Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] on [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two liquid brown eyes gazed on them with mild curiosity , rising and falling with the pull of the waves . |
| 2 | But seven pairs of eyes fastened on him at this news , each with their separate thoughts . |
| 3 | Moreover , recent surveys have suggested that not so many members of these societies are ‘ literate ’ by the standards expected than had previously been assumed : in the UK it is now held that over one million people have an acquaintance with literacy that is insufficient for the demands made on them by this kind of society ( DES , 1980 ) . |
| 4 | It might require them to behave authoritatively , submissively , wickedly or shrewdly ; the role might be labelled explorer , prime minister , designer or archaeologist , but they will do no more than adapt functionally to the situation of the drama just as they would adapt to roles required in a game — just as they once learnt to adapt to the limited number of roles imposed on them in real life . |
| 5 | Lucifer turned on them with such ferocity that some actually fell backwards off their benches . |
| 6 | Charity was very aware of two things : that Matthew made no attempt to define his relationship with her , and that Sandra Bamfield 's golden , cat-like eyes narrowed on her with vague suspicion . |
| 7 | The quietly spoken words fell on her like stinging blows . |
| 8 | Inside the wrist was a yellowish label with the words Mireille , gantière embroidered on it in blue silk . |
| 9 | How sickening of Miss Potts to pounce on her like that . |
| 10 | ‘ Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the fifth level on the standard scale or to both . |
| 11 | When she looked back at Mick she allowed her gaze to rest on him for some seconds before she answered , ‘ Of course I know who it is . |
| 12 | It was as long ago as 1863 that Lister pointed out , ‘ the real cause of the coagulation of blood is the influence exerted on it by ordinary matter … the contact of which effects a disposition to coagulate ’ . |
| 13 | It was a delight to travel on them through exciting scenery that would otherwise have been out of reach . |
| 14 | Although there had been considerable growth in Russian manufacturing industry between 1880 and 1914 , by any criteria it was still quite inadequate to cope with the strains imposed on it by modern industrialised warfare . |
| 15 | As regards the visual interpretation of each array considered in isolation , Ullman relies on the work of David Marr , who studied the information picked up from the ambient light by the retina , and the image-forming computations performed on it by peripheral levels of the visual system ( Marr 1976 , 1978 , 1979 ) . |
| 16 | Nobody but nobody commented on Maggie 's shapely form — not unless they wanted acid dripping on them from that sharp tongue . |
| 17 | THE ROLE of the police in South Africa needs a careful eye trained on it in these changing and unstable times , and Gavin Cawthra 's booklet does a fine job in relating the story so far . |
| 18 | The timber producing companies , the announcement says , would prefer to be respected for their integrity in the exercise of self-control without conditions imposed on them by other countries . |
| 19 | Because the racket has a diagonal string pattern , spin shots ( top spin and slice ) become easier to play , basically because the strings on such a pattern are longer and therefore the ball rests on them for longer . |
| 20 | ‘ The Bank of England ( in this Act referred to as ‘ the Bank ’ ) shall have the powers conferred on it by this Act and the duty generally to supervise the institutions authorised by it in the exercise of those powers . |
| 21 | Much of his later work , achieved under the shadow of inexorably crippling and ultimately fatal illness , which he faced with the utmost fortitude , was latterly facilitated by the research fellowship conferred on him by All Souls in 1954 . |
| 22 | Hitch , Morton and McCann stood over the other three men while they transferred the precious cargo , guns trained on them at all times . |
| 23 | In view of the dicey and rapidly deteriorating state of our physical surroundings , largely attributable to our ham-fisted handling of the powers bestowed on us by scientific and technological ‘ progress ’ , it might have been thought that there was a place in society for young persons who had taken the time and the trouble needed to give themselves some understanding of the problems we have set ourselves , so that they could help to reduce the damage done , and the worse damage yet to come . |
| 24 | Beside this was a more interesting find , a narrow leather case with the initials PSB stamped on it in faded gold . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've been dealing with your affairs for some considerable time , Jenna , ’ he pointed out , as if it had been a dreadful chore wished on him by some unseen and malevolent spirit . |
| 26 | Her own tongue moved on him in sympathetic sorcery . |
| 27 | Robin Williams , Dead Poets Society : see Critic 's choice Virginia Mayo and James Cagney in Raoul Walsh 's classic 1949 production of White Heat … even movies as good as this ca n't live up to the praise lavished on them by some film reference books : see Critic 's choice Hear no equal , see no equal … |
| 28 | Seated where he is , Rhys Williams knows one false move could mean the might of God descending on him at any moment . |
| 29 | We should be able to see the files held on us by public authorities — to check that they are accurate and fair . |
| 30 | When the eggs are cool , paint faces on them with felt-tip pens . |