Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So good am I that I turn round on the runners to photograph Tony . |
| 2 | So was it very surprising that I picked up on the African presence moving around the island ? |
| 3 | But I , I , I know that I missed out on the , the private education one because I should 've come back on that . |
| 4 | ‘ Dammit to hell , ’ he cursed , letting her go abruptly so that she fell back on the bed in an untidy heap . |
| 5 | When the telephone rang Leonora got up listlessly , so certain it would be one of Elise 's friends that she slid down on the floor in a heap , heart thumping , at the sound of Penry 's voice . |
| 6 | The room was silent as she scrabbled in her box of pieces and , from the very bottom , produced a couple that she set down on the board with two decisive clicks . |
| 7 | I suggest , Mr Cameron , that you reflect not on the obvious arrogance of that statement , rather on the plight of 44 Conservative members who lost their seats . ’ |
| 8 | You can buy those things that you push down on the top like that , and you |
| 9 | Many programs will automatically convert the quotes in a word processor file into proper typographic quote marks but what about the ones that you typed in on the keyboard ? |
| 10 | This then means that we feed daily on the Bible , which tells us about his righteousness — or right-relatedness to him . |
| 11 | Enforcement is ‘ a subject that we consider still on the table . |
| 12 | Then , when I really insisted that they keep right on the centre line , they found they could do it if they tried hard . |
| 13 | Most products — and even people — require special techniques to ensure that they look right on the TV screen . |
| 14 | When signing the protocol on 12 December 1977 , both the UK and the USA declared that they did so on the understanding that the rules in the protocol were ‘ not intended to have any effect on and do not regulate or prohibit the use of nuclear weapons ’ . |
| 15 | Commending the Criminal Justice Bill to Parliament in 1947 the Home Secretary , Chuter Ede , said that it followed closely on the lines of a Bill which had been before the House of Commons in the session 1938/9 . |
| 16 | The question always is whether the defamation is of the class itself ( in which case no action arises ) or whether ordinary readers would believe that it reflected directly on the individual plaintiff . |
| 17 | The hip belt should be adjusted so that it fits snugly on the hip girdle , and not round the waist . |
| 18 | Secondly , there is a temptation to attach a diagnostic label to each condition so that it fits neatly on the problem list . |
| 19 | Most students of the phenomenon however , are convinced that it is ‘ real ’ but that it depends exquisitely on the context . |
| 20 | The advantage the pure watercolour has over all other media is that it depends greatly on the light passing through the colour being reflected back from the white paper . |
| 21 | Empirical evaluation differs from assessment , as the term is generally understood , in that it focuses not on the measurement of learner attainment as matched against norms or criteria of success but on the process of learning and the factors which appear to influence it . |
| 22 | I want you , I want to make love to you again , ’ he said thickly , tugging her hair from its unruly topknot , so that it spread out on the pillows in a golden cloud , stroking slow , drugging caresses the length of her spread body . |
| 23 | Mortars are shorter , heavier weapons than cannons , designed to lob an explosive shell high into the air so that it drops down on the target from the sky . |
| 24 | Maggie would not close her eyes , because that would be cheating , but she shortened her focus so that it rested precisely on the window-panes , and although they were not dirty and the moonbeams seemed to shine straight through them , they were there . |
| 25 | But the test of true gentleness is that it relies deeply on the love of God , and is therefore closely associated with confidence in God . |
| 26 | At the Chair he pricked his ears and sailed over the gaping ditch with such abandon that he pecked slightly on the landing side . |
| 27 | A propos , one is tempted to suggest that he reflect further on the Walther Benjamin question of the aura which perhaps no longer needs to be ‘ blocked ’ since it is historically lost . |
| 28 | In 1598 , the estates reverted back to Maximilian Dalison , although it was not until 1601 , that he regained his full inheritance , and it is unlikely that he spent much on the maintenance of the buildings as it appears he was always short of cash . |
| 29 | And he accepts that he set out on the lonely road to stardom too early in life . |
| 30 | And er he sort of admitted that he lives absolutely on the fringe of the no go area . |