Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pers pn] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er well Tony 's going to deliver it and pick it up on the Monday . |
| 2 | I will give him sharp orders , he thought , and bring him up on a short rein ; and I will see him come to terms , and kiss the hand that curbs him . |
| 3 | So am I am I right in thinking that the western relief road is catering for a north south through traffic element , but its primary purpose is to provide relief to the main e the present A sixty one which runs through the centre of Harrogate and again would seek to distribute traffic around the network and bring it in on other radial roads from the West for example ? |
| 4 | Thread picture wire through twice and wind it back on itself . |
| 5 | Many people who had never been abroad before were happy to let the tour operator take the strain and send them off on holidays where everything was organized for them . |
| 6 | As I was about to say , it 's also able to control Sea Dart and Seawolf missiles in flight and home them in on their targets with great accuracy . |
| 7 | Cut it out , mark it with ‘ armchair ’ or whatever and juggle it around on your plan together with any other pieces you 're planning to buy until you 're sure it fits in . |
| 8 | We try and slip him in on the sly when we think we 've got them hooked . |
| 9 | A deadline was set up but it has come and gone and we no have no alternative but to reclaim the shares and place them back on the market . |
| 10 | 1 small twentieth-century ornamental dinner plate with picture of Scarborough Beach ( this is optional , actually , but I always find it adds spice to a tour of a house if , when interest is flagging , you quietly get it out and prop it up on a table and then say innocently to an attendant : ‘ What 's the story behind that plate ? ’ and then wait to see what sort of explanation is invented by someone who has never seen it in his or her life before ) |
| 11 | He drew in a deep breath , paused for a second and let it out on a sigh . |
| 12 | Pulling on navy shorts and a pale blue polo shirt over her white lace bra and pants , she made sure the cabin skylight was open as far as it would go , then gave her sleeping-bag a brisk shake and spread it out on the mattress to air . |
| 13 | He fetched the map and spread it out on the table . |
| 14 | Reaching down beside him , he retrieved a map , unfolded it and spread it out on the ground . |
| 15 | I took out the 8000 and put them down on the table . |
| 16 | Thirdly , and most important of all in the genesis of Doctor Who , are the people who inspired it — the few who drew the notion of Doctor Who from the seeds of human inventiveness and put them down on paper . |
| 17 | I carried the coffee jug and filter and two cups back into the living-room and put them down on my coffee table , which sounds posh but in fact it doubles as a dining table , poker table and ironing-board . |
| 18 | The boy came in through the back carrying Russell 's blanket roll and carbine and put them down on the passenger bench . |
| 19 | Vivienne would pick them up and say , it 's alright I 'll just wash them down and put them back on the rack . |
| 20 | Albert took off his glasses and rubbed them on his handkerchief and put them back on , as if clean spectacles might make him think better . |
| 21 | ‘ And he tied the horse up ; took the shoes off and put them back on again . |
| 22 | and she says she sat , she sat er still you know with her arms folded and all like that and she says , oh she says I think you er collect the books and stamp them and put them back on the shelves and she said they all laughed , but she got the job in opposition to er , a few others you know |
| 23 | He ate it in two bites , like a dog , and put me back on the gravestone . |
| 24 | The boy carried me in my travelling box , and put me down on the beach , while he looked for birds ' eggs among the rocks . |
| 25 | Times when we all get down in the dumps , but God can always reach deep within us and put us back on our feet again . |
| 26 | ‘ Jaysus is n't that great , if you were six years older I 'd take you into Shea 's and put you up on my knee and buy you a gin and it . ’ |
| 27 | Then they take you out and put you back on the slab and you are lying there absolutely stark naked in a stone room with three masked people looking at you . |
| 28 | It was the third day in July , page four , seven , three and then I had to find a word that I 'd never heard off before and put it up on the board . |
| 29 | She took hold of it and put it down on the floor . |
| 30 | Carew folded the paper and put it down on the cluttered tray beside him . |