Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [adv prt] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me zero my telepathy in on the benign , rumpled and somewhat steatopygous figure of my friend Stu . |
| 2 | I put my glass down on the nearest table and made my way out of the room . |
| 3 | We look forward to his arrival in Britannia again and Boudicca is saving some good legs for him , — in fact they belong to a soldier of the IXth Legion who did n't hear her shout ‘ Get outta the way you stupid git ’ when she was trying her chariot out on the new road . |
| 4 | Several key factors will influence just how quickly Ireland can get its rugby back on the right track : fitness , tough competition and coaching . |
| 5 | Robyn sat on the bed and tipped two tablets into the palm of her hand , resisting the need to lay her head down on the cool pillow . |
| 6 | Suddenly she wanted to put her head down on the big table and howl with misery . |
| 7 | Moving out of the path of the crowd , she put her luggage down on the uneven pavement and looked around . |
| 8 | After the poor woman died and his own son deserted him , the old man took his bitterness out on the little stepson left behind . |
| 9 | ‘ The ole cow saw me clump 'im frew the office winder an' she phoned fer the police , ’ he said as he put his mug down on the wooden table . |
| 10 | ‘ I told him about the tramp , and he thinks he might have started the fire by knocking his pipe out on the dry grass . ’ |
| 11 | Putting his glass down on the low coffee-table , Ashley sat quietly in a corner of the sofa . |
| 12 | He put his glass down on the circular table , and inspected the rolled up sun-shade that protruded from the centre of the table like an unopened flower . |
| 13 | But she wondered uneasily how long it would be before Tom himself finished with his patient over on the other ward and came back here . |
| 14 | Shutting the door , he put his candle down on the nearest chair and drew her across to the glow that streamed in from the setting sun . |
| 15 | Your due back on the ninth ? |