Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] the [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chestnut-seller laid out the chestnuts on the grating to cool and then brought them over to Owen and Georgiades . |
| 2 | In 1971 an agreement was signed with the British Channel Tunnel Company Ltd and the Société Française du Tunnel Sous la Manche to carry out the project on the basis of a mixture of risk capital and government guaranteed loans . |
| 3 | ‘ What we wanted to tell you , ’ she continued , ‘ was that we'se goin' up the woods on Saturdee and we was wonderin' if you 'd come with us like . ’ |
| 4 | Christopher Hill has emphasised how Milton explicitly has Samson bring down the temple on ‘ Lords , ladies , captains , counsellors , or priests , /Their choice nobility and flower ’ ( 11.1653–4 ) allowing the vulgar [ i.e. the common people ] ‘ who stood without ’ to escape . |
| 5 | Watson , who turned to crime after moving to London , slumped in the dock of Inner London Crown Court as Judge Brian Pryor handed out the sentence on Monday . |
| 6 | Waves washed away the words on the page as they swamped islands , ships , sailing craft and poets ' daughters . |
| 7 | It is common practice to use only the information on benefits and earnings when the information on other sources of income is unavailable . |
| 8 | Early the following month a radiant Lucy walked up the aisle on her father 's arm . |
| 9 | Does the Minister agree that he and his colleagues are responsible , first , for refusing to take action to clear up the fiasco on the issue of computer records being used , secondly for refusing to abolish the 20 per cent . |
| 10 | The monster 's blood burnt away the grass on Dragon 's hill . |
| 11 | A Californian with a thick blond pelt , face daubed with sunblock and a group leader complex whooped away the silence on the roof of the boat . |
| 12 | The united front put up by the other EC leaders was made possible by the West German Chancellor , Dr Helmut Kohl , who abandoned any attempt to slow down the decision on an inter-governmental conference . |
| 13 | A dot indicates where the photograph on the right hand page was taken . |
| 14 | ( 1 ) It shall be the task of the all-German legislator to develop further the legislation on equal rights for men and women . |
| 15 | ‘ Basically , ’ he would say to the camera , his gestures as urgent and incisive as those of any other citizen laying down the law on television , basically I 'm a very passionate man . |
| 16 | hon. Member for Blaby blurted out the truth on television on Sunday when he said that what the Government were aiming for was ’ what the Conservative party would accept . ’ |
| 17 | MR SMITH savaged the Tories for wasting £1 billion in their failed bid to prop up the pound on Black Wednesday . |
| 18 | The senders of the first 500 correct entries picked out the hat on that date will become Tizer Club members and get their super Tizer Club kits . |
| 19 | SMALL Firms Minister Eric Forth refused to disclose the Government 's view on a plea from small businessmen to tighten up the law on bouncing cheques . |
| 20 | He crossed to the window to set wide the shutter on the last night of May , and heave the smokiness of his long closeted hours out of him in great , assuaging breaths . |
| 21 | The Civic Society was naturally very pleased t that we the council turned down the application on the National Power site . |
| 22 | The head of each household , which includes people who are in charge of residential homes , hotels , etc. , is required by law to fill in the questionnaire on behalf of everybody in the household , or at least to ensure that they fill in one for themselves . |
| 23 | Duroc took out the file on Jessamyn Bonney , and slipped off the electronic seal . |
| 24 | However , Steve and George worked extremely efficiently and still managed to complete the job on time enabling the contractors to hand over the ductwork on time . |
| 25 | The ‘ showdown ’ strategy has been agreed by the Major Energy Users ' Council , which includes companies such as engineering group GKN , Blue Circle Industries and British Coal as part of a ‘ high profile ’ campaign to step up the pressure on government and the regulator . |
| 26 | Sandison spread out the paper on the table and studied it . |
| 27 | The Cabinet committee on a new Government Conference Centre to be built on the Storey 's Gate site ruled out the investment on grounds of cost ( it was subsequently given the go-ahead and , as of Autumn 1985 , has almost been completed ) . |
| 28 | The hydrofoil entered the harbour , revealing the characteristic wooden docks , with brightly-painted buildings sticking out the fjord on spidery sticks . |
| 29 | That inquiry turned down the application on the grounds that the mink farmers could not guarantee that mink would not escape . |
| 30 | Cardinal Heenan declared both the decree on the mass media and the Declaration on Christian Education ‘ not of conciliar calibre ’ . |