Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I missed out on the Welsh match , so you might think this is sour grapes . |
| 32 | I ended up on the front fucking wheels of a pushbike |
| 33 | I hit the central barrier and he went on about fifty yards while I ended up on the hard shoulder |
| 34 | She would n't be a real Brownie if she flew home and left them stranded out on the snowy woods . |
| 35 | Mum , I do n't want that one then she goes back on the three , goes , yeah ? |
| 36 | Even a piece of her mind could cost you dearly if you got on on the wrong side of her . |
| 37 | PS Sorry you got off on the wrong foot with the new commander . |
| 38 | Just wait until the last day , when you come , you sit down on the fucking stool and each leg goes like that ! |
| 39 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 40 | She bore down on the surprised Jane like a galleon in full sail and demanded , imperiously , what she intended to ‘ do ’ with the house . |
| 41 | ‘ It 's this business of acceleration faking gravity again — what you found out on the Big Dipper . |
| 42 | Yes you do , you break up on the twentieth ! |
| 43 | When the trees broke , she came out on the uncut lawn of the heath . |
| 44 | But at last she came out on the other side and ran after them as before , calling out , " Hoo ! |
| 45 | She dropped down on the other side of the sweetheart plant from Rain , bowed her head , rested her right hand lightly on the keys , shut her eyes tight and concentrated . |
| 46 | From the terrace beside the chapel you look down on the playing fields of Eton . |
| 47 | When she found out , she walked out on the 15-year marriage , taking daughters Katie , 13 , and Alexis , eight , with her . |
| 48 | What the camera can not reveal is when you set off on the second nine from the 10th tee , by the time you reach the green you have travelled nearly 60 feet downhill . |
| 49 | You go to church so fine and holy and when your neighbour fall down sick you pass by on the other side ! |
| 50 | Eva said , ‘ For Christ 's sake , ca n't you cut down on the bloody mysticism — we 're not in Beckenham now . |
| 51 | She curled up on the other side of the bed . |
| 52 | ‘ Well , ’ she curled up on the deep sill and wrapped the duvet more tightly around herself , leaving him to find a seat of his own as she knew he was going to , ‘ that sounds like life — so what ? ’ |
| 53 | She rang in on the fifth day to say she was no better and did n't feel she was getting anywhere . |
| 54 | Drawing the curtain across the windows she looked out on the gloomy , almost deserted street . |
| 55 | Her window had been wide all night and as she got out of bed she looked down on the dusty heads of trees where sparrows were fussing . |
| 56 | She looked back on the whole expanse of land |
| 57 | Otherwise you may find yourself later , as you sweep along on the actual business of writing , gradually drifting into producing quite another sort of book than the one you set out to write and in consequence disappointing readers ' expectations which at the beginning you had gone to trouble to arouse . |
| 58 | on well you go up on the left side . |
| 59 | She lay down on the dirty bed . |
| 60 | She eased back on the twin-power throttles and pushed the mixture and prop levers fully forward . |