Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] on [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just 'appened on 'is bag , it was near to fallin' off the table . |
| 2 | So I just kept on my way , letting then all come along for the ride , while I hunted for confirmation of what I suspected and feared about Gharr . |
| 3 | But she must have heard me say so , because at seven she came down and said she 'd overlooked this marvellous Stockhausen concert on Two — well , I just put on my coat and flung out of the house … |
| 4 | I just trod on your creature . |
| 5 | I also procured on my voyage out and home a magnificent Collection of the procellaridae and noted with accuracy the different Lati[tude] and Long . |
| 6 | I subsequently choked on my tea as I 'd heard it was 250,000 . |
| 7 | She put up a token resistance , but , knowing that she only existed on his sufferance , opened her mind to him and let him prowl . |
| 8 | the last sixteen days she just lived on her drip . |
| 9 | ‘ She just sat on my bed and she was talking . |
| 10 | She later served on its council ( 1910–15 ) , and was vice-president from 1912 to 1913 . |
| 11 | If she really raced on her bike over the footpath , she might just manage to get to the low bridge before the van reached it . |
| 12 | ‘ You really trod on his pet corn before lunch , did n't you ? ’ |
| 13 | He straightened up , then bowed slightly , ‘ I apologise for barging in and finding you gloriously undressed on my bed , and for ordering you out while I took a shower . |
| 14 | She never presumed on her friendship with Eve by expecting to be let in to the inner sanctum . |
| 15 | She twisted her body a little , so that she too lay on her side , facing him now , decreasing the distance between them . |
| 16 | We also called on our Secretary of State to use this opportunity to introduce a comprehensive ‘ green ’ farming scheme for the whole of Wales open to every farmer . |
| 17 | With your wonderful knowledge of the Bible , Mr. Deputy Speaker , you produced the Lazarus motion which revived them all from the dead and they eventually passed on their way through the House . |
| 18 | Those wonderfully powerful steam engines belching out smoke as they literally trembled on their way , the fair men hanging on to all sorts of vantage points as they progressed towards their goal . |
| 19 | They later intervened on his behalf when he was investigated for criminal fraud , thereby opening themselves to allegations of having accepted bribes . |
| 20 | They both played on my stuff and we all played with Joe Walsh , which was really a great buzz , pounding out Rocky Mountain Way … ’ |
| 21 | He eventually capitalized on his knowledge of Europe by publishing in 1796 both a set of five maps of the Rhine , Meuse , and Scheldt and a survey entitled A Developement of the Views and Designs of the French Nation , which sought to warn the English of certain French activities . |
| 22 | That he let her go , and that she was free of him so easily was a great relief , but she was shaken from the unwanted experience , and as he swiftly went on his way she turned round — but only to collide with someone else . |
| 23 | On 11 August a Dutch government surveyor , Captain Ferzenaar , made another examination of the island at close quarters , but he prudently stayed on his boat . |
| 24 | He so concentrated on his dialogue — I never had to reshoot a scene because Kenny fluffed a line — that he could n't do anything at the same time as he was talking . ’ |
| 25 | Very , very confusing this is , the world is going upside down and he do n't know what 's going to happen next you see , for instance looking a year ago , two years ago the wall , the Berlin Wall was standing and the Russian empire was feared , all over the world , and now this day , it just fell on its face |
| 26 | it just fell on its face and it 's such a shame that the land like that er , er rich in everything , neglected themselves to that state that they 're begging for food |
| 27 | He just turned on his heel and fled . |
| 28 | For his own part , the prince would cheerfully have bedded down in the cramped military quarters he normally used on his periodical visits , but he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests , and the greater space and grace of the abbot 's apartments made approach to his own person easier , and brought more petitioners in search of his favour , which at once satisfied his thirsty sense of duty , and wore him out into childish sleepiness by nightfall . |
| 29 | When I was at home or in the village , it usually perched on my shoulder . |
| 30 | But instead of looking at her , he was staring down at her hand where it still lay on his arm . |