Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The writer may well have assumed that most book buyers already know of the existence of a writer called Ernest Hemingway , and even if they did not before they picked up the book , they would already have seen his name on the cover before turning to read this biographical sketch inside . |
| 2 | I am sure O'Grady would have made his mark on the Centre Court of Wimbledon . |
| 3 | In Asia , such ‘ cultigens ’ include the coconut , which may have had its origin on the Great Barrier Reef , and the mango , the talipot palm , Corypha umbraculifera , its leaves used as writing paper , and the betel nut with narcotic fruits . |
| 4 | The Whites might have increased their lead on the restart from Totten 's corner but a combination of Dunne and Kavanagh cleared Mitchell 's header off the goal line . |
| 5 | The Liberal Democrats may have wasted their money on the personality cult of Paddy Ashdown , but he is certainly not a negative factor as far as the forgiving women of Richmond are concerned . |
| 6 | The King could have ridden further inland , but he would have lost his way on the wild , grassy moorland which conceals marsh and bog to trap the unwary traveller . |