Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , do you want me to turn on the fire for you ? |
| 2 | Do you want me to come on the nineteenth as well ? |
| 3 | She used to show you a collection of photographs which she kept in her wallet as if they were family photographs , but in fact these pictures were all pictures of men 's cocks , she used to make them stop on the way home at the photobooth in the entrance to the station , she 'd make them stand on the stool with their trousers down , she never got caught — Greta , on seeing me leave with an especially handsome man : ‘ I hope you 're on the pill . ’ |
| 4 | Officials did n't even want them to appear on the track as they stage-managed another two-hour show for the audience at home . |
| 5 | Can I just comment I think on the process , what happens is , is that in fact the application is made by the director of property services , we do n't now have a first resolution or a second resolution . |
| 6 | When did you ever know me to go on a diet ? |
| 7 | Can for the purpose of continuing the discussion , can we concentrate I think on the A fifty nine corr otherwise we shall get slightly cross threaded here . |
| 8 | If they were watching for her , they would n't expect her to travel on the night boat from Liverpool , with a rough sea battering at the B & I ship , while the drunks and the seasick threw up in the smelly lounges . |
| 9 | You 'd hardly expect it to rely on a laboratory analysis of the ingredients to assess the flavour . |
| 10 | Well i that was to sort of try and make you focus on the gifts of the Holy Spirit that we 're going to receive , that we receive through or that you have strengthened through Confirmation , rather than receiving because they 're already there . |
| 11 | We do n't want you getting on the council housing list , clogging it up because you 've got a job and a bit of money , we want council houses to create ghettos , we do n't want people in an in employment , people with money to have council houses . |
| 12 | We ca n't really recommend such desperate measures , since we do n't want you to get on the wrong side of that civil action . |
| 13 | You see , I do n't want you to come on the … well , shall we say ’ — her smile widened — ‘ on false pretences . |
| 14 | She could see them standing on the ridge of hill that rose up behind Tara 's eastern boundaries , sending out the strong magic of the Samhailt to their creatures , so that the woods and the streams and the hillsides thrummed and quivered with the Mindsong . |
| 15 | You 'll find there 's bags of talent to be discovered in the unit , and for a start I 'd like you to lay on a cracking good entertainment we 'll all enjoy . |
| 16 | Both were winter occupations and helped keep you warm on a cold day . |
| 17 | The Law Society is now positively encouraging articles in commerce and industry and your Careers Adviser should keep you up-dated on the possibilities . |
| 18 | I would no doubt see him walking on the cliffs with an ancient spaniel at his heels . |
| 19 | He was a fairly good-looking young man and I do believe he came on the recommendation of Rhoda . |
| 20 | The men did n't like us to sit on the platform . |
| 21 | Although I could n't wait to leave school once and for all so I could join Granpa permanently , if I ever played truant for as much as an hour he would n't take me to watch West Ham on Saturday afternoon or , worse , he 'd stop me selling on the barrow in the morning . |
| 22 | Well Gain Multimedia will enable you to turn on the workstation and it will talk to you , it will show you videos , it will show you animation as to how that workstation should be used to best advantage . |
| 23 | This will also enable you to decide on the size of transformer needed to power them ; most transformers included in low-voltage kits can usually cope with only four or six lights , so check before you buy . |
| 24 | This will enable you to concentrate on the business of making profit and on the skills and attitudes of the people contributing to it . |
| 25 | Or , if you insist on hanging around the office , they will set you to work on the accounts of charities . |
| 26 | ‘ Did I hear you talking on the phone last night ? ’ my father said . |
| 27 | Tessa could hear him breathing on the threshold outside for several minutes more , as if he were trying to summon up the courage to return and say something . |
| 28 | I doubt if at present you can have it reregistered on an age related basis , but when you write to DVLC ask them at the same time . |
| 29 | To his relief the producers did n't want him to pile on the pounds . |
| 30 | Aunt Bedelia had the bedroom underneath and I did n't want her knocking on the ceiling with a broom handle so I decided for once to put up with his snoring and deep breathing exercises . |