Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv prt] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Huge crowds built up on the Western side of the Wall as West Berliners witnessed the historic developments , some even crossing over into the East for a walk . |
| 2 | Ajayi sat down on the small stool on the other side of the table . |
| 3 | Many fans missed out on the limited runs of the seven-inch versions and the 12-inch was also more suited for export . |
| 4 | Many new fans missed out on the spiky delights of their early material so Red Rhino did a mopping up exercise and put 12 songs on a mid-price album called ‘ Tommy ’ . |
| 5 | The hours burned by on the green screen , and when they finally flopped in Lucy 's living room , sipping brandy , a key turned in the lock and in came the charmingly dishevelled one and only son . |
| 6 | She was barely aware of other tourists as the sound of their feet rang out on the cobbled streets , and over the following hours Fabia was deep in everything there was to see apart from the castle and the National Gallery with its collection of old and new European art . |
| 7 | I watched the red tip of her cigarette glow ; white headlights streamed by on the other side of the motorway , as we headed north in the darkness . |
| 8 | I 've heard similar things about ‘ Talk To Your Daughter ’ , where the original demos of some tracks ended up on the final recording . |
| 9 | Since the Greeks looked back on the Mycenaean past as a ‘ Golden Age ’ of gods and heroes , they tended to regard history as a decline from this ideal state and not as an ultimate order of reality . |
| 10 | Thereafter I looked out of all the windows of the snug hostelry , and not finding a satisfactory view , for it now rained in earnest , and it was vain to hope to be able to sketch out of doors , I noticed a new house a short distance from the inn ( it was being prepared for a doctor ) ; was entrusted with the keys , and from one of the front windows looked out on the rainy scene depicted in the sketch of ‘ Garrynahine , Isle of Lewis . ’ |
| 11 | Stay-at-home Americans missed out on the best of the world 's bull market in the 1980s . |
| 12 | Her ancestors came over on the legendary vessel . |
| 13 | Julie pointed out with devastating logic as she corrected the last of the school-books piled up on the large oak refectory table in front of her . |
| 14 | But as the numbers spun round on the electronic scoreboard , it was clear this was a big one . |
| 15 | Immediately the men homed in on the dead animal with the single-mindedness of monsoon flies . |
| 16 | Other men bustled around on the wide dock area , busying themselves . |
| 17 | Besiktas lost out on the Turkish title on goal difference and want the Israeli striker to boost their squad for next season 's bid for honours in Europe and at home . |
| 18 | Leeman plugged away with constant strikes and both his colleagues joined in on the 17th end when continued Brackley accuracy brought the game to a premature conclusion . |