Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [pers pn] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did n't I offer to go after 'er on be'alf of the gent ? |
| 2 | Alexandra thought of calling her back , explaining that Mrs Chamberlin might regret her kind invitation to dine with them on Christmas Day if Alexandra were to upstage the Rectory family in such a way , but then she reflected on the goodness of Mrs Chamberlin 's heart and the necessity of living up to at least some of Lyddy 's expectations of her . |
| 3 | I would be delighted to tell you more about our work and to work with you on issues of common concern . |
| 4 | The Football Association was also preoccupied with disciplinary matters yesterday , fining Peter Reid £1,000 and suspending the Queen 's Park Rangers midfielder for two matches , banning Arsenal 's Gus Caesar for three and summoning Wimbledon 's manager , Bobby Gould , and Ray Wallace of Southampton , to appear before them on Thursday to answer unrelated charges of bringing the game into disrepute . |
| 5 | In a letter from Tangier to Ken in London — Orton was known to write to him on toilet paper — he told Williams that ‘ Bill and Mike ’ kept Ken 's picture on the bar for several days until replaced by a half-empty Chianti bottle . |
| 6 | I do n't think Tom probably approved , but she well actually when they used to come to us on Sunday I used to take them to er , to Belver Fall me and David , Thelma 's husband and he 's er , his father was a superintendent so , do you want any tea ? |
| 7 | I would be grateful if you could look into the matter and send me the duplicate Agreement as soon as possible , as I have your copy of the tape ( VM on IBM at 1600 bpi ) ready to despatch to you on return of the documents . |
| 8 | I 'm delighted that he has accepted the invitation to return after a decade to lecture to us on Charles Darwin . |
| 9 | ‘ The answer that we received was that to talk to us on film would be voyeurism at its worst . |
| 10 | ‘ The answer that we received was that to talk to us on film would be voyeurism at its worst . |
| 11 | ‘ The answer that we received was that to talk to us on film would be voyeurism at its worst . |
| 12 | You can find out how to apply for yours on page 37 . |
| 13 | We 're coming down to look after you on Saturday . |
| 14 | Rather , he was to look after it on behalf of the grantor 's family . |
| 15 | She also got quite a shock when she saw his face as he turned to look at her on film . |
| 16 | You have to liaise with them on policy and practicalities . |
| 17 | As no one wanted me in the cabin , my poor mother , who hated coal dust , had to sleep with me on deck while thousands of ‘ natives ’ ran up and down the gangway with baskets of nutty slack on their heads . |
| 18 | In 1964 , the House of Lords considered a case in which a union were met by a refusal of a company to negotiate with them on terms and conditions of service although they organized the majority of the men concerned , being watermen in the Port of London . |
| 19 | I shall certainly have nothing to do with it on principle . |
| 20 | To give to me on Sunday . |
| 21 | Her hands were spread upon the arms of the chair , as she used to sit beside him on occasions of state , erect and observant , quick to anticipate , deft in manipulation . |
| 22 | Their heavy-handed approach might also have deterred Madame Vassoir — if there was such a person — from co-operating , whereas Charlotte was uniquely well placed as Beatrix 's niece and Samantha 's aunt to appeal to her on behalf of the whole family . |
| 23 | Oh gee , tomorrow right , mum has gone to me the other day oh , there 's this woman at bridge she wants someone to baby-sit for her on Wednesday nights . |
| 24 | I want to lie with you on deck and screw beneath the stars . |
| 25 | Most commonly , tales are told of mermaids who fall in love with mortal men and painfully shed their tail in order to be able to live with them on land . |
| 26 | These youths had all escaped in one way or another from forced labour throughout the archipelago and the mainland colonies ; there were some women with them , but not many , and Dulé planned to bring Ariel and her baby to live with him on Oualie . |
| 27 | I do not fish the big rivers like the Thames or the Trent for bream but I love to get after them on streams the size of the Wensum , Bure or Waveney . |
| 28 | Before the change , they were given photographs of republicans to take with them on patrols . |
| 29 | Of course , they were doing something , standing around on comers in groups for example , but as far as the boys were concerned nothing memorable seems to happen to them on Saturday night . |
| 30 | In the event of our cancelling this order as to all or any of the goods and/or the work covered thereby we shall be entitled to purchase from a third party a like quantity of goods of similar description and quality , or a reasonable alternative thereto , bearing in mind our need to take delivery of the goods by the date specified overleaf , or to contract with a third party to perform work of a similar description and quality , and in that event you shall be liable to reimburse to us on demand all expenditure incurred by us in connection with our said cancellation , including any increase in the price over that stated overleaf . |