Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Oh ok , I 'll have it on the little table , but I want you to do it , not me . |
| 32 | Well could we have it on the sixth and change the committee day ? . |
| 33 | She was on about general conversation , you should have it on the whole time . |
| 34 | To save time , he decided to take the bicycle with him across the fields so that he could ride it on the smoother sections . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | I reject the hon. Gentleman 's criticism , and I can reassure him on the present position . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | What Alice could not forgive herself was that she had been taken in by it all well , she had had the sense to get out in time , and meet people who could lead her on the right path … |
| 39 | You could use it er , in the reverse of the way that the theory suggests , which you can actually leave it on the last diary page where you have something on your to do list that you have n't completed . |
| 40 | If the authorities read that they 'd put me on the next bus to [ name of border area ] and keep me there . |
| 41 | ‘ It 's the worst thing for a hangover and could put you on the slippery slope to alcoholism , ’ warns the magazine . |
| 42 | Our team will point you on the right road towards a slimmer , healthier figure , with dietary and fitness advice tailored to your needs . |
| 43 | To hell with reason , she was scared today : what if she 'd lost her way , and nothing could put her on the right track . |
| 44 | He felt compelled to bend forwards and kiss her on the proffered cheek . |
| 45 | Yes , I 'll shall put it on the spare bedroom bed , not that there 's a lot of room on there , but still . |
| 46 | Theresa 's had to get a gas mask for little James but she ca n't imagine how she 'd ever put it on the poor child . |
| 47 | Thank you we 'll just put it on the little table here , look for a bit until it 's time to put it on . |
| 48 | I just made the whole bed and then realized I 'd put it on the wrong way . |
| 49 | The owner of the estate , American John Kluge , agreed in principle to sell the estate to the crown rather than put it on the open market , but he did not consider the resulting offer to be high enough . |
| 50 | But in a world where nature left to its own devices is as grim as it is in much of the Soviet Union , the belief that you can bend it on the heroic scale is unlikely to go away . |
| 51 | He could now lose it on the last ball ! |
| 52 | But Ferguson insisted : ‘ Let me make one thing crystal clear — Manchester United wo n't bottle it on the last lap of the championship . |
| 53 | Can we play it on the big one ? |
| 54 | ‘ That 'll get us on the right footing , ’ he said , ‘ and no arguments . |
| 55 | These are all roads where the pedagogical tradition has pointed signposts in the wrong direction , making us search for English ( the nature of English conversation , at least ) where it is not — and where only a careful analysis of natural conversational data can get us on the right road again . |
| 56 | So in small Japanese firms average tenure may be higher but only one in six men have the 20 years or more of tenure that would place them on the higher parts of their wage profile . |
| 57 | After development the shots appear in the left-hand window , and you can place them on the main picture by moving them around and pressing fire . |
| 58 | Could you advise me on the best type of sash cramp to buy ? |
| 59 | I would be most grateful if you could recommend and advise me on the aforementioned , plus compressors . |
| 60 | The woman at the employment exchange would n't even register me on the Professional Executive Register . |