Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pron] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you would n't mind coming along to light us on the way back ? |
| 2 | Supposing , however , the defence has to cope with attackers pushing up just far enough to catch them on the turn and stay onside . |
| 3 | Their house , Carceri , is a complex world of ancient stone galleries and courtyards , with weird ( and scheduled ) spiral staircases that you go up only to find yourself on the floor below the one you started on — an old dungeon perched among the treetops on a hillside overlooking the city , which they found by a miracle , and had converted . |
| 4 | As soon as we received the tree preservation order we rushed down to pi-n i-t on the tree . |
| 5 | ‘ Well then , you had better have one , ’ said Diana , and bent down to kiss him on the cheek . |
| 6 | He bent down to kiss her on the lips , and Folly felt her head start to swim again as she reached up to place her hand behind his neck , drawing him down . |
| 7 | Its toes are strong enough to hold it on the bark , no matter which way it is facing and it hops about in all directions with sure-footed nimbleness . |
| 8 | I think it 's just warm enough to have it on the terrace . |
| 9 | He came down to join her on the floor . |
| 10 | She makes a rude gesture , involving several hypothetical orifices , then strides over to plant herself on the arm of Rainbow 's chair . |
| 11 | I also advised him that if he were not to accept it on the spot he should defer any decision on it until after he had concluded his coincidental visit to the Province today . |
| 12 | Once again it is up to the pilot to insist that this wing is held and not to accept someone on the upwind wing-tip . |
| 13 | You must be careful not to overdo it on the beach however , because the nightlife in Malia is simply explosive . |
| 14 | She had decided , quietly confident that it was safe to do so , not to accompany him on a tour of some Greek islands , and he had taken instead her of the cross-eyes etc . |
| 15 | But at £2 each , they are expensive and last year the Department of Health ordered GPs not to prescribe them on the NHS . |
| 16 | As Seb passed by he placed his hands on her shoulders and leaned over to kiss her on the cheek . |
| 17 | And for goodness sake , let's try not to spill anything on the seat . |
| 18 | Many broadcasters felt that they were expected not to say anything on the air which was in contradiction to Government policy . |
| 19 | Well , you are unlikely ever to see her on the screen . |
| 20 | He is a seasoned traveller as well as an agile ladder climber , often coming up to join us on the roof . |
| 21 | Then I heard him falling and hurried back to find him on the floor . |
| 22 | By the time he had staggered into the yard he could hardly stand up , hitting the ancient , mossy mounting block and tripping over one of the green tubs filled with white geraniums , as Little Chef came bounding out to lick him on the nose . |
| 23 | The idea took shape some five years ago in the back room of London 's Bull & Gate , and it 's taken until now to get it on the road — for 32 days only . |
| 24 | In those days it was considered bad form even to slap you on the back . |
| 25 | So you 'd better be prepared today to do everything on the move . |
| 26 | So you 'll excuse us if we take a second here to pat ourselves on the back ; it 's our birthday and we 'll do what we like . |
| 27 | The first occurs at the transition from the institution to independence , when the girls were often in need of help and about to launch themselves on a course in life from which it might be hard to turn back . |
| 28 | Like when a drunken Richard Burton nodded off in the middle of a question ; the time Warren Beatty kept him waiting for an hour-and-a-half … and the day Robert Raging Bull De Niro looked as if he was about to punch him on the nose . |
| 29 | The first day at the newspaper they sent me into the darkroom with a roll of film and I think I was in the closet for about five hours before I could figure out how to put it on the reel . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Well , they would be , would n't they ? ’ she interrupted sarcastically , ‘ seeing as they were just about to send you on a spying mission ! ’ |