spiral stairs , so they left him on the sofa below , on the floor that lay over an ironmonger 's shop . |
| 3 | There was this girl in a bath of asses milk , yuk ! and it had all turned to cheese , so they put her on the table with a dish of figs for afters . |
| 4 | She had thoughtful parents , though , who thought the Grand Canyon was for real and so they put her on the waiting list . |
| 5 | Erm , you see they were dyed on the wrong side you know they were of course it was easier to penetrate than it would be if they dyed them on the right side you see , it was technically i far far superior . |
| 6 | Well if they take you on on the basis that you do n't have to work Sundays , they ca n't change the regulations when you 're working . |
| 7 | If this is missing write to : Information from Records , DVLC , Swansea , SA99 lAN , who can give you the information ( if they hold it on their microfilmed records ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Even if they stop you on a busy shopping morning and ask you to sign petitions ? ’ |
| 9 | Of course , if they get me on the phone , I 'm lost . |
| 10 | Why do n't they have a big old disaster and see if they feature it on the news |
| 11 | ‘ If they contact me on Middlesbrough 827594 or at 14 Aspen Drive , off Sycamore Road , I will arrange for their views to be heard , ’ she said . |
| 12 | If they build it on your base , the price is £1,575 . |
| 13 | ‘ In fact , ’ he 'd gone on , ‘ it would be most convenient if they did it on their birthdays . |
| 14 | I do n't know if they do them on video of old age people |
| 15 | 7 The tallest recorded man in the world measured 2½m while the tallest living man measures 2m.What would be their total height If they stood one on top of the other ? |
| 16 | But the reds and browns are not sure if they want him on their side . |
| 17 | This was his perfect nightmare , to be facing scabby , pock-marked men like these , who had nothing to lose if they gutted him on the spot . |
| 18 | There was a ditch the other side of it , which should present no problems provided they met it on the right stride . |
| 19 | And Terry 's took her dad through to hospital cos they put her on oxygen because . |
| 20 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 21 | So they park that up on the pavement outside our wall did n't come to our gate but , and then did n't it obstruct Alan 's because they had it on the pavement , so anybody going down the pavement |
| 22 | Well I mean I 've known this bloke , if somebody 's gon na do something like that whether they see it on a film or not , I still go out and do it , they make it . |
| 23 | When the opinion survey asked employees whether they preferred it on paper or on-PROFS , 95% chose on-screen . |
| 24 | But whether they do it on a Saturday I do n't know . |
| 25 | Even in the third quarter , he says things will be pretty tight and a number of accounts will have to wait before they get them on their desk tops . |
| 26 | One video is not going to stop car crime on its own , but producers believe it may persuade some young people to think twice before they find themselves on the wrong side of the law . |
| 27 | I threatened them with my knife once , after they stopped me on my bike and started pushing me around and demanding money . |
| 28 | But this ruse failed , for the education journalists were not interested in the nice distinctions I offered them when they interviewed me on the phone . |
| 29 | ‘ I started to come round when they put me on the slab . |
| 30 | When they put it on TV people phoned up claiming their colour control had bust . |