Example sentences of "you [vb base] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if he becomes a nuisance , William , ’ he added , ‘ you bang on the floor and I 'll pick him up . ’ |
| 2 | However , pleasure at the growth of the amateur game is slightly tempered by an inevitable feeling of what you gain on the roundabout you lose on the swings . |
| 3 | Y y y you mean on the minutes ? |
| 4 | A rickety building called a ‘ hotel ’ is where you eat on the site . |
| 5 | You sit on the bed , I 'll sit beside you . |
| 6 | Fast paced , well acted , beautifully filmed in the famed Blue Ridge Mountains , possibly the last forested wilderness of the United States , this is a movie which insists you sit on the edge of your seat while skulls are cleaved and scalps lifted by the score . |
| 7 | You sit on the window seat and feel you are on the river . |
| 8 | You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars . |
| 9 | ‘ But you sit on the committee , sir ? ’ |
| 10 | You know how it is — you sit on the underground with nothing to read , and you either stare at your fellow passengers or you drift into thinking . |
| 11 | In addition , if you become more actively involved in Compact , you are more likely to influence its direction than if you sit on the sidelines . |
| 12 | If you lay on the ground whining it incensed them and the subsequent kicks and punches were harder and aimed at the mouth and head rather than the stomach and back . |
| 13 | and then you you oversimplify and then you refine it and you concentrate on the differences . |
| 14 | A good interviewer will help you through the interview so that you concentrate on the areas she ? he needs to know about and do not ramble . |
| 15 | cos if you concentrate on the kerb you tend to drive a bit too close to it |
| 16 | What 's going on all around you so then you concentrate on the ball again . |
| 17 | Here is the prop 's definitive advice : ‘ If you concentrate on the scrum and get your own put-in right without being shoved back and disrupted , everyone from the back row through to the threequarters can work off that . |
| 18 | At the end of the exercise have a short period of conversation while you concentrate on the fingertips on your larynx and on feeling the right degree of voice volume , your friend keeping check for you on the right amount of voice volume and indicating if it becomes too loud or too quiet . |
| 19 | However , pleasure at the growth of the amateur game is slightly tempered by an inevitable feeling of what you gain on the roundabout you lose on the swings . |
| 20 | You tie one length round Mr Azul 's upper right arm , as close to his armpit as possible , over his silk shirt ; you kneel on the bed and haul with all your might and the rope bites deep into the sheen of the pale silk shirt ; Mr Azul cries out behind his gag ; a strangled , anguished shriek . |
| 21 | When you land on the icescape you can imagine how the first men on the moon felt . |
| 22 | yeah old galley stove , galley oven just like the old fashioned oven it was , so you had your full hearth and used to bake in the oven and of course you cook on the top , and you had about five different rings cos the fire is to put the damper in the chimney to make the heat go round the oven . |
| 23 | There 's no strain on the ears as you heap on the gas . |
| 24 | turf her out on the bed she might sleep with me and you sleep on the settee or would be a bit better than two beds than the settee , an extra bed space for her mum 's house too much for over Christmas , that 's not fair she 's not all over the place . |
| 25 | Right Is that a word you want on the board ? |
| 26 | I thought it was today you want on the computer . |
| 27 | Maybe that 's the type of thing you want on the floor . |
| 28 | Even if your usual practice is to use handwritten notes there will be times when typed notes are preferable such as a difficult telephone conversation that you want on the record or a list of action points arising out of the meeting . |
| 29 | You choose what to do with your life and how to react to the joys and sorrows you encounter on the way . |
| 30 | You ca n't always be sure your cycle is regular — so if you test on the day your period 's due , you should confirm the result after three days . |