Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It protected their backs , and protruding flanges gave them some cover on both sides . |
| 2 | SCOTLAND made it three wins on the trot in the Home International Indoor Championships in Swansea yesterday despite losing out in their final fixture with England , 106-113 . |
| 3 | The Russians should have the courtesy to move over for some miles into middle Asia , where there is an abundance of space that lies close to them but far from us : let Russia give us sufficient coast on the Black Sea so that , from there we can resettle our beggars and peasants in Asia Minor … |
| 4 | Gibson sold them four trees on the estate " … all of poor value … " part at 1s. a foot and partly at 1s. 6d . |
| 5 | A friend took me one summer on a tour of the Andean provinces . |
| 6 | I remember my father giving me specific advice on just how he climbed the crux section of the corner crack above ; ‘ When you get to the steep bit — you 'll know it when you get there — just face right and use the square cut holds on the edge . |
| 7 | The double puts him equal top on 35 winners with Peter Scudamore . |
| 8 | Will the Minister assure us that information on someone 's behaviour as a prostitute would be accessed only if they were being charged for similar offences ? |
| 9 | One ninety-minute cassette gives you forty-five minutes on each side which is enough for most people . |
| 10 | The advantages of the Lucas bus is that the rubber tyres give it better grip on steel and help to reduce shocks on the chassis . |
| 11 | The very flexible hooves of the mountain goat give it maximum grip on precarious slopes and dizzy ledges . |
| 12 | The series offer us basic material on which the creative mind can work right from the beginning of a composition , with the result that the imagination often responds by producing fruitful ideas quickly . |