Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pron] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The process in this case did not reach its logical conclusion because Mr. Thorpe — I commend him on his ingenuity , a quality with which the nation knows he is amply endowed — found a way to secure the necessary care . |
| 2 | ‘ I speak with Michael Odell inside ten minutes , or I raise him on the open line , ’ said Quinn carefully . |
| 3 | At the end of the day I thought it looked very attractive , but whether it will catch the eye of a customer when I display it on the craft stall is another matter . |
| 4 | yeah , so anyway erm , he bought the car in to tell me that , garage down here , five hundred and forty eight pound labour right and that was put on another wing , save repairing the wing , put a new on , so what I did with mine is , I put on a new wing , right , and reduced the labour by sixty five quid to four hundred and five , I make plenty on the parts |
| 5 | No but I 'll , if I say it on every tape she might get the hint . |
| 6 | ‘ Now stay where you are , boy , while I test you on your spelling to see if you 've learnt anything at all this past week . |
| 7 | I send them on regular trips abroad to keep up to date with new technology … ’ |
| 8 | Er say I place it on my hand . |
| 9 | I place it on record that Blackbird Leys , Barton and the other parts of Oxford that are plagued by this menace are good places , with a terrific community spirit . |
| 10 | Thankfully , he has seen this simple act as one of friendship rather than for what it really is — I am afraid of him and I want him on my side . |
| 11 | ‘ But I want him on my terms . ’ |
| 12 | No I want another half because I want something on the other one . |
| 13 | I want everything on that case . ’ |
| 14 | I want you on tape . |
| 15 | I want it on the biting edge between ‘ is n't it hysterically funny ? ’ and ‘ is n't it absolutely unbearably awful ? ’ it 's the working class ploy , or disabled ploy , that you joke about adversity . |
| 16 | I thought I want it on the C Ds . |
| 17 | No no I said I want it on forty eight hours . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , here we are , ’ Andy says , sitting forward and slapping his hands on his knees , then taking the J when I tap him on the elbow . |
| 19 | I kiss him on the cheek . |
| 20 | do you wan na little bit more table , that 's gon na be alright because you 've erm , if I move them if you put on that , if I hold them on my lap and then they wo n't get , you wo n't want to ask me , do you want another one ? |
| 21 | I picture you on a trip up to London , perhaps for a day 's work experience at the offices of some conglomerate . |
| 22 | but I put him on some medicine I got from the chemist and it seems to have calmed it down but his nose is more er hot and cold |
| 23 | Later I put one on the wall of my study so that I could watch these changes in my appearance . |
| 24 | Well I put one on top of the bed ! |
| 25 | Yeah , I put her on the bus . |
| 26 | I put her on her back and she 's gone back to sleep . |
| 27 | So I says to Maggie , we 'll phone insurance , I put her on t' phone , and she said he were , he were right clever with her ! |
| 28 | so I put her on the floor , lifted her feet up to get the blood back to her head |
| 29 | They arrived after practice , but , like a fool , I put them on untried for the race . |
| 30 | I put them on the chairs , here in front of the fire , to dry nut and the kitchen was like a steam-bath all winter . ’ |