Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [verb] on [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may choke on it but it screams ‘ success ’ to the multinationals . |
| 2 | ‘ You may rely on me , sir . |
| 3 | I have enclosed this for your information and would welcome any comments you may have on it . |
| 4 | Now , no more than three of these in a day , and you must stay on it for at least a month . |
| 5 | As you make your bed , so you must lie on it . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I think , and I use that word in its broadest sense , I think you should jump on her . |
| 7 | What this means is simply that each time you line up a shot in the viewfinder and before you press the button , you should look on it not as an individual shot as you would a still photograph hut as one of a group of shots . |
| 8 | There was n't another hill between Binbrook and the Urals , and when there was a wind on ( most of the time ) , you could lean on it . |
| 9 | It was n't as if you could rely on him being away from home during the working day . |
| 10 | Or if the ground was kind of wet we used to er make slide then and skate along on it and if the ground got dry we would get a old bucket or something and run round to the tap at the tank at the back of the school and get a a lot of water wet till you could slip on it . |
| 11 | You could write on it any time but then you 're just sitting in all day . |
| 12 | If you are an ‘ at risk ’ person , and not very stable on your feet , or walk with an aid , do not have open fires in the house — you could fall on them and be badly burned . |
| 13 | In fact , if you could put the game in a packet and onto a shelf , think of all the labels you could put on it : ‘ CFC-free ! ’ , |
| 14 | Hopefully , ‘ You … you could look on me as another sister . ’ |
| 15 | BELVILLE : I had thought you should have sat at table with me , but when I find you can not forget your original but must prefer my menials to me , you shall wait on me while I sup . |
| 16 | If you feel able to lend this item , therefore , perhaps you could also let me know the value that you would place on it . |
| 17 | ‘ I rather hoped you would call on us . ’ |
| 18 | * Get into the habit of standing back from your essay so that you can comment on it for the benefit of your reader ( see p. 104 ) . |
| 19 | I was thinking of writing to TSB and the programme desk tomorrow advertising our group , I 'll send a draft letter so you can comment on it . |
| 20 | She 's got six weeks , well you can go on it when you like really , well , you |
| 21 | and you can go on it anywhere as far as you like for forty pence . |
| 22 | If we play many games — you can reflect on them all , ca n't you ? |
| 23 | Yeah , you can swear on it . |
| 24 | Yeah , you can record on it and it does a C D sound , that sort of thing |
| 25 | You can start on it this year if you like Mike ! |
| 26 | You can rely on her for that . |
| 27 | ‘ You can rely on me . ’ |
| 28 | The guide , who helped save Prince Charles 's life in an avalanche four years ago , dropped them and told the duchess : ‘ You can rely on me . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You know I 'll always do that , Stephen — you can rely on me . ’ |
| 30 | I think you can rely on me to know … er … ’ |