Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] on [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His father had died serving the Empire as one of the Black Riders and as the boy looks down on the great imperial road from the quiet house of his foster-parents he listens to tales of the powerful Count Jasper , Governor of the Citadel and commander of those orthodox forces . |
| 2 | THE flag goes up on the 1993 Eastern Centre Motorcycle Grass Track racing season on Sunday at Brazils Farm , Woodham Ferrers , near Chelmsford . |
| 3 | Another facet , and the gentle acoustics of ‘ Silent Lucidity ’ restore the human balance before the much older ‘ Take Hold Of The Flame ’ signs out on an optimistic high note . |
| 4 | Another facet , and the gentle acoustics of ‘ Silent Lucidity ’ restore the human balance before the much older ‘ Take Hold Of The Flame ’ signs out on an optimistic high note . |
| 5 | The corn earworm moth , whose hungry larvae can decimate an otherwise healthy crop , has antennae tuned to these as well as other specific frequencies , with the result that when the female flies about on a clear moonlit night , she ‘ sees ’ — through her antennae — the whole field lit up , like an array of a myriad natural light bulbs . |
| 6 | From here to the coast the hills are open , the sun pours down on the huge dry fields , the atmosphere is colourless . |