Example sentences of "[vb infin] [coord] [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who could choose but look on this picture , and on that , and acknowledge and be shocked by the inevitable comparison ? |
| 2 | Would bathe and put on fresh clothes . |
| 3 | This means that an applicant seeking a first interim order in care proceedings , whether or not it follows upon an emergency protection order , should file and serve on all respondents before the hearing statements of the evidence to be relied upon . |
| 4 | ( b ) Cross-appeal A respondent who wishes to contend : ( i ) that the decision of the court below should be varied either in any event or in the event of the appeal being allowed in whole or in part ; or ( ii ) that the decision of the court below should be affirmed but on different grounds ; or ( iii ) that the decision was wrong in whole or part must file and serve on all parties , within 14 days of receiving notice of appeal , a written notice setting out the grounds on which he relies . |
| 5 | ‘ Why do n't you hurry and put on that new outfit before Tom comes ? ’ |
| 6 | The child may automatically gravitate towards one parent , may touch and climb on one and not the other . |
| 7 | In such an environment the curriculum would welcome , celebrate and build on all the talents children bring to the lessons . |
| 8 | The canal network put Birmingham at the centre of Britain 's transport system in the 1780's , and these lovely waterways still provide green corridors through the city , where people can walk , row or cruise on traditional style narrowboats . |
| 9 | And where possible , we do try and pass on any discounts that are available to you . |
| 10 | And I did try and sit on one of them . |
| 11 | no , but I took the bits that I wanted , and my bits and I 'll try and get on that |
| 12 | To give the court any other informationhe considers it should have and to advise on any other matter as required . |
| 13 | But the ordination of women does not stand or fall on that , rather it is related back to our understanding of God and of men and women created and redeemed in that image . |
| 14 | that do n't rhyme and go on longer than you |
| 15 | While the Monk , usually politely addressed as ye , declines the invitation of the Host to " " be myrie of cheere " " as he tells his tale ( VII : 1924 – 5 ) , the Nun 's Priest , familiarly addressed as thou , is ready and able to provide what is wanted : The tale the Nun 's Priest tells is a beast-fable : a form of literature that should observe and comment on human traits and manners in a moral light , presenting those traits and manners in a fictional drama in which the characters are of the animal world . |
| 16 | Instead , the Spirit of the Lord would rest and remain on such a man . |
| 17 | And I said there 's nobody can go and sleep on those mattresses . |
| 18 | Let's go and sit on some bench . ’ |
| 19 | maybe it was the battle of the Somme , I do n't remember , but I remember I had to go carrying the basket , and mother would go and call on these poor people who had lost their their families . |
| 20 | The ancestral lady was not , however , to be put off , and hardly a week went by when she did not telephone or call on some pretext , bringing her gardener in tow to take cuttings or dig up bulbs , and keeping up her barrage of accusing questions , inquiring , for instance , in her peremptory manner , what Jane was going to ‘ do about ’ the long-neglected yew hedge . |
| 21 | The preparation of the ‘ new ’ nurse proposed by Project 2000 will reflect and build on this trend of helping people to initiate and promote healthy lifestyles . |
| 22 | ( 3 ) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine , certify and report on each statement received by him in pursuance of this paragraph and shall lay copies of each statement and of his report before each House of Parliament . |
| 23 | That all 12 member state farmers ' organisations spoke with one voice was of major significance — the commission and the Council of Ministers should heed and build on that cohesion . |
| 24 | Yeah I do n't say we do n't row , I do n't say we do n't argue and get on each other 's nerves , we do , but when he goes back to work now for a couple of days it 'll take me three or four days to settle down into not having him there . |