Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [adv] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This centred originally on the right-wing Nation Party and the sentiment has persisted , with clashes between rival fundamentalist groups common before the 1980 military coup . |
| 2 | Some of them started to run towards the airport building , and a few knelt down on the wet tarmac . |
| 3 | Unfortunately this fell out on the third ascent . |
| 4 | The combined effect of federal , state and local taxes in the United States in 1985 fell heavily on the poorest . |
| 5 | However , Jacques Etienne never forgot his Hebridean origins and in 1826 set off on the long , difficult journey to his father 's home at Howbeg . |
| 6 | I could n't imagine what she expected to tell them if they all came back on the same day . |
| 7 | All went well on the long trip to the Jebel mountains and from there the intrepid raiding party set off for their target . |
| 8 | We all took off on the last hundred yards ' dash and I was mildly surprised to find that the first man past the post was myself — and I was n't really out of breath . |
| 9 | Number 3 started out on the left wing with Nicholson again . |
| 10 | She turned to the doorway where she knew the singer would emerge as the stroke of twelve died away on the still night . |
| 11 | Only 25 of the forty aircraft entered were ready to start , and then several dropped out on the first leg due to mechanical problems . |
| 12 | With a lead of 61 gained early on the third day , England were in a strong position to win . |
| 13 | Garth McCartney and Philip Young were the only drivers who could challenge Emerson but they both went out on the second stage , McCartney retiring with broken throttle linkage and Young crashing . |