Example sentences of "[adv prt] with [pers pn] on [pron] " in BNC.

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1 But though the blood was pounding in her head and her vision was blurred she managed to take up the envelope again and lie down with it on her bed .
2 If Joshua 6 represents God as mixed up in humanity 's games of power and violence in a way that is denied by the Crucified God of the Gospels , 1 Samuel 4–6 , in both its tragedy and its comedy , would declare his refusal to play along with us on our terms , and his insistence on doing his own thing .
3 Dennis eventually went off with her on his own , leaving Nicholson to return alone to their hotel where he acted out some kind of ritual guarding of their rooms , ready to forewarn of an attack he was expecting at any moment from some non-existent Red Indians .
4 When Sams tugged the rope , down came the money and he rode off with it on his scooter , leaving £2,500 in his haste to get away .
5 ( Speaking to Fateha and Louise ) Let's just pretend he is n't here and get on with it on our own .
6 ‘ Have you thought of anything extra special ? ’ asked Endill when he managed to catch up with him on his way to the library .
7 I barge through the crowd of 'orrible mums , snotty kids and prams that always litter up the gate , and rush across the road , Mrs Moggs , the crossing lady , trying hard to keep up with me on her fat little legs .
8 Then , as efficient as ever , ‘ You 'd better have my phone number here just in case you need to tie up with me on anything , ’ she decided , and , giving her number , paused only long enough for Fabia to take it down and was then asking , ‘ Well ? ’
9 They were both amazed to find that because of the war scare young men who had been quite content to go out with them on their terms suddenly wanted to start serious courting .
10 There are , however , homœopathists who carry about with them on their visits to patients the homœopathic medicines in the fluid state , and who yet assert that they do not become more highly potentised in the course of time , but they thereby show their want of ability to observe correctly .
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