Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] [pers pn] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could tell he was pleased with himself but a bit scared , just like when he used to keep the half-crown Father gave him on Sundays , rather than put it on the collection plate . |
| 2 | The owner of the estate , American John Kluge , agreed in principle to sell the estate to the crown rather than put it on the open market , but he did not consider the resulting offer to be high enough . |
| 3 | Right , I got a cheque in my pocket made out to pay cash so she said you can go in and cash it on the counter . |
| 4 | Buchanan 's Triangles clubmate Mark Tosh pushed hard to try and catch him on the five-mile run but the Derry man won in a time of 1.28.52 . |
| 5 | My health , I am feeling strong and looking confident on the outside , so you must try and feel it on the inside oh dear the planets are on your side this week for love , needless to say |
| 6 | And then we come to the sixth race which is the eight forty five , well I 'm going to go for Angie Baby here in trap three , she 's erm a little bit of a kidder but she might have the legs of these , as long as something leads her , she 'll come and erm try and do them on the line , so it 's Angie Baby for me there , erm Ruby Blue in trap six is a danger . |
| 7 | There were many in the ruling party who treated the proposals with great suspicion , however , and who worked to delay and discredit them on the grounds that they would undermine the current factional structure of the LDP . |
| 8 | So it 'll pause and show it on the screen . |
| 9 | PS Will call and see you on the way back if you 've got no battles lined up . |
| 10 | But er no , we were talking and she said if I give you the money you wo n't go and spend it on the |
| 11 | And it 's much easier to try and control it on the clutch . |
| 12 | Somehow , in his absence the fun went out of it and I decided to slope off and join him on the flat . |
| 13 | Good caddies have good temperaments. just watch Ian Wright getting a lambasting from Seve Ballesteros and see if Ian ever answers back , or , indeed , reacts in any way other than to quietly stand and take it on the chin , metaphorically speaking of course . |
| 14 | Of course , the result was , anybody watching you timed how long it took to go from the Dock gate to sign in and put it on the spike . |
| 15 | Why do n't you go and put it on the table love , over there . |
| 16 | ‘ If there was a war , ’ said Camille , ‘ a real one , I mean with Germany — Brian could wear a uniform and Mum could go and kiss him on the station platform and cry a bit . ’ |
| 17 | He felt compelled to bend forwards and kiss her on the proffered cheek . |
| 18 | Let's try and get it on the board , which somebody has written on and I told them about that and asked them to clean it , but , bring a spray can of white paint next time . |
| 19 | I would be most grateful if you could recommend and advise me on the aforementioned , plus compressors . |
| 20 | Please note that transfers in Switzerland are by rail ; representatives will meet and escort you on the train . |
| 21 | He might — he might come and fling me on the grass and rape me . |
| 22 | Okay , I 'll point to something round here and you 've got ta try and find it on the picture bulb . |