Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] on [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phillips has played in only four of Neath 's nine Heineken League matches so far this season but has been picked ahead of Andrew Thomas , who reacted by refusing to sit on the replacements ' bench . |
| 2 | He had kept away from the house , not wanting to intrude on the Bonnards ' private grief . |
| 3 | Gould grew to depend on the Aborigines ' local knowledge to find birds that were new to the Western world and to learn about their habits . |
| 4 | Washington were left to sweat on the Packers ' result when Vince Evans ' three-yard touchdown pass to Tim Brown with 13 seconds left gave the Los Angeles Raiders a shock 21-20 victory . |
| 5 | The nominal subject of such quarrels is of course secondary to the couple 's need to hurt each other , but in this case it appeared to centre on the Parsons ' childlessness . |
| 6 | Company spokesman Denis Reading refused to comment on the passengers ' reports of a foul smell . |