Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] on some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would then find that they were hanging around for hours and the crafty ones would try to find a prop bed to catch up on some sleep . |
| 2 | Fifty miles south-west of the railway line bomb , 13 Platoon of 6 UDR reported in for duty at 0600 ; they had been hoping for a quiet day , in order to catch up on some training . |
| 3 | Anyway , I really do need to catch up on some paperwork , so you 'd be doing me a favour . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll have got my bearings by tomorrow , so you wo n't need to stand in for me , ’ she said , ‘ but tonight , I do n't mind admitting , I 'll be glad to catch up on some beauty sleep . |
| 5 | He said , ‘ we are just at the end of the recession and we are about to come out on some sort of curve ’ . |
| 6 | Her cheeks were pink with excitement , her eyes shiny and bright , as though she was getting ready to go off on some adventure . |
| 7 | ‘ Whoever woulda thought a lad could leave such a pretty little gal to go off on some faraway adventure , eh ? ’ |
| 8 | Patrick escaped from the party on the excuse that he needed to check up on some security arrangements . |