Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cardiff moved out on to the landing , still keeping the gun well in front of him , and ready to use it if the thing should show any signs of stirring . |
| 2 | So Angus got up on to the rock and held his fist high and told young McCulloch to stand the hostages on a knoll where everyone could see them and called out the oath above the drone of the pipe : ‘ We do swear — never to swerve — from our present path — till we have cleansed the country — of this oppressive Act . |
| 3 | Once he had gone , Shiona sank down on to the bed and kicked off her shoes , glad to be alone for a few minutes . |
| 4 | Moving as quietly and gently as she could to avoid scaring the budgie away , Penny climbed up on to the fence and then , by way of various branches , up the tree . |
| 5 | Shiona climbed out on to the crunchy , gravelled forecourt and looked around her . |
| 6 | Shiona stepped out on to the landing . |
| 7 | But this time Hardy went straight on to the attack , putting Holmes on the canvas with a right over the top for an initial count of seven . |
| 8 | David jumped down on to the platform and put up his hands for the baggage . |
| 9 | Fenella clambered cautiously on to the oak log and grasped the ledge . |
| 10 | Rachaela walked out on to the street . |
| 11 | Maggie walked out on to the balcony and looked across at the mountains . |
| 12 | Ronni stepped out on to the terrace feeling elated with excitement . |
| 13 | Conchis moved out on to the terrace , and I followed him . |
| 14 | Poor old long-suffering Dunbar , Aubrey thought , as Pogo climbed out on to the pavement and paid the driver . |
| 15 | Cedric sank happily on to the tattered hearthrug at his feet and gazed up adoringly at his new master . |
| 16 | Ten minutes later , dressed in aqua-coloured jogging pants and a white T-shirt , her hair vigorously tamed into a ponytail and with trainers on her feet , Lindsey stepped out on to the crew deck into bright May sunshine and a temperature of seventy degrees . |
| 17 | Philip went back on to the roof and finished the tiling . |
| 18 | There were no bombs left , so Mayne leaped up on to the wing and , reaching into the cockpit , wrenched out the instrument panel with his bare hands . |
| 19 | Caroline sank down on to the edge of the bed and shut her eyes tightly , trying to block out the humiliating scene , but it was impossible . |
| 20 | Steve flopped back on to the sofa , his legs over the arm , cradling the glass of champagne in two hands . |
| 21 | Mrs Pettifer came out on to the terrace with a tray , glasses and a big bottle of champagne . |
| 22 | The train pulled into Central Station and Nathan stepped down on to the platform with his case . |
| 23 | ABDELATIF AREBEYAT walks slowly on to the podium , utters a Koranic greeting and opens a new day of business in the Jordanian parliament . |
| 24 | Talbot moved out on to the port wing to join the lieutenant who stood there , a tall , thin young man with fair hair , thick pebbled glasses and a permanently lugubrious expression . |
| 25 | Carson stepped out on to the terrace and looked over the rail again . |
| 26 | Samantha Cullam scuttled out on to the pavement . |
| 27 | Hilda collapsed slackly on to the divan bed . |
| 28 | Ben Tillett , Tom McCarthy and Tom Mann , general secretary , organizer and president respectively of an enlarged Dockers ' Union became the original strike leaders , with John Burns coming later on to the scene . |
| 29 | All London came out on to the streets to watch when Essex and his men left for Ireland . |
| 30 | Emma dropped down on to the couch again and Peggy beside her , and the first question Peggy asked was , ‘ Is this true ? ’ and Emma nodded , saying , ‘ Yes , yes , it 's true , every word . ’ |