Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pers pn] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He drove grimly and skilfully and he drove very fast as if he could not wait to get her on the plane to England and out of his sight . |
| 2 | You do n't fucking expect to see them on the side of a bar though do you ? |
| 3 | She now hopes that the world will no longer expect to see her on the arm of her husband , hugging or kissing him in public , behaving like a loving wife . |
| 4 | I did n't expect to see you on the moor at this time of night . |
| 5 | What she would give to punch him on the nose , and flatten once and for all his insulting , devilish assumptions . |
| 6 | You do n't want to stick them on the wall cos of bringing all the er paint off . |
| 7 | ‘ She did n't want to discuss it on the phone , that 's all I know . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd want to club him on the head with a soulier de satin after two hours , ’ said Roger , in a harsh hurrying tone . |
| 9 | We 're talking about a lot of money here , that has been spent , and has continued to be spent , and the sooner we get it sorted out the better , and I 'd like to see it on the agenda of the next budget review committee , which would prior to the policy committee , I believe next , and so we could perhaps augment er , Mr 's report with some findings of our own . |
| 10 | When we indicated that we would like to clear him on the spot he was very reluctant to let us on board saying that the boat was " in a hell of a mess " ! |
| 11 | At the last meeting of the committee I did in fact congratulate the director and his staff for the way in which community care had been implemented current year and I 'd certainly like to congratulate him on the way he 's presented er proposals for next year . |
| 12 | In the name of the International Lesbian and Gay Association ( IGLA ) , I would like to congratulate you on the positive stand that Amnesty International has taken at its recent International Council Meeting regarding people imprisoned solely for their homosexuality . |
| 13 | Lastly , I would like to congratulate you on the new look ( suck suck ) , and I especially like the PD pages . |
| 14 | I 'd also like to congratulate you on the exceptional photographs in the Stephen Hawking article which were both honest and deeply moving . |
| 15 | I would like to congratulate you on the production of WAM which I think is stylish , well presented and interesting in content , and encouraging in its attention to issues of class , colour , gender and international politics . |
| 16 | You would n't mind if he married your daughter , but you would n't want to put him on the front page . |
| 17 | Well let , let , let , let me tell you , I do n't want to put you on the spot , the , the , the analogy is of er the typical pattern of development of a neurosis , which Freud says is a trauma that happens often in infancy . |
| 18 | The question should then be asked : How much did it cost to have them on the streets because they surely were not at school ? |
| 19 | It takes imagination and a lot of practice to read a play to yourself in the same time as it would take to see it on the stage . |
| 20 | They may try to nail it on the perch again but nobody will believe it is still alive . |
| 21 | yeah , we should have to put you on the book |
| 22 | NB If an advertisement says , ‘ write for application form ’ then keep the letter very brief and without personal details as you will only have to repeat them on the form later . |
| 23 | I will try to contact you by telephone , but if I do not manage it , I would be grateful if you could try to ring me on the above number , extension 4425 . |
| 24 | ‘ You 'll have to get it on the loudspeaker when it 's Jazz 's turn to go , ’ Uncle Bean said . |
| 25 | Do you want to , do you want to check it on the calculator ? |
| 26 | They say they ca n't afford to treat them on the National Health . |
| 27 | Then , changing the mood so abruptly and deliberately that there was no way she could continue to probe him on the issue , even if she had wanted to , he rose and thrust his chair back impatiently . |