Example sentences of "on [pers pn] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was honest enough to admit that he had to rely on me for the practical side of the business , and gave me a good rise in pay . |
| 2 | I had to work on them for a long time . |
| 3 | After the Turkish conquest of most of Hungary in the 1520s and 1530s the Hungarian nobles who had then fled westwards often still maintained claims to their former lands and even asserted their right to live tax-free on them for a limited period and to levy feudal dues in them . |
| 4 | ‘ The traditional way to eat peas is to buy them separately and put salt and vinegar on them for a sweet and sour taste . ’ |
| 5 | If in future , however , reporting of each estimate is extended to include descriptive profiles of quality of life — that is , health states and the valuations placed on them for the new and comparison treatment — then this may enhance credibility and allow reworking in alternative settings . |
| 6 | ‘ Though we 'll need to keep an eye on you for a good while afterwards and replenish your fluids thoroughly . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , he can atone for his sins by waiting on you for a few days , ’ Jack said laughingly . |
| 8 | In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived . |
| 9 | Its bluish-black eyes seemed to focus on her for the first time . |
| 10 | It dawned on her for the first time that perhaps the other woman had married for money . |
| 11 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 12 | She turned to look into Gazzer 's face , concentrating her attention on him for the first time since he had climbed up to sit beside her in the sand dunes . |
| 13 | Becky 's dark eyes fixed on him for the first time . |
| 14 | If you 've got some new material on him that you want to share with us , I 'm more than happy to arrange another lecture for you later in the term , but frankly , as you 've apparently given the same lecture on him for the past ten years , I can hardly be accused of interfering with academic freedom , can I ? ’ |
| 15 | But before getting into bed she emptied her bag out on it for a final attempt to work out what he had wanted , possibly taken . |
| 16 | Well , in my observation , as regards young boys , it er th they played could play them up , the lads would play pranks on the teacher , who would put the best on it for a long time . |
| 17 | Wew 've been working on it for a long time , polticals issues are nothing to do with us , we 're a commercial company |
| 18 | machine until Monday and then though we 'll take him off , of course being on it for a long period |
| 19 | on it for a little while now . |
| 20 | He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight . |
| 21 | But there was a post on the lonely road and sometimes if I was tired from hunting I would take stance on it for a few moments , to rest . |
| 22 | But she was still in the grip of a puzzling weariness , and she could barely walk by her couch without feeling compelled to drop down on it for a short nap . |
| 23 | It is very appealing however , and if you do have a turntable it would be a lovely idea to present the roundabout cake on it for a spinning effect . |
| 24 | His eye fell on it for the first time as it sprang onto the marble plinth and clutched at the neck of the vase to steady itself . |
| 25 | Sometimes it was important to spoil oneself — Helena had written a piece on it for the last issue of Athene , explaining that when women felt the need for a little luxury they should give in to it , that pampering oneself created an inner glow which proclaimed that this was a Special Woman . |
| 26 | Keep it in the quarantine tank , cease medication and keep an eye on it for the next few months . |