Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the age of 42 I applied to go on a two-year business and finance course and finally , after a lot of readjustment , I have just had the results — pass with a few distinctions and merits thrown in . |
| 2 | I propose to broadcast on a world-wide scale , a message to the good folk of this fair planet . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I want to ride on a horse . ’ |
| 4 | erm I want to ride on a bike |
| 5 | What am I expected to do on a regular basis ? |
| 6 | I 'd , I 'm find it quite offensive sometimes , and particularly , I happen to work on a , a project that 's to do with poverty and I 'm very aware of the kind of pe pressures that that sort of consumerism can |
| 7 | ‘ Buying paper in rolls in economical and , because I like to work on a large scale , provides greater potential for expression . |
| 8 | Do I have to put on a special overall or something ? |
| 9 | In the spring of 1976 I decided to act on a need I had felt for a very long time . |
| 10 | I managed to get on a bus at sort of five-ish . |
| 11 | ‘ And anyway , what am I meant to do on a Sunday ? ’ |
| 12 | Afterwards , I had to lie on a bed in a dark room . |
| 13 | I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I was not worried , but when he appeared I was shocked at how much he had changed even in such a short time . |
| 14 | In the morning I explained to Diana and Mary that I had to go on a journey , and would be away for several days . |
| 15 | It was during the filming of the opening titles for the last ‘ Marti ’ series for the B.B.C. Dressed in a red chiffon evening gown , high heels and lead-weighted knickers , I had to sit on a rock at the bottom of a tank full of sharks , smiling and brushing my hair , while Duncan swam past with a plywood plaice bearing the immortal words ‘ End of Part One ’ ( it could have been the end of several parts ! ) . |
| 16 | The only problem with the job was that I had to work on a lot of Saturdays , which naturally interfered with my athletics , though the company were quite generous in giving me time off . |
| 17 | If I was desperate to finish something then I prefer to come on a Friday . |
| 18 | I wish to rely on a model , both elegant and simple , expounded by a philosopher , Alan Tormey ( 1971 ) , which seems to be not entirely incompatible with most aesthetic and performance theories . |
| 19 | I 'm a pensioner , and er I have to exist on a very very low |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll think of something , even if I have to put on a show myself . ‘ |