Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] on the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eggs remain in the damp sand , safe from marine predators , until they hatch out fifteen days later and swim off on the next high spring tide . |
| 2 | Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse . |
| 3 | SERB forces were last night closing in on the last Muslim-held stronghold in eastern Bosnia , battling at close range with defenders of Gorazde . |
| 4 | Lambert nursed his coughing , shaking aircraft back to the field and thankfully touched down on the first available yard of turf . |
| 5 | Although it can be very tempting to splash out on the first splendid specimen that catches your eye , you might be surprised at what you can find once you really start looking . |
| 6 | He introduced Whitlock and Sabrina to Bailey who then sat down on the second black leather sofa and took a cigar from his pocket . |