Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please do n't throw me on the floor ! |
| 2 | The smaller bits we 'd look at for a time and then he 'd throw them on the fire . |
| 3 | ‘ Why did they build them on the top of hills ? ’ she asked Christopher . |
| 4 | But you must not build them on the graveyard . |
| 5 | You see I would like to see people at the end of this programme to have some idea , not just of fancy figures in the air , but of practical effects that will affect them on the ground . |
| 6 | ‘ Do you want me on the search , sir ? ’ |
| 7 | Well you 'd you 'd think they would n't want them on the road cos if they had an accident the people would get killed , they 'd just |
| 8 | If you would pardon me on the sheet , it 's a shame Mr 's not here , because that was his decision , because of the imposed cut in stationery from last year , we ran out of it |
| 9 | Fortunately they did n't knock me on the head or anything which they could have done , could n't they ? |
| 10 | He still treated Edward coolly , stating with conviction that he had his orders direct from London and saw no need to go over them in detail , and no possibility that he would modify them on the say-so of a junior officer he did not know . |
| 11 | And he 'd clip them on the clip them on the rope and take 'em to the pit bottom . |
| 12 | I would n't trust me on the golf club scene . |
| 13 | He will photograph me on the horse and I will have it to keep . |
| 14 | You can catch me on the phone . |
| 15 | If you have any other items you wish to raise at the meeting , please advise me beforehand so that I may include them on the agenda . |
| 16 | Electoral law does not forbid him from describing himself as Conservative but his rival , Mr Gerry Malone , will describe himself on the ballot paper as The Conservative Party Candidate . |
| 17 | So as I say I think it 'll , I think it 'll , it 'll run okay and behave itself on the assumption you can get some people to fill it in so er |
| 18 | Meanwhile , Unix System Labs , which has a good server story but may lack something on the desktop end like applications , is reportedly trying to get Quorum interested in Destiny . |
| 19 | I thought we could hang something on the fact that one of the most enduring sexual icons of the age was in fact what today would be called — uh — big . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ They 'll let you know everything on the ward , ’ she replied with a smile . |
| 21 | When I came back , cos I went in on the way to the hairdresser 's , to find out about it , and I thought I 'd buy him on the way back , when I went back it was still sitting in the same place with its tail hanging out of the back . |
| 22 | ‘ My office sought to arrange an interview with the Secretary of State for Employment so I could brief her on the situation . |
| 23 | It 's 8.30 am and I must find that discharge connector for the breathing gear — we 'll need it on the ship when loading begins . |
| 24 | a derivative of it , which gave you the same high that ecstasy does and er , and if you did n't it from the doctor you could buy it on the street . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd rather not discuss it on the phone . |
| 26 | ‘ He said he came because he could n't discuss it on the telephone , but whether he really wanted to see inside the Post I ca n't say . ’ |
| 27 | Would you hang it on the wall ? |
| 28 | Do n't hang it on the back of his door ! |
| 29 | They do n't trust anyone on the outside , anyone who appears to be on the outside . |
| 30 | They both agreed that if you could n't enjoy yourself on the way , what was the point in running a business that afforded them so much freedom to travel ? |