Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The importance of locational specifications in general can be gauged from the fact that there seem to be two basic ways of referring to objects — by describing or naming them on the one hand , and by locating them on the other ( Lyons , 1977a : 648 ) . |
| 2 | There are eight shades of Varnish or Cream which can be mixed or applied one on top of another |
| 3 | ‘ Or rubs it on his ear ? ’ |
| 4 | In Home Corner areas , replacing lids , using cups with saucers or hanging them on hooks provided . |
| 5 | And carry them , either carry them , or push them on a two-wheeled trolley , all through the round the lace market to 's , and various other And if I were lucky , and the 's van was going round the lace market , and I 'd got three or four parcels , I used to go with little Tommy and his horse and van , round the lace market , and he was delivering dress goods then . |
| 6 | And as Joe was saying , he said , all we do is just go back to them and just try and say well look you know when you come to see us again do you want to accept this or regret it on the basis that you 're going to strike , but all the other section in the company 's accepted that . |
| 7 | As time goes on the need for such support will , obviously , diminish — it 's more than likely that your staff will become more conversant with the product than the person who either sold or trained them on it . |
| 8 | All of that gives it a very encouraging sure-footedness once you try to throw it around a corner or two , or test it on poor road conditions . |
| 9 | I told the others , ‘ we either write some new songs and start behaving like a proper band again or knock it on the head , this time for good ’ . |
| 10 | take your boots off ( if indoors ) and rub your feet with your hands or warm them on someone else 's tummy ( this really sorts out your friends and do n't worry you ca n't catch verrucae this way ) . |
| 11 | 400e ) , they identified themselves with the state , or put themselves on a level with it : they did not openly claim to rule it . |
| 12 | Yes , erm , that 's right , or put them on the |
| 13 | Should a higher form of awareness decide to tip the balance here or there ( perhaps by embryo implantation ) or put it on ice ( as in frozen embryos ) so that knowledge can be gained which will enable future embryos to prosper healthily , then it will not be acting contrary to what Nature itself does by trial and error and evolution . |
| 14 | When I wake up I just pull it back or put it on top of my head in a top knot . |
| 15 | Half bury the log or timber in soil in a part of the garden where it will stay damp , or put it on a shaded window-sill in a plastic container ( ice-cream carton ) . |
| 16 | Place the joint in a trivet over the tin , or put it on the oven rack directly above the roasting tin , so that the juices from the meat ‘ weep ’ into the potatoes and onions . |
| 17 | ‘ So only the person who served the lobster or put it on the plates could have poisoned it ? ’ |
| 18 | Less practical is physical destruction like squashing or bashing them on the head . |
| 19 | I had heard something about it once or seen it on a map , but I could remember nothing definite . |
| 20 | While I ca n't condone this sort of cheating Mr Unce , I have found two very good methods are tucking them down your sock or writing them on your shirt cuff . |
| 21 | While running , Brownies must not drop the egg or hold it on the spoon with their fingers . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll go and collect her , or meet her on the way home . |
| 23 | Then , unable to contain the drive and enthusiasm building up inside us , Enrique went alone , leaving me to dither between living the moment or trapping it on film . |
| 24 | I can either speak what I have written or save it on disk . |
| 25 | Dealers can choose to print them in their catalogues , display them , or print them on their invoices . |
| 26 | You can either perform the story live or record it on a cassette-recorder . |
| 27 | Post a notice as large as is allowed , with coloured lettering , or mount it on a jazzy or tartan paper . |
| 28 | It is more difficult to keep within the powers they confer , to change them or interpret them on a pragmatic basis . |
| 29 | Someone who has received an object in exchange is like a buyer ; and so is someone who has received it in payment or retained it after settlement of a law suit or obtained it on the basis of a promise otherwise than as a gift . |
| 30 | Position it in the centre of the mantelpiece , stand it on a shelf on its own , shine a spotlight on to it , or hang it on an empty wall where it will attract attention . |