Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | During my annual medical check-up in 1987 , Dr Dingle discovered a blood irregularity , but as I was fighting fit he said it was probably just a virus and I was to forget about it during my impending holiday and to see him on my return for a second blood test . |
| 2 | I stuck one on my forehead for an afternoon , received a good many curious stares from colleagues , and got the giggles . |
| 3 | She lies on top of me , breathing hard , head on my shoulder for a few minutes , then she stirs , pulls herself up so that I flop out of her and her hard little nipples stroke my chest . |
| 4 | I once lied to Basil and this has been on my conscience for a long time . |
| 5 | And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save . |
| 6 | This is something that 's been on my mind for a very long time and I mean , I , I , I think it 's about time we started getting rid of these things and updating our own toilets you know . |
| 7 | Blood pressure , ’ she whispered and shone the light on my face for a second . |
| 8 | I think I took drugs to escape my problems , because I thought I had the world on my shoulders for a number of reasons . |
| 9 | She rests her head on my shoulders for a second her body shaking with sobs . |
| 10 | She took one stick and leaned on my arm for a little walk round the house . |
| 11 | JEB Fasteners had purchased all the shares in a private company having relied on its accounts for a period of about a year since incorporation . |
| 12 | Last year , German-owned Aldi supermarkets withdrew from purchase negotiations after failing to get assurances on its plans for a food store . |
| 13 | Both the mathematical assumptions and the assumptions concerning the nature of the linguistic input which underlie the program need to be appreciated before the researcher can decide on its suitability for a particular analytic purpose . |
| 14 | UNIVERSIADE GB , the company organising the World Student Games at Sheffield in 1991 , will today make room on its board for a new director . |
| 15 | The Tokyo regulatory exchange also barred the offending companies from trading on its floor for a period of two days , and the City of Tokyo was reported to have withdrawn some commission work from them . |
| 16 | The vase rocked back and forth on its base for an instant , then toppled towards the floor . |
| 17 | And then it went on its edge for a while . |
| 18 | In the hall , he helped her on with her coat , his hand resting on her shoulder for a moment — or so it seemed . |
| 19 | He nodded at her words , putting his arms about her and resting his head on her shoulder for a moment , seeking the comfort of her warm embrace . |
| 20 | Then he laid his hand on her shoulder for an instant , got back into the driving-seat , and was gone . |
| 21 | His fingers tightened on her head for a second and then released her . |
| 22 | Giving a long sigh , she chewed on her lip for a moment as she wondered how to explain the other things that were bothering her . |
| 23 | His arms tightened on her back for a moment and she felt him raise his head . |
| 24 | With a sigh , she rolled over and floated on her back for a bit and did her best to talk herself out of her feelings for Guido . |
| 25 | Robyn banged her hand on to the steering-wheel , cursing violently as she did so , and then slumped despondently with her head on her arms for a moment and lived her only recurring nightmare — that one day she would be stranded in some unknown place in the pouring rain in this damned broken-down wreck of a jeep with no one to help her . |
| 26 | And then he looked in her direction , smiled and waved over the woman 's shoulder , continued to talk to her for a few moments , then laid a hand on her arm for an instant and moved towards Helen . |
| 27 | Had they failed , Martin and his men — i.e. those who dreamt up the match schedules — would have had enough egg on their faces for a thousand omelettes . |
| 28 | He was never in favour — too old for her and too experienced and sophisticated ; but you know what young girls are — always fall flat on their faces for a good-looking fellow . " |
| 29 | They include a responsibility to staff who depend on their employers for a decent standard of living and a responsibility to the customer who expects a decent service . |
| 30 | You will recall , and it is in the the client was asked to obtain clarification on their proposals for an improved . |