Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [adv] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What has happened because this problem has been recognised is that the police are having to go down there on a regular basis and actually stop people doing this stupid manoeuvre . |
| 2 | ‘ Going out there on a new board and catching my first wave when I had n't surfed Pipeline for a year only reaffirms my confidence . ’ |
| 3 | Slowly , like a black storm cloud that builds up ominously on a distant horizon , the second of the two Men who had been feeding the eagles advanced on Woil . |
| 4 | The Ali Watch : how absurd that it would one day drop down here on a little hospital on Hilton Head Island , South Carolina . |
| 5 | You see , some of your ideas are beginning to rub off on me , and I want to start keeping better records here , as well has have regular weekly clinics instead of just coming up here on a casual basis . ’ |
| 6 | Erm do they involve you travelling out there on a regular basis ? |
| 7 | FIRE broke out yesterday on a cross-Channel ferry sailing from Dieppe to Newhaven . |
| 8 | Obviously , do not expect your pet to settle down readily on a wet or uncomfortable surface . |
| 9 | By contrast , in the second innings , when Australia 's tailenders had been sent in early on a wet pitch , Darling found himself going in No. 9 with 511 on the board and his side 635 ahead . |
| 10 | And that 's alright till you 're sent out there on a frosty morning , ai n't it , and you dig your fork in . |
| 11 | When the sightseeing tour was over , Little Billy sat down again on a large branch and said to the whole company of Minpins , ‘ Look , I 've had a lovely time with you all , but how am I ever going to get home again ? |
| 12 | He sat down heavily on a two-seater sofa upholstered in the palest of pinks , and pulled off his shoes . |
| 13 | Agnes sat down gingerly on a worn green velvet wing chair . |
| 14 | He sat down miserably on a large rock , took out his pipe , and found a match to light it . |
| 15 | His legs began to feel weak and he sat down hard on a red plastic and chrome chair , while he held his sandwich suspended half-way to his mouth . |