Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] on [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tantalising smell of coffee met her as she emerged into the main sitting-room , to see that the low table before one of the chesterfields now bore a white china breakfast-set complete with coffee-pot and plates containing rolls and Danish pastries , while a crystal jar containing some kind of preserve rested on yet another plate containing foil-covered squares of butter . |
| 2 | " The rain went on nearly all night , you know . |
| 3 | There was no existing model to use as a comparison of events and so the moral majority focused on clearly visible symbols such as disordered hair , clothing , and lifestyle , to articulate their fear of the ‘ alternative society ’ and its drug fiends . |
| 4 | If the user decided on very large keys — and IBM allows up to 256 bytes , for example — the track index might take up more than a single track . |
| 5 | For example , the retention of selective schools characterised by traditional pedagogy and an elitist view of the curriculum means that some schools are less likely than others to be able to meet the expectations of a project founded on essentially comprehensive principles . |
| 6 | Suspicion and hostility towards the law in working-class London at the turn of the century drew on much deeper funds of popular feeling than can be usefully or relevantly summed up as the work of ‘ Hooligan ’ gangs or ‘ Hooliganism ’ . |
| 7 | Nixon betrayed his trust in a number of ways and was justifiably forced to resign ; however , the collapse of his presidency turned on relatively trivial matters . |
| 8 | The award was the second international recognition of SHARQ 's safety record in 1991 — in November SHARQ received the British Safety Council 's Sword of Honour , an award bestowed on only 30 companies worldwide . |
| 9 | He shows the Captain where Garvey had been stung by a Varga thorn , a venomous biological creation found on only one planet in the skies … |
| 10 | Shortly after his return Gresley appointed him assistant carriage and wagon superintendent , in which capacity he introduced numerous innovations including modernized train interiors ; a completely articulated five-coach train set carried on only six bogies , in whose kitchen electric cooking was pioneered ; and also twin articulated sleeping cars . |