Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [pron] [adj] on the " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 He has placed them both on the sofa under the magnificent painting of a Ramayana demon by his Thai protegé , not facing one another across his huge desk , to indicate that this is an intimate and informal interview , not to be taken too seriously whatever she says .
2 The Lord Chancellor has made it clear on the front of that document that they have been issued before being finalised so as to facilitate discussion .
3 WEDGWOOD has made it big on the small screen with greatly increased television coverage .
4 The last time he 'd seen her she 'd been drunk , they 'd had a fight , he 'd left her sprawling on the carpet .
5 Had they been able to put down for a minute our in-depth features on Geraldo , Victor Sylvester and some accordions , they might have seen something half-decent on the box .
6 Ah 'm sure he will have told ye that on the phone . ’
7 No I would but I would have told you that on the phone .
8 Rat , Badger and Mole would not have been seen dead with The Economist : Mr Toad might have flaunted it unread on the hall table .
9 Afterwards , Ruth could not remember that she had done anything unusual on the twenty-third of December .
10 When she returned from the kitchen he had made himself comfortable on the sofa .
  Next page