Example sentences of "on [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't be so fucking patronising , ’ she said , turning her back on me to continue a conversation with Geraldine Porter . |
| 2 | I 'd no idea you were n't allowed to until this huge screw bears down on me throwing a wobbler , going blue with rage . |
| 3 | For example I can remember erm hearing that erm Spanish some Spanish oran orange growers who grow their oranges under tunnels , er were getting very depressed because of the erm chemicals they were spraying on them had a harmful effect on their nervous systems . |
| 4 | He appreciated the headmaster 's affection for all things English , even including the Wilson family , but to spring the Islamic equivalent of the Messiah on them seemed a little unfair . |
| 5 | On the other hand , employers who value the services of key individual employees and are dependent on them accepting a transfer may give them more generous relocation packages . |
| 6 | They do n't feel right and I 've heard that the rubber grips on them have a tendency to rot after a short time . |
| 7 | As looking down from great heights brings the urge to fall and end the terror of falling , so his very watching put pressure on them to make a slip as they dried and stacked the plates and cups . |
| 8 | He got out of the car and went up and down on his haunches a few times to ease some of the stiffness from his legs , then started to walk the mile or so back to the hotel gates . |
| 9 | But I suspect a lot of you would want to leave them with a matt finish , it 's entirely up to you Anyway when you paint , like I say , it 's just it 's because it 's porous it sucks the colour off the brush and er it immediately dries , so you can see , straight away , the colour it 's gon na be when you then put the varnish on you use a sort of matt varnish and so it brings the colour up but it wo n't be shiny or a shine , which you 're gon na choose like you might wan na matt varnish with this and shiny for the shell which ca it really brings the colour up , we wo n't get round to varnishing today erm and the other thing you can do , if you want erm a sort of a mottled effect you do pink in a base colour say Mikila wanted all greeny , bluey colours on that |
| 10 | I could equally describe the dense wilderness that settles on you like a heavy hand , barely an hour 's walk from Yosemite 's granite architecture . |
| 11 | Everyone can rely on you to give a hand . |
| 12 | But but strange to relate er I can remember on you know a number of occasions earning a golden half sovereign , you know real gold it was then , the you know there was the gold coins . |
| 13 | These are the sort of things we 'd say to a good person in a formal situation , erm , you 're reliable , trustworthy , you know , we can rely on you to do a good job for us , doing your job well and with enthusiasm , when left in charge there 's been no problems , you 're responsible and flexible , you 're conscientious , I can trust you for , to do a good job and thank you for your contribution to the team . |
| 14 | Earlier on you mentioned a rubber |
| 15 | Three villages on she passed a Hatherley Inn with a coat of arms painted on the wall panel above its low front door . |
| 16 | On her left a group of similar pots awaited attention ; others , to her right , had already received the treatment , a vaguely Oriental squiggle to set buyers thinking of Leach and Hamada . |
| 17 | For the more ideal and self-contained the housing conditions , the more self-sufficient the housewife becomes and the more pressure there is on her to maintain a perfect home . |
| 18 | He did have a sister but he thought that , poor though his family was , it would not be very keen on her marrying a beggar . |
| 19 | Thanks to working late in the office , followed by the celebrations on her becoming a director of her firm , she had somehow omitted to have anything to eat . |
| 20 | They questioned whether air traffic controllers should have over-ruled Captain Fuchs and insisted on him using a remote runway . |
| 21 | I figured a man like Truro Daine , who is well known for being up to his knees in dirt year in year out , would have a lot of use for their product , and decided to call on him to give a heavy pitch for the latest range of fine-bristled superswift specials . |
| 22 | Iliescu also announced on June 20 the nomination of Petre Roman as Prime Minister , calling on him to form a new government , which was presented to parliament on June 28 . |
| 23 | Mr Brown who 's from Bampton in Oxfordshire was arrested by police who planted cannabis on him to extort a bribe . |
| 24 | He was arrested by police , who he said , planted cannabis on him to extort a bribe . |
| 25 | ’ The Fedpol must have a file on him to fill a room . |
| 26 | Progeny of a stand-up vet and the founder of LA 's fabled Comedy Store ( ‘ I was born and raised around Kinison , Arsenio , Dice and Roseanne ’ ) , the onus was on him to locate a means of slaying the crowd on his own terms . |
| 27 | But Williams said there was no question in his mind about Hill 's ability despite the mounting pressure on him to deliver a victory . |
| 28 | Because of the apprehension of a breach of the peace on the part of the inspector , it was held , there arose a duty on him to prevent a breach of the peace , and because the appellant had sought to hold the meeting in defiance of his instructions , she was guilty of obstructing him in the execution of his duty . |
| 29 | Contemporary comments on him paint a picture of his lifestyle . |
| 30 | They were lovely boots ; and they danced to the ‘ cordion ’ usually ; but if there was anything special on they had a fiddler . ’ |