Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] on the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The round-headed boy who had been polishing the Daimler 's windows ambled up and competently placed his hands on the rein either side of the black mare 's mouth . |
| 2 | And that is excellent news for Reds manager Frankie Parks who is increasingly worried he wo n't have men fit enough to write their names on the team sheet . |
| 3 | Even the Nato arms controllers meeting in Vienna , whose job it is to negotiate East-West reductions in conventional armed forces , can only pursue their objectives on the basis of confrontation between their alliance and the Warsaw Pact . |
| 4 | I mean York City Council will obviously er Mr Curtis will obviously give his views on the situation , erm the particular issue that seems to have changed the mind of York City Council is the reference in P P G thirteen , transport to sizes of new settlement not being erm er desirable in in in transport terms , small scale resettlements . |
| 5 | Though I had the distinct impression that Edward would have preferred me to leave too , he said nothing , merely drummed his fingers on the desk top , then snapped , ‘ Well ? ’ into the receiver . |
| 6 | The drawback is that if your debt is under £3000 you can only recover your costs on the County Court scale and the difference in scale can make it an expensive exercise . |
| 7 | I would therefore much appreciate your comments on the paper , including suggestions for aspects to be added , or deleted from the list . |
| 8 | As the moving convection cell carries basaltic crust away from the ridge , slowly but continuously , the magnetic reversals taking place every few hundred thousand years or so leave their imprints on the newly-formed rocks emerging from the ridge ; as every reversal occurs , so it is recorded in the formation of reversely-magnetized strips on each side of the ridge . |
| 9 | As Japan 's strength grew , so did her ambitions on the Asian mainland and her ability to advance them . |
| 10 | After lunch there was always an interval during which the men remained seated , perhaps leaning their heads on the table for a pisolino , a nap — exhausted after all the eating , drinking and argument . |
| 11 | Other animals under threat included the bottlenose and humpback dolphin , and the green and hawksbill turtles , which normally laid their eggs on the beaches of tiny offshore islands . |
| 12 | Taking care not to scratch his hands on the holding spikes , he rummaged through the weed feeling for that spasm of movement which would indicate a dying fish . |
| 13 | And you come down through the alley way and you could not keep your feet on the floor ! |
| 14 | Because he 's already got his hands on the money ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ She wants to tell us to sit up straight and not to put our fingers on the nice furniture . ’ |
| 16 | There was also concern that the government might not meet its undertakings on the integration of former guerrillas , particularly in the matter of land distribution . |
| 17 | But , as Oliver has already challenged their whereabouts on the evening Sabine was killed , I will say this : on that evening the Josephs were at that man 's house . |
| 18 | Mrs Browning was still in bed while Pen dashed in and out when he was not feeding his rabbits on the balcony . |
| 19 | It is attempting to find out what is causing the mix , indicating it does not have its fingers on the distribution pulse because of its two-tiered channel . |
| 20 | They can not have their names on the electoral roll and , as a result , can not vote . |
| 21 | For Henry II this was an opportunity not to be missed , particularly convenient since he had just laid his hands on the lordship of Deols . |
| 22 | The first of the pros were already finishing their rounds on the 18th green . |
| 23 | Spreadsheet vendors ca n't be accused of not having their fingers on the pulse of their market . |
| 24 | That is apart from the colossal cost of fitting cars with the number plates and finding out which cars needed to be fitted , catching drivers who had removed the plates , sending out bills , dealing with drivers who said they had not driven their cars on the date in question , and many another items . |
| 25 | will soon join their colleagues on the south coast in Southampton and gain power in Portsmouth . |
| 26 | However , there are groups outside of the mainstream who do not press their views on the state even though the individuals concerned may be keenly alive to the possibility of their lot being improved as a result of state action . |
| 27 | God , if I could just get my hands on the bastards who did that to your house ! |
| 28 | Accordingly , the bidder should treat his own shares ( and those of persons connected with him ) as a separate class and should not cast his votes on the resolution approving the scheme . |
| 29 | The fact is that the hon. Gentleman can not support his assertions on the basis of the available evidence . |
| 30 | Becker and Graf won Wimbledon and the US Open and did not get their pictures on the front cover of any non-tennis magazines here . ’ |