Example sentences of "on [pers pn] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was packing my kit when it dawned on me that the squad session would be over before I got there and that I would be concerned mainly with being kitted out as a member of the World Cup squad ’ . |
| 2 | In a moment of inspiration , she found something else : ‘ I shall never forget my utter amazement when the truth dawned on me that the outline of a lion was drawn by the curves of the Cary river , below the old capital town of Somerset ’ . |
| 3 | It was n't until I heard Dennis say , ‘ I 'll just fetch up another bottle of the Hunter Valley ’ that it was borne in on me that the woman who was frenching me and bringing herself off on my belt buckle was none other than Karen Parsons , the wife of Dennis Parsons , who was currently six feet away on the other side of the dining-room door and closing rapidly . |
| 4 | It was not until I saw a sailor much smaller than myself performing in a Force 6 that it dawned on me that the answer must lie in a good technique . |
| 5 | Certainly no impression from visits to primary schools in Africa has been borne more strongly on me than the importance of providing opportunities for the professional growth and survival of teachers in schools . |
| 6 | There 's no doubt he relieved the pressure on me and the rest of the dressing-room and enabled me to enjoy my game to the full . ’ |
| 7 | And , I 've just as a basic figure , I mean , they give up to a certain figure o before their hours you put a bit of tax and after that , but er we 've allocated him to work , in the afternoons when I 'm out , they allocate to her , the warehouse , because I ca n't afford any , er , as I say , they repairs a machine , it goes out faulty , and the onus is on me and the company |
| 8 | So when I was actually pregnant , although it would be fairer on me and the baby and everybody concerned if I did have an abortion , he made me know that he did n't really want me to have one . |
| 9 | They are also very sensitive to light , so it is no good shining a torch on them unless the beam is shielded by red plastic . |
| 10 | Toast the newly cut surfaces but keep a watchful eye on them as the toast is now very thin and will cook extra quickly . |
| 11 | I kept a careful watch on them when the stock was built up . |
| 12 | And Falkenhayn had no intention of releasing his grip on them until the bulk of the French Army had been lured into his trap . |
| 13 | A short time later the Customs launch had borne down on them and the nightmare had begun . |
| 14 | May God 's punishment be a thousand times worse on you than the harm that you have done to Hector . ’ |
| 15 | Are they seen as disloyal and personal attacks on you and the school , or are they seen as growth points for development and marketing ? |
| 16 | The workplace , or place of study , exerts its own pressures on you and the fear of failure in those first few weeks just adds to your sense of isolation . |
| 17 | Laura was not in a great hurry to find a new designer if only because it was dawning on her that the company needed more of a skilled copier than an original artist . |
| 18 | Not until she was quite grown up did it dawn on her that the questioner was asking about — or , rather , refuting — the possibility of any mother actually rejecting her child . |
| 19 | Luke tightened his grip on her and the pitchfork clattered to the ground . |
| 20 | However , Gunda struggled free and ran for her life ; but the giant set Wolfhead on her and the dog pulled her down and began mauling her . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll be jake , mum , ’ but Jean was n't so sure , and kept an eye on her as the day progressed . |
| 22 | The Substitute would have been willing to bet every cigar he had on him that the Brigadier had been about to add ‘ before you were born ’ . |
| 23 | Iain did n't notice her for a while , but eventually it dawned on him that the blur in the corner of his eye was n't just a blob of grease on his eyelash . |
| 24 | There he was , trotting out the same old tale for the umpteenth time to Sir Robin Day on Thames Television 's This Week , when , inspired by a throwaway remark by his interviewer , it dawned on him that the soapbox trick might succeed with the country as a whole . |
| 25 | And one of these old chaps said , ‘ Bloody hell , he 's had a 50-ton bomb dropped on him and the bugger 's still alive ! ’ |
| 26 | It was hard on him and the girl . ’ |
| 27 | John ran up with his father 's riding whip , and the door was slammed on him and the rest . |
| 28 | A dropped tail continues to wriggle , keeping the attention of the predator focused on it while the prey makes its escape . |
| 29 | I 'd like to take a bet on it that the mother wears the trousers . ’ |
| 30 | To get the most out of TV and radio appearances it is sensible to inform other departments in your organisation who can capitalise on it that the piece will be appearing . |