Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She did n't consider accompanying you on the search for her daughter ? ’ |
| 2 | He drove grimly and skilfully and he drove very fast as if he could not wait to get her on the plane to England and out of his sight . |
| 3 | No doubt , as the election approaches , the Conservatives will seek to blame everything on the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) — a close friend of the Chancellor , whom I am glad to see in the Chamber . |
| 4 | Sometimes you may want to reach everyone on the list , but more often you will only be using certain sections or even picking out a dozen or so specialist outlets . |
| 5 | You do n't fucking expect to see them on the side of a bar though do you ? |
| 6 | She now hopes that the world will no longer expect to see her on the arm of her husband , hugging or kissing him in public , behaving like a loving wife . |
| 7 | I did n't expect to see you on the moor at this time of night . |
| 8 | What she would give to punch him on the nose , and flatten once and for all his insulting , devilish assumptions . |
| 9 | You do n't want to stick them on the wall cos of bringing all the er paint off . |
| 10 | ‘ She did n't want to discuss it on the phone , that 's all I know . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd want to club him on the head with a soulier de satin after two hours , ’ said Roger , in a harsh hurrying tone . |
| 12 | Now erm you will already know and I certainly would 've told you on the phone that er you are not responsible for setting the assignments up . |
| 13 | We 're talking about a lot of money here , that has been spent , and has continued to be spent , and the sooner we get it sorted out the better , and I 'd like to see it on the agenda of the next budget review committee , which would prior to the policy committee , I believe next , and so we could perhaps augment er , Mr 's report with some findings of our own . |
| 14 | I do n't even like having them on the island , not even Mrs Clamp , who comes every week on a Saturday to clean the house and deliver our supplies . |
| 15 | When we indicated that we would like to clear him on the spot he was very reluctant to let us on board saying that the boat was " in a hell of a mess " ! |
| 16 | At the last meeting of the committee I did in fact congratulate the director and his staff for the way in which community care had been implemented current year and I 'd certainly like to congratulate him on the way he 's presented er proposals for next year . |
| 17 | In the name of the International Lesbian and Gay Association ( IGLA ) , I would like to congratulate you on the positive stand that Amnesty International has taken at its recent International Council Meeting regarding people imprisoned solely for their homosexuality . |
| 18 | Lastly , I would like to congratulate you on the new look ( suck suck ) , and I especially like the PD pages . |
| 19 | I 'd also like to congratulate you on the exceptional photographs in the Stephen Hawking article which were both honest and deeply moving . |
| 20 | I would like to congratulate you on the production of WAM which I think is stylish , well presented and interesting in content , and encouraging in its attention to issues of class , colour , gender and international politics . |
| 21 | Right , is there anyone else would like to ask anything on the district wide plan to Councillor at this stage ? |
| 22 | You would n't mind if he married your daughter , but you would n't want to put him on the front page . |
| 23 | However bad a landlord , there is a crucial rule that needs to be kept in mind if you do n't want to put yourself on the wrong side of the law . |
| 24 | Well let , let , let , let me tell you , I do n't want to put you on the spot , the , the , the analogy is of er the typical pattern of development of a neurosis , which Freud says is a trauma that happens often in infancy . |
| 25 | And I would n't miss having you on the payroll for anything , Angel . ’ |
| 26 | In fact , can you stop doing it on the . |
| 27 | Grant felt a hammer blow strike him on the right breast and a searing pain in his right bicep . |
| 28 | Barman John Meakin said : ‘ We just could n't face chucking him on the bonfire . |
| 29 | The question should then be asked : How much did it cost to have them on the streets because they surely were not at school ? |
| 30 | ‘ You might have heard me on the radio , ’ she said . |