Example sentences of "you [verb] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if he becomes a nuisance , William , ’ he added , ‘ you bang on the floor and I 'll pick him up . ’ |
| 2 | Windeler went on , ‘ Before your force withdrew , you checked on a number of the valley farms , is that right ? ’ |
| 3 | You only retained membership as long as you succeeded on the runs , and in the classroom periods , which were held in a sodden marquee on the hillside . |
| 4 | ‘ That means it 's probably someone you met on the plane . ’ |
| 5 | No , no , no , no you could only do that , I want you to go on the Orient Express , yes . |
| 6 | I came on a train here today from London in South Africa if you are black and you got on a train it would n't be as comfortable and there would be crowds in it but you would n't know whether you reached the other end because at some station a group of people would get on and shoot you indiscriminately , and get off again leaving that scene of massacre . |
| 7 | Add that up , two three two three , is that what you got on the calculator ? |
| 8 | Well you , you got on the cranes down there , you go up fifty feet and then you had to go up another fifty feet to your top of your jib . |
| 9 | when you got on the bus , yeah |
| 10 | Someone sitting in a compartment in front of you when you got on the train at Didcot ? ’ |
| 11 | in Barbados and er some young chaps had saw me lying on the beach and er they stole my bag and they stuck a gun in my face and freeze lady , you do n't do any thing , you just let them take what they want and its a horrible feeling when your there , we were there for three weeks and it just totally spoiled the holiday but the ramifications of it do n't just stop once you got on the plane home , it was very frightening |
| 12 | That 's the type of sergeant you got on the job — Creepers . |
| 13 | However , pleasure at the growth of the amateur game is slightly tempered by an inevitable feeling of what you gain on the roundabout you lose on the swings . |
| 14 | ‘ And that person could be a key witness in our investigation ; but if you insist on a Court Order … ’ |
| 15 | and you insist on a VAT receipt |
| 16 | Hard to get , that is , if you lived on the ocean floor and had been locked in a safe . |
| 17 | Y y y you mean on the minutes ? |
| 18 | ‘ You rode on the Concorde , ’ Angalo pointed out . |
| 19 | A rickety building called a ‘ hotel ’ is where you eat on the site . |
| 20 | ‘ Can you comment on the weapon yet ? ’ |
| 21 | Did you stay on the box ? ’ |
| 22 | If you sit on a cliff edge on Sea-lion Island to enjoy your pack lunch , as likely as not you will be joined by one or more of these amusing birds . |
| 23 | ‘ April , make sure you sit on a blanket . ’ |
| 24 | If you sit on a chair next to a mirror , without the cosmetic benefits of tights of course , you will see the skin texture clearly . |
| 25 | You sit on the bed , I 'll sit beside you . |
| 26 | Fast paced , well acted , beautifully filmed in the famed Blue Ridge Mountains , possibly the last forested wilderness of the United States , this is a movie which insists you sit on the edge of your seat while skulls are cleaved and scalps lifted by the score . |
| 27 | You sit on the window seat and feel you are on the river . |
| 28 | You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars . |
| 29 | ‘ But you sit on the committee , sir ? ’ |
| 30 | You know how it is — you sit on the underground with nothing to read , and you either stare at your fellow passengers or you drift into thinking . |