Example sentences of "on [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was so happy when he kinda stopped chewing on me for a second . ’ |
| 2 | It 's been creeping up on me for a while . |
| 3 | All it is yeah , is a project yeah that six peo me and other five other people yeah in the school were asked to do yeah for a university which is studying ch er children 's language yeah and what it 's like and basically I 've got to carry it on me for a weekend yeah , record loads of different conversations on ten different tapes |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Maybe I 'd set him at ease by saying ‘ g'day ’ , but he looked like he 'd known me all his eight years , and leant quite steadily on me for the drive to Robert 's parents ' cottage , where we arranged photos . |
| 6 | ‘ It means , mother , that Craig is trying to put the blame on me for the thieving he 's done . ’ |
| 7 | He may have been dependent on me for the time being for his physical well-being , but at the deepest level he was dependent on Montaine . |
| 8 | Now she let her eyes dwell on them for a moment — Sally glowing with pride , Edward with a slightly dazed expression on his handsome face . |
| 9 | When we received it we thought it was great , but after chewing on them for a while , mum got a bit worried as the pieces we were chewing off looked like hard plastic . |
| 10 | Typical of the kind of pain Dustin would put himself through , in order to get ‘ inside ’ a character , was the way in which he developed Ratso 's limp by placing stones in one shoe and then walking on them for a day . |
| 11 | I had to work on them for a long time . |
| 12 | He turned his back on them for a moment , hands planted on his hips . |
| 13 | The woman looked down on them for a moment ; not seeming to see Lucy at all , she was looking at Josie . |
| 14 | I 'd like , if I may , to report your provisional findings , and to ask him to delay action on them for a week . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She 'll have to stay on them for a couple of years , more than likely , perhaps for life . |
| 17 | ‘ The traditional way to eat peas is to buy them separately and put salt and vinegar on them for a sweet and sour taste . ’ |
| 18 | In an extreme case , someone may act on them for the reason that , or on the principle that , ‘ a little bit of what you fancy does you good ’ . |
| 19 | The more frequently graded tests are used , the better will be the understanding of those who are to rely on them for the selection of candidates . |
| 20 | One might say that the ‘ candid camera ’ technique used for some television programmes , where people have tricks played on them for the benefit of the viewers , is rather in this mode of observation , though it is to be hoped that social researchers would not encourage people to make fools of themselves in the way television producers do . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | However , in school their energy was not always tapped and was sometimes directed towards disrupting the school or , as one pupil said : ‘ to get our own back on them for the way they have treated us ’ . |
| 23 | It was the first time I 've seen either Perberton and White so I 'll reserve judgement on them for the time being . |
| 24 | But with fighter pilots depending on them for the fuel to get home with , the tanker crews say they have a feeling their friends will look after them . |
| 25 | ‘ Though we 'll need to keep an eye on you for a good while afterwards and replenish your fluids thoroughly . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , he can atone for his sins by waiting on you for a few days , ’ Jack said laughingly . |
| 27 | They did not pick on you for the hell of it . |
| 28 | I 'm going to keep a short rope on you for the rest of our lives . ’ |
| 29 | Kyle pretended to gaze around the carriage , his eyes lingering on her for a moment . |
| 30 | His hand could only have been on her for a matter of seconds , if that , but when he released her she felt as though her skin had been scorched |