Example sentences of "[adj] on [pron] [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh right , oh what cauliflower of course , yes can mummy just try and clip this on her cardigan cos it keeps coming off ? |
| 2 | I found this on our table when I woke . ’ |
| 3 | Well I I think its , the way that the plaintiff puts the case on that point my Lord is that even if the defendant Mr took the view er that it would not have been proper for such a notice to be served , in view of what the plaintiff was saying to him about his wish to get out of the contract , the fact that it was available to him should have been brought to his attention and then as Mr was saying that I sorry I do n't feel I can do this on your behalf because it 's not proper in the circumstances or whatever erm , should then have gone on to advise the plaintiff either to do it himself or to go and seek independent advice . |
| 4 | Jessica felt sweat break out fresh on her skin as they walked in . |
| 5 | Sally quite enjoyed the visits but Paula had no patience for making conversation with Gran , who tended to have very old-fashioned , dyed-in-the-wool ideas and was easily shocked , and she hated having to eat her way through the ham salad and bread and butter , Victoria sponge and tinned fruit and cream which Gran not only laid on but also piled high on her plate because she thought Paula much too thin . |
| 6 | yes I 'm going to put some on your face when I 've got this rubbed into Richard 's Richard 's face is looking a lot better is n't it ? , right dab , dab |
| 7 | There might appear to be an argument in favour of consistency here , but it is surely eclipsed by the need to recognize that many children remain dependent on their parents until they are at least 18 . |
| 8 | ‘ Particularly after the privatisation of the buses , people are even more dependent on their cars than they were before , ’ he said . |
| 9 | She had worked for Pringle 's for years , and Vic was heavily dependent on her know-how while he eased himself into the job . |
| 10 | Often a widower has to prove that he was dependent on his wife before he can receive benefit . |
| 11 | Without the engine running , the interior of the car was beginning to mist up ; condensation lay like raindrops on the inside of the windows , and his breath was warm on her mouth as he murmured , ‘ Not that I 'm averse , you understand ; on the contrary , a little light dalliance could be a delight . ’ |
| 12 | I would go back to my attic and not be too hard on my characters if they came to pieces on their knees . |
| 13 | Unfortunately having the son of the most powerful man in the world did n't seem to do the Eagles much good — they stumbled against Argentina and finally fell flat on their faces when they met Tonga in the Plate quarter-final . |
| 14 | I would n't let anyone see them , not even Cal — they 're part of me — I would n't show them around any more than I 'd lie flat on my back while they slit me open and stared at my pulsating innards . |
| 15 | ‘ I wo n't impinge at all on their consciousness if I spend all night being force-fed by you . ’ |
| 16 | I can read it all on your file when we get back . |
| 17 | We may speculate that GPs may become less willing to maintain the very elderly on their lists when they have to provide care within a specified cash-limited budget . |
| 18 | The soft , perished feel of the old washer which rubbed black on your fingers as you took it out of the tap . |
| 19 | ‘ Pretty rough on your mother if it had n't worked out , ’ said Julia . |
| 20 | I suppose such things were happy on our land because we never put chemical fertilizers on it . |
| 21 | Servette spy Pont 's clipboard remained unused on his knees as he watched from the grandstand . |
| 22 | I told Michael what he wanted to hear , pretty much , without actually promising anything , because I could tell he was going to make it easy for me He was falling asleep on my shoulder When he did , I slipped out from under him , picked up his sexy uniform , which did n't seem quite so sexy any more , and took his glider key off the chain Then I got dressed quick , holding the key in my teeth , and then I went over to the kite , but I must have made a noise ; because Michael woke up I looked back and saw him putting both feet in one leg of his trousers , calling my name , trying to back out of it |
| 23 | It is unlikely but I have seen er er one or two advertised in the er but but they will they are unlikely to put that on their list because they would n't think about it . |
| 24 | And eventually you you either do and he drives off and nearly runs into rams into a lamppost or something like that on his way when he 's finally given up , or else sometimes as I say they get together and er everything 's hunkydory . |
| 25 | Was that on your jacket when you bought it ? |
| 26 | It was Rune who broke the close embrace , lifting his head away , his hands still tender on her shoulders as he scanned her face , his own features harshly set . |
| 27 | With the big move scheduled for February I 'm sure the Senior Management will have enough on their minds as it is . |
| 28 | ‘ As though I did n't have enough on my plate as it is ! ’ |
| 29 | Old people are not as steady on their feet as they once were , and falls may occur through loss of balance , weak arms or legs or poor eyesight . |
| 30 | It did n't taste of anything much , and it did n't hit particularly hard , but then he did n't exactly feel steady on his feet as he came to stand , either . |