Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the alliance with Athens must have been renewed before the beginning of the Peloponnesian War when Thessalians fought on the Athenian side again ( Thuc. ii.22 ) . |
| 2 | In 1986 , according to Friends of the Earth , a survey of the homes clustered on the surrounding hills found that three-quarters of 800 residents were opposed to the Rechem plant . |
| 3 | For a split second he looked oddly vulnerable , but then he pushed himself up in the bed , her wary eyes lingered on the naked gold of his shoulders , and she quickly changed her mind . |
| 4 | The allegations of drug-taking sessions came on the first day of Murray 's trial before Lord Kirkwood . |
| 5 | ‘ They 're under the hedge and — ’ His eyes fell on the snoring bulk of the human . |
| 6 | The designs punched on the central roundels of the thin gold discs known as bracteates , several hundred of which have been recovered from Scandinavia , began by reproducing the image of a Roman Emperor and were originally inspired by the medallions presented by the Romans to native leaders who had rendered meritorious service . |
| 7 | Simple tent-shaped straw huts stood on the spongy surface with fish-tails at their doorways and rumpled blankets inside . |
| 8 | THE wee boy 's best shoes clumped on the polished floor as his elder sister let go of his arms . |
| 9 | His shoes squeaked on the hard floor and Julia heard him walk towards the door . |
| 10 | Her shoes squeaked on the polished linoleum . |
| 11 | Their feet crunched on the brittle undergrowth , leaving sharp footprints where the early morning frost had taken hold . |
| 12 | Their feet clattered on the uncarpeted boards , and Sarah threw up her hands in mock despair . |
| 13 | SCOT Colin Montgomerie 's chance of adding the Moroccan Open to his European Tour honours disappeared on the windswept Kings Course here yesterday . |
| 14 | But no response came from the darkness , and after swaying precariously back and forth for a minute or two , his feet slipped on the twisting bamboo rods and he fell to his knees . |
| 15 | Rich raw smells of tar , rotting excrement , spices and brine rose up along with the sight of ship masts , looped sails , small boats beached on the first mud of the receding tide , sailors in striped breeches and greasy caps leaning on the wooden railings , others arm in arm on their way to the taverns , piled kegs and crates , winches , the last of the horsedrawn sleds and — a gathering knot of people beyond a bonded warehouse . |
| 16 | Stock boats came on the first day , they start coming away in May . |
| 17 | The protests began on the final day ( March 5 ) with young lamas shouting slogans . |
| 18 | These submerged classes survived on the charitable foundations of the past : Madrid convents provided 30,000 bowls of soup daily . |
| 19 | In earlier decades it had been generally agreed that there would be benefits from standardisation , but with the benefits accruing variously to consumers , undertakings generally and appliance manufacturers , while the costs fell on the non-standard undertakings alone , there had been a failure to agree on finance for a common scheme . |
| 20 | The concern about the privatisation of the Scottish Bus Group and its implications for its 10,000 workers felt on the Conservative Benches is demonstrated by the fact that no Back-Bench Conservative Member is present today . |
| 21 | The revelations emerged on the first day of the World Indoor Championships in Toronto , representing the worst possible news for beleaguered international athletics officials coming hot on the heels of the repeat Ben Johnson scandal . |
| 22 | A party of gardai and customs officers swooped on the scenic seaside village of Rosscarberry at dawn today to make the seizure . |
| 23 | Speaking after the hearing , investigating officer Pc Harry Sexton of Chelmsford Traffic Police revealed the men were caught after a three-month investigation which culminated in seven search warrants being executed simultaneously as 24 officers swooped on the three vehicles . |
| 24 | Speaking after the hearing , investigating officer Pc Harry Sexton of Chelmsford Traffic Police revealed the men were caught after a three-month investigation which culminated in seven search warrants being executed simultaneously as 24 officers swooped on the three vehicles . |
| 25 | While cutting rebates and slots , two problems occurred on the curved members , firstly the glazing rebate because of the weight and length of curved members and the limited table size of my router , I decided to take the router to the wood and not the wood to the router but then realised I would be machining away the surface I wanted to guide the router on i.e the inside face which is the true radius . |
| 26 | With due respect to the galleries it will be the counter attack which the Europeans mounted on the final afternoon which will linger in this mind the longest . |
| 27 | A few weak lights shone on the far side , and headlights on the Otter Ferry road , two miles away across the black expanse of waves , swung out briefly , like a lighthouse beam … and then dimmed and disappeared . |
| 28 | Since tables began on the current basis 22 years ago , Clerical Medical has appeared in this listing now fewer than 51 times out of 66 . |
| 29 | Our problems started on the first pitch . |
| 30 | There is still a feeling of langour about Crow Wood , lying in those fertile surroundings where cattle thrived on the rich pastureland . |