Example sentences of "on [pers pn] [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I felt , I 've been after Danny for nearly twelve months to come see and not been able to get him on the night I want him the only night he was able , was available was I think it was one night when we had something else on I ca n't remember what it was . |
| 2 | Once it 's on you ca n't get it off mind . |
| 3 | And of course with hoods on you ca n't hear the poor soul behind you squeaking indignantly as you work your way up their ankles . |
| 4 | Not many teams beat the City on their own ground … and early on you would n't have given much of a price on United … |
| 5 | No but I I let you guys bring in drinks because most this system on you would n't have a |
| 6 | Do n't think cos that tape 's on you wo n't get a smack in the ear son |
| 7 | and if you keep on you wo n't see five |
| 8 | She now felt so dangerously soporific that even the sneaking fear of Roman 's insidious effect on her could n't rouse her from this lovely torpor … |
| 9 | As an adult , this woman came to understand that the fairy tale had helped her greatly in throwing off her dependence on her brother , as it had convinced her that an early dependence on him need not interfere with her later ascendancy . |
| 10 | If he is trespassing , or seeking to detain and question a person when he has no authority to do so , or challenging another to a fight , his conduct will be outside the scope of his duty , and any assault on him can not come within the terms of section 51(1) . |
| 11 | Their eyes met and in the distance a romantic gypsy began playing — Ned knew that from that moment on he could n't live without her ! |
| 12 | and I was er , I try and switch the machine on it would n't come on , I thought what 's going on here , so I said to Sue , ca n't switch the machine on Sue what 's going on here ? , anyway , apparently the power supply to the machine was a bit dicky , the |
| 13 | Indeed , you have probably broken previous weight-loss diets because of social pressures , such as eating in a restaurant , or eating in a friend 's house , where their encouragement , " go on it wo n't hurt " , and your response , " just this once , " are the first fatal steps to weight gain . |