Example sentences of "on [pron] life " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women cast down , on whom life had left its mark , were to him sisters under the skin regardless of station . |
| 2 | There was no doubting her sister 's passion as she struggled to express her resentment , writing : — on my life Lily I declare I want only what is best for the child and would not be Cruel to him nor the cause of Cruelty and what you asked was Cruel the child knowing no Italian and being Fearful of leaving me the only Mother he has known and who he loves as his own . |
| 3 | Now , I thought , I shall be able to think this out : to find out exactly what it is that has happened to me , to see what effect it is going to have on my life , and how I am going to deal with it . |
| 4 | ‘ The BBC is doing a ten part documentary on my life , Ruby , Woman of the Pliocene . |
| 5 | ‘ The biggest influence on my life , my career , was probably the atmosphere in which I grew up . |
| 6 | I bought the house in 1983 with the assistance of two loans , £30,000 from Halifax and £10,000 from Standard Life , supported by four Standard Life endowment policies on my life at £10,000 each . |
| 7 | I 'm not the least bit religious so the idea of a priest having any influence on my life is ridiculous . |
| 8 | ‘ Pegi ( his wife ) is the woman of my life , she 's the main influence on my life from womanhood . |
| 9 | Womanhood in general , I think , has had a big effect on my life , women are very effective . |
| 10 | Anyway , an attempt 's already been made on my life . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I hated my childhood for all that and it 's had a really traumatic effect on my life . |
| 12 | IN 1985 graduating from the Slavonic Studies Department , I had no idea of the influence that Russian would have on my life and job today . |
| 13 | ‘ Maxwell Joseph , who was chairman of GrandMet , had a powerful influence on my life , ’ Peter Webber says . |
| 14 | My work experience made a large impression on my life . |
| 15 | I 'll be ready if any attempt is made on my life . |
| 16 | The secret order of the Templars still has a price on my life . |
| 17 | ‘ Eric is one of the greatest influences on my life , ’ says Bob . |
| 18 | On my life , ’ he said in a quick , light whisper , ‘ I 'm glad you 've given up thinking I mean to trick you . |
| 19 | Maybe on my life . |
| 20 | On my life , I ordered one of them for my friend 's daughter for her birthday and it was ten pounds that 's two ninety nine . |
| 21 | Swear on my life . |
| 22 | and then the next day I was in that shop working away and on my life this was |
| 23 | Honestly , on my life , there were twenty masks |
| 24 | ( Clerical Medical will have paid any taxes due on its life fund . ) |
| 25 | As your personal illustration shows , this Plan is designed to produce a substantial sum in the year 2001 , which under current legislation if free from personal taxation ( Clerical Medical will have paid any taxes due on its life fund ) . |
| 26 | Indeed several attempts were made on her life , until finally one day she was found dead on the rocks , thought to have been killed by gelignite . |
| 27 | Wartime was having a decided effect on her life too . |
| 28 | Kylie 's love of nature is now a huge influence on her life . |
| 29 | poisoner who kills one of his nieces for profit after effecting an insurance on her life , and is planning to do the same to her sister , but is foiled by the cunning of the dead girl 's lover , Meltham , assisted by Mr Sampson , the manager of a City insurance office . |
| 30 | Her second marriage coincided with growing recognition of her music , in the teeth of professional prejudice : two highlights were an Austrian state prize for composition in 1950 and a 1974 CBC radio documentary on her life and music . |