Example sentences of "[to-vb] them on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Used to hit them on the arm , never on the head . |
| 2 | You do n't fucking expect to see them on the side of a bar though do you ? |
| 3 | However , because of their wide scope , when judging such clauses under s 3 of the UCTA , one has to treat them on the basis that they exclude or restrict liability for total failure to perform by reason of wilful default . |
| 4 | Logging remains crucial to the economy in the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Gia Lai and the bans are seen as being largely for international consumption , with little effort made to enforce them on the ground . |
| 5 | ‘ I have to like them on the phone , ’ she says . |
| 6 | Colin and John wish to thank White 's Electronics for the posters , key-rings and badges they supplied and Denise Rushton , who not only let them have exhibition space free of charge , but also travelled from Leicester to Telford to meet them on the day . |
| 7 | In the Peak District and Northumberland National Parks many people held overnight vigils on appointed summits on the Friday and Saturday nights , while others walked to meet them on the summit . |
| 8 | Supposing , however , the defence has to cope with attackers pushing up just far enough to catch them on the turn and stay onside . |
| 9 | I actually felt they hustled better than us though we managed to catch them on the break quite a bit , ’ said Blaney . |
| 10 | General practitioners are in a position to plan because they have survived many changes , and to fail to reappoint them on the basis of a local health policy ‘ whim ’ conflicts with individual patients ' rights in choosing their own general practitioner . |
| 11 | and they 've got to sell them on the waiting list |
| 12 | The person with the cushion on their lap then has to stroke them on the head and say ‘ Poor pussy ’ without laughing . |
| 13 | As Ted 's star began to wane , John became the Palace 's leading scorer , to set them on the way to higher things and immediately topped our scoring chart again in our first season in Division Two , 1921–22 . |
| 14 | In spite of trying to help them on the voyage , Margery was left alone at Dover . |
| 15 | Given the shortage of good creative talent , this is not that unusual , and if you find that your agency is using freelances , your immediate reaction should not be to fire them on the spot : give them credit for both knowing their own limitations and for buying good work from outside , always assuming that it is good ; but press them to get a permanent team working on your account soon — it is not in your interest to lose continuity of creative work on your account . ) |
| 16 | You do n't want to stick them on the wall cos of bringing all the er paint off . |
| 17 | Well I tried to fix them on the door and they would n't stay |
| 18 | If they are still growing , it is best to leave them on the plant . |
| 19 | The effect of this has been held to be that , even if the company omits to put them on the register they become members and holders of the number of shares stated . |
| 20 | The till , the till locks , and erm we used to assemble those as well and er it was a fortunate one who used to do the lacquering , there was a big er big erm heated table and er it was easy work to do the lacquering you see and you used to have to put them on the top of the heated tower to dry before they were packed to go away , but erm they were , it was a hard place to work for but er the one son Mr he was always in London and er this is n't being recorded now is it , is it ? |
| 21 | They drank their coffee and he took both cups and leaned across her to put them on the settle . |
| 22 | You could ask them till kingdom come to put them on the bus , but they never do … . ’ |
| 23 | The way to copy the formulas is first to put them on the entry line . |
| 24 | The aim was to put them on the spot — or at least to impress the Inspector with your knowledge and concern . |
| 25 | Um so erm I did have some I did have some references on this which erm unfortunately I I put to one side and I 've succeeded in losing so erm I did n't get the chance to put them on the handout but erm I 'm just alerting you to that area of debate and that area of enquiry . |
| 26 | Curiously , the attitude to fish of those who either lovingly hand-feed them pellets or seek to put them on the bank is equally caring . |
| 27 | ‘ TV highlights the unsavoury incidents , they are far too ready to put them on the screen . |
| 28 | cars one at a time on horse drawn flat trucks , along Canterbury Road and Mitcham Road to dump them on the site in Aurelia Road , which the company had purchased for a depôt . |
| 29 | If you want to talk to gardeners it 's cheaper to address them on the gardening page of a newspaper or in a specialist gardening magazine than on television . |
| 30 | so I told him to keep them on the back of that door . |