Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [adv] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , as villagers sadly began to dig up bluebell and primrose roots from the soon-to-be-flooded little woods of their pleasant countryside and to plant them elsewhere on safer ground , the Anglian Water Board asked Dame Sylvia Crowe , the landscape architect , to take on the challenge of turning the proposed 3,000-acre inland sea , with its 27-mile perimeter , into an ‘ environmental asset ’ . |
| 2 | What they believe in is that everybody out there is out to grab as much as they can for their own private interest and they 're prepared to meet them halfway on that . |
| 3 | Water lay in the ruts and in some places marshy muddy patches had developed where water-grasses grew and the track had spread to pass them now on this side , now on that . |
| 4 | It was a world he had relinquished with small regret and he had not expected to find it again on Larksoken headland . |
| 5 | IN MAKING float glass , molten glass is floated on molten metal , so as to smooth it perfectly on both sides . |
| 6 | His fundamental mistake was not only to buy all his planes , but to buy them only on borrowed money . |
| 7 | I said now you can shut that up right away , cos I said you know it 's not I said er now if you want us to try to help you out on this you just tell us what you did . |
| 8 | More usually , first time climbers in the alps are aware of the technique 's importance , but have little idea of how to apply it effectively on different types of terrain . |
| 9 | Helen had agreed to help us out on this day of days , and she and I rescued the trolley and staggered around , heaving Changez 's junk into the back of the big Rover . |
| 10 | ‘ Actually the Archdeacon was kind enough to fill me in on that aspect of things . |
| 11 | Aye , I 'm trying to put it back on this rail . |
| 12 | Who 's going to start me off on this one ? |
| 13 | She read for a long time , and I had the bonus of knowing my father was waiting impatiently to fuck her again on this night of nights which was really their honeymoon . |
| 14 | But do n't expect the unassuming islander to back you up on that view . |
| 15 | Charles to go it alone on American visit |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll have to ring you back on that ’ |
| 17 | The er other thing about our crew was that er one time there , I guess after was the only one that got back and they , they had to get him back on flying service . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd like to take you up on that offer . ’ |
| 19 | I was never able to take him up on this kindness , alas , since he and half the drugs squad were themselves arrested a few days later . |
| 20 | He was quick , she noticed , to take her up on any casual remark and supposed that his interest in other people 's affairs and their reactions had something to do with the novelist in him . |
| 21 | We are to get the stuff out to the breadheads , and tell them to push it fast on extended credit . |
| 22 | And when there is stress in other areas of life it is all too easy to take it out on those closest to you . |
| 23 | To take us up on this unusual opportunity , simply call us , toll free , at the number shown , or mail the reservation application below . |