Example sentences of "[indef pn] [to-vb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need someone to speak on the side of public morality . ’ |
| 2 | And they will undoubtedly object to the more unbridled formulations that enter the three fictions ; the biography of Eliot has plenty to say on the subject , too , while maintaining a comparative , and suitable , reserve . |
| 3 | She was mysterious about herself but had plenty to say on the subject of her boyfriends . |
| 4 | John Bitumen ( or Raging Bullshit as he 's known amongst his colleagues ) , is never one to sit on the fence ( vandalising it is more to his nature ) . |
| 5 | But then , you were never one to dwell on the past , were you ? ’ |
| 6 | That one man should have revived , alone and with such speed , a still smouldering war , gives one to reflect on the role of individuals in the dramatic episodes of history ’ ( sic ) . |
| 7 | Another point to hit home was that in those cases where girls are prepared to give up everything to play on the Tour , they might as well do the job properly . |
| 8 | I have not discussed that with the others yet but perhaps it is something to put on the agenda for the future . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes — but I have something to do on the way . |
| 10 | Check your contract ; it may have something to say on the subject of absence . |
| 11 | Not every author who has something to say on the subject of post-war sexual morality is included in the following discussion of each of the five categories , but rather those who are considered to be most representative of each genre are discussed . |
| 12 | The notion of jealousy fires your imagination ; you feel you have something to say on the theme . |
| 13 | I 'm sorry we have nothing to offer on the subject of hums . |
| 14 | This was fortunate for the Hearts forward Ian Ferguson who was as surprised as anyone to remain on the field after flooring Gus Caesar with as good a right hook as has been seen this side of Madison Square Gardens for many a long day . |
| 15 | " It is forbidden for anyone to travel on the roof , " the guard said . |
| 16 | The specialist architectural press ignores this amorphous school of design , while even the Prince of Wales has nothing to say on the subject , reserving his spleen for imaginative buildings that he and so many of his future subjects profess to hate . |
| 17 | She frowned , not wanting anything to intrude on the peacefulness . |
| 18 | ‘ Did you manage to get anything to eat on the way ? ’ |
| 19 | Then you take evidence from everyone who might have anything to say on the subject . |
| 20 | There are indications that the James-type account is the more popular among those few contemporary British philosophers who have anything to say on the subject . |
| 21 | to my left has anything to say on the subject . |