Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] on [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the extent that policies are widely publicized and are regarded as credible by agents , the grafting on of the rational expectations hypothesis simply speeds up the process of adjustment to a lower rate of inflation . |
| 2 | A dull thud of hooves resounded through the valley as the horses checked pace and descended from the pasture on to the tree-shadowed bridleway that slants down the hillside to the ford at its base . |
| 3 | She went down to make a drink , and as she turned the light on in the dingy kitchen a dark thing shot across the floor to disappear under the dresser . |
| 4 | Using a slight pushing action , he shifts the weight on to the extended right leg while at the same time skipping with his left foot towards the extended right leg and almost simultaneously jumping off the ground with the right leg . |
| 5 | Doyle swerved , running the car on to the right hand verge , and braked hard . |
| 6 | The second point I want to raise is the issue erm of the green belt , er which is er a constraint in Greater York erm we 've made significant progress in moving towards the statutory definition of the green belt , the green belt local plan has now completed erm its public enquiry , and a lot of the deliberations in Greater York have centred around the effect on of the green belt on development potential in Greater York , so that is a main issue , I think , in response to issues , the discussion of issues in Greater York . |
| 7 | I ran to the T-junction on to the main road . |
| 8 | He had come into Merrill 's office ostensibly for paper-clips , and now he stood with his back towards her , staring out of the window on to the rain-swept traffic below . |
| 9 | Katherine gazed out of the window on to the snowy expanse of Thomas 's garden , the trees graceful in their white covering , the dim outlines of the vast central sculpture . |
| 10 | I squelched across tiny burns running in black channels of peat , and stood looking down from the hillside on to the grey roofs of Scaup Farm . |
| 11 | They passed the greengrocer with his window full of apples and oranges , and the butcher with bloody lumps of meat on display and naked chickens hanging up , and the small bank , and the grocery store and the electrical shop , and then they came out at the other side of the village on to the narrow country road where there were no people any more and very few motor-cars . |
| 12 | Both were from the same village as Mr Shahiduddin Postman ; both had managed to get educated and to break out of the village on to the lower rungs of academia . |
| 13 | Someone fired a shot but the trees were too thick to see properly and the boars ran out of the forest on to the open plateau above . |
| 14 | She wished she had not put the lamp on in the first place because she was sure he would be able to fathom out how she felt . |
| 15 | From the resulting corner , Paul Simpson 's corner , Andy Melville flicked the ball on at the near post , Martin Foyle 's header hit the under side of the bar and bounced away . |
| 16 | It juddered again , twisted … and fell from the wall on to the tiled floor ; severed clean at the ankle as if with a butcher 's knife . |
| 17 | The fears of a dominant personality , away from the core of traditional values , driving the enterprise on to the electoral rocks , are manifest in speeches and in countless polls of public opinion . |
| 18 | The fears of a dominant personality , away from the core of traditional values , driving the enterprise on to the electoral rocks , are manifest in speeches and in countless polls of public opinion . |
| 19 | Graham tossed the paperback on to the opposite couchette and made his way to the dining car . |
| 20 | By the time he got to the ice-cream he was too weary to eat , so he downed the bourbon — which instantly took its toll — and retired to bed , leaving the television on in the next room , its sound turned down to a soporific burble . |
| 21 | Famous last words , she thought to herself , as she stepped out of the lift on to the second-floor landing of the luxury block of flats where she lived . |
| 22 | At present , another member commented , " we have been driving with the accelerator full down and the brake on at the same time " . |
| 23 | Paint over the repair , extending the paint on to the surrounding area |
| 24 | Serious hunting began in the early nineteenth century , when tiger shooting became an obsession with the maharajas and nabobs who quickly passed the mania on to the British officials and army officers . |
| 25 | After one second , controls in the nozzle of the rocket motor start steering the missile on to the proper trajectory . |
| 26 | Once on the new side , the rig should be thrown well forwards to complete the turn on to the new tack . |
| 27 | I clamber up from the trackway on to the empty platform . |
| 28 | She turned her back on the light and opened the door on to the smaller staircase . |
| 29 | Thanks also to those people who enjoyed this way of raising money , please pass the message on to the many class members who took part . |
| 30 | Thanks also to those people who enjoyed this way of raising money , please pass the message on to the many class members who took part . |