Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [verb] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your very welcome Letters of the 20th of Aug. and 14th of Septr. reached us on the 23rd and 25th of Jan : they were a joyful relief to us all and were the most acceptable to me since for the first time you acknowledge I have been tried and not found wanting : believe me it will always be my highest gratification to merit the good opinions of every one but of none more than yourself : and the more confidence you repose in me the more strenuous will be my efforts to prove myself worthy of it . |
| 2 | Sandys went off to Washington at the end of January to update himself on the latest US operational thinking and advances in weapon technology . |
| 3 | Returning to England she was able to put her principles of movement teaching into practice with Molly accompanying her on the piano . |
| 4 | Annabel had said as much to Father Ross the last time he had come to tea , and Father Ross had looked at her sternly over his glasses , saying that if we all understood the way the Universe was run what would there be left for God to tell us on the Last Day . |
| 5 | and a bloke down in Cardiff put it on the jig and he erm he er does all the taxi 's you know |
| 6 | She prised Burton out of digs in Streatham to install him on the top floor of her house in Pelham Crescent — just a few doors down from Emlyn Williams . |
| 7 | As soon as the meal was over Didi excused herself on the grounds of a headache , leaving behind her an uneasy silence . |
| 8 | Their phone call came to my home in Hampstead inviting me to come to Toronto to meet them on the following Sunday . |
| 9 | Colin and John wish to thank White 's Electronics for the posters , key-rings and badges they supplied and Denise Rushton , who not only let them have exhibition space free of charge , but also travelled from Leicester to Telford to meet them on the day . |
| 10 | The squire who carried the news to the king at Berkhamsted reached him on the evening of June 24th . |
| 11 | As the last of the militiamen were swallowed up by the forest a great roar of delight rose from the gipsies and they crowded around Noah to congratulate him on the unexpected victory he had scored over the Burford magistrate . |
| 12 | The cistern flushes , sending a fine spray over Philip 's shoes and trouser bottoms , and the swinging handle released by Busby hits him on the nose . |