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Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] on the [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	It should out-point them on the rough stuff , too , for the Range Rover is still king of the wild frontiers .
2	Hopefully , YTS permitting , the rest of the country can catch them on the forthcoming Teenage Fannies tour .
3	Hopefully , YTS permitting , the rest of the country can catch them on the forthcoming Teenage Fannies tour .
4	Buchanan 's Triangles clubmate Mark Tosh pushed hard to try and catch him on the five-mile run but the Derry man won in a time of 1.28.52 .
5	We read our lines together for the first time — but never as we would do them on the actual recording .
6	It simply did not , and does not , offer a framework on which to hang a convincing story … the geographer , when he analyses the material properties of the man-environment systems , must base himself on the central functions of that system , rather than on the traditional divisions of physical geography .
7	Right , and let's do one on the other one as well .
8	And at once I could smell it on the tied-on head-cushion — that same elusive , old-fashioned perfume of the towel , of the glove .
9	Will I do it on the other side ?
10	We could do it on the National Health .
11	There are a whole lot of players who can go out there and knock balls in all over the place , score wonderful great big one four sevens and centuries and things of this nature , but what makes the , the good player an excellent player , is the player who can do it on the big occasion .
12	we want it done in both directions , there 's no way you can do it on the main line
13	Godparents , these state that you should keep them on the straight and narrow
14	He will touch everyone on the raw ’ — while the young would receive it as an account of what they were up to .
15	If you need any further information you can contact me on the above telephone number after 4 p.m. most days .
16	From Ainhoa the only road that will keep you on the French side of the Pyrenees runs more or less north-east , back towards Espelette .
17	and he convinced them he did n't need an operation , he was , he was cured , he 'd had his treatment , psy psychiatrist that seen him and he was all right thank you , he said , and they 're so clever they can convince anybody on the outside
18	She would run around her pen at such speed that the centrifugal force would keep her on the vertical walls like a Wall of Death rider .
19	Yeah , we with this been ongoing , we 've given a hundred and fifty pounds to it , erm , well I say I do n't see it on the top one .
20	Soon it will be Pesach and I think this year I will celebrate it on the correct date .
21	At first we could n't see anything on the white backing but then Eadred brought across a candle , held it near the page , not quite close enough to scorch , and sea-green writing began to appear .
22	We 'd better measure it on the other wall , had n't we ?
23	Max told me that Smith would meet us on the following Monday , which would have meant waiting around for five days .
24	She 'll set us on the right track . ’
25	‘ They wo n't have regular fashion articles , but might have something on the political significance of hemlines . ’
26	Oh ok , I 'll have it on the little table , but I want you to do it , not me .
27	She was on about general conversation , you should have it on the whole time .
28	According to the Court of Appeal in Tagro v Cafane this requires the valuer to assume that he can sell it on the open market to a willing buyer , and in so doing to ignore any covenant against assignment which restricts alienation of the landlord 's interest .
29	I reject the hon. Gentleman 's criticism , and I can reassure him on the present position .
30	As she is only three you will need a lot of patience and persistence to get the message across , but do keep trying , otherwise her bossiness could leave her on the wrong side of the fence from her friends .