Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv prt] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Triumphantly , he slapped a wodge of notes down on the polished mahogany counter , as if anxious to be rid of it , and snatching a 12 bore from the gunsmith , he strode out into the square . |
| 2 | Write all your metaphors and similes down on a separate sheet of paper . |
| 3 | At Lyness , the Thorsvoe noses in on the low tide . |
| 4 | THE angle between Saturn and Pluto on March 20 and October 9 homes in on the financial sector of your chart . |
| 5 | You can never be too early starting your kids off on the right foot — in fact , it 's essential |
| 6 | It 's just the things you poke your hairs up on a sharp stick |
| 7 | There was the hum of cars up on the main road . |
| 8 | I saw parties feeding on the seed-heads of thrift in the middle of a gannet colony , on the seeds of rushes out on the windswept moors , and in my own garden where they quickly cleaned up the remaining rowan berries . |
| 9 | and there 's not any reason why once your in you canne put another couple of lines in , and you can even put a couple of lines in on a different number if you want |
| 10 | The kettle boiled and I made the drinks and followed him through to set the mugs down on the low table near the fireplace . |
| 11 | He put the milk bottles down on a small table in the hall , where they were to remain until Ianthe left , and as far as she knew , for ever after . |
| 12 | The alley 's dead end glowed red in the wash of its brake lights , long shadows being thrown by the garbage hoppers over on the far side , and the sound of the cab 's turning engine had a hard edge in the chill night air . |
| 13 | Another letter in The Times , from Sir Robert Robinson , drew attention to Florey 's work and set enquirers off on a new tack to Oxford , but their journeys turned out to be unrewarding . |
| 14 | Miranda , in black linen shorts and halter top , lay with her feet up on the terracotta-coloured sofa , enjoying her idleness . |
| 15 | Kenneth sighed with pretended regret , putting his feet up on the low wall of the terrace and rocking his seat back on its rear legs as he shaded his eyes with one hand . |
| 16 | I sat alone in a compartment , coming to terms with the fact that I was free at last and if I wanted to put my feet up on the opposite seat or take off my tie , no one in uniform had the right to bustle in and call me Airwoman in that well-known disapproving voice . |
| 17 | And Vasilissa stuck her feet out on the other side . |
| 18 | The PBDS won the remaining seven — several seats down on the previous election in 1987 . |
| 19 | British Rail recently put fares up on the affected routes saying customers had to pay for the vast improvements they 'd made . |
| 20 | Having built their cult reputation four years back on a rib-tickling broadside against bar-room self-aggrandisement called ‘ Preposterous Tales In The Life Of Ken McKenzie ’ and the hilariously deadpan ‘ Three English Football Grounds ’ , this South London duo now augment their tinny beatbox-plus-guitar formula with throbbing keyboard moodscapes as in current single ‘ We Stand Around ’ , the most unnerving paean to soccer obsessives ever recorded . |
| 21 | Like everyone else , like you yourself , I had seen Caduta many times up on the big screen , in costume dramas , musicals , Italian sex comedies , Mexican westerns . |
| 22 | Brilliant weather from the end of May through into June , particularly on the west coast , saw hordes of climbers up on the big mountain routes , particularly on Ben Nevis . |
| 23 | Slowing things down on a busy Wednesday afternoon on Trent F M. |
| 24 | I put my things down on the big table and sat down , shrugging . |
| 25 | As they stood shining their torches down on the twisted bits of metal , they saw it was the mangled remains of a Uzi . |
| 26 | All the trainees dealing with leads obtained from Dun and Bradstreet put their initials down on the white cards they sent out . |
| 27 | Some of our competitors in the north have been er really struggling and erm offering four pounds off on a seven pound fifty entrance fee so bearing that in mind we 're v v very confident that we 've im improved our market share in that area too . |
| 28 | They ran a hardware store and diner in the White Mountains of New Hampshire , serving the hikers and campers up on the Appalachian trail . |
| 29 | A hundred yards down on the other side of the road a knot of men were gathered . |
| 30 | Chancellor Kohl can intimidate mavericks in his Christian Democrat party by threatening to move their names down on the electoral list , exposing them to the risk of defeat at the polls . |