Example sentences of "on it in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Er , you there 's no offend that I can cover with you , I 'm just having a wee chat with you on it in general terms on it , but I mean I could fill pages and pages |
2 | In the early days this was done by peasants ‘ waulking ’ the cloth , treading on it in shallow water : |
3 | Inside the wrist was a yellowish label with the words Mireille , gantière embroidered on it in blue silk . |
4 | A bicycle was a prized possession , and repaid the care spent on it in perfect working order . |
5 | When businesses just want to get on with doing business , ‘ to be told you can take out a summons but then must allow three to four months for the other side to put forward defences , then allow more time for adjustments of claims and defences , and then , subject to the availability of a judge , you 'll get a hearing on it in 18 months ’ time , is less than satisfactory ’ , said , senior partner with Dorman Jeffrey . |
6 | All four men 's evidence agreed that the assailant was wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt with the word ‘ authentic ’ written on it in white lettering , and that he was between five foot eight and five foot ten inches tall . |
7 | Not only did factors draw on it in some years for London , but later in the century the rise of Plymouth as a naval centre provided a counter attraction for corn from its eastern half which might otherwise have gone into the increasingly populous western mining districts . |
8 | We are too impertinent with the past , counting on it in this way for a reliable frisson . |
9 | However , in general the literature on the sociology of the undergraduate curriculum is limited , and there remains much scope for further work on it in this country in terms of social selection , status and socialization . |
10 | In general Chair , I 'm conscious of the time , so I wo n't dwell on it in any detail , this is essentially something at looking at the costs of running your homes , and making two comparisons . |
11 | Although in his work using transformational grammar , Ohmann neglected this function , he has concentrated on it in subsequent work . ) " |
12 | Specific work on it in secondary schools is often essential in order to break down resistance to the subject . |
13 | Easily distinguished from other hybrids by its natural clarity , refreshing purity and the fact that it 's got the word MALVERN written on it in big letters . |
14 | Wiping the board clean , she began to write on it in bold letters something that would be comprehensible only to herself and Miss Harker : PLEASE HELP ME |
15 | An envelope with Zach written on it in bold lettering was stuck to the inside of the lid . |
16 | Beside this was a more interesting find , a narrow leather case with the initials PSB stamped on it in faded gold . |