Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv prt] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Montgomerie got off on the wrong foot by commencing with a trio of bogeys , making mistakes throughout the bag before settling down to birdie the fifth and sixth and reach the turn in 38 . |
| 2 | Only two minutes left when Richard Walker popped up on the proverbial back stick , sounds painful does n't it , and it was for Portsmouth . |
| 3 | The poignant music drifted into the coffee-house , and Meredith settled back on the Victorian chair to enjoy it and her surroundings . |
| 4 | The Battle of Britain was fought over their heads ; there were dog-fights in the Sussex summer skies , a Messerschmitt shot down on the peaceful Downs . |
| 5 | When his telling cross arrived in the danger area , Stainrod stole in on the blind side of the Perth defence to power the ball home first time from 12 yards . |
| 6 | The rope was once again attached to a tree and then to the saddle of Felipe 's horse , and Maggie lay back on the cliff-top to watch as he made another dangerous trip over the edge . |
| 7 | Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and black chairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables . |
| 8 | Zen sat down on the large sofa which occupied most of one wall , thinking about that last card which he 'd fondly thought he had up his sleeve . |
| 9 | Before the crowd could drift off , Cameron got up on the massive stone gate-post and called on them to swear an oath . |
| 10 | Hazel came out on the farther side of the ilexes and followed the path round a bend . |
| 11 | When he was only forty feet from the Ilyushin , with his right wing now pointing straight up , its tip just a few feet from the airliner 's belly , Duncan pulled back on the left engine and then let the drag pull the plane level . |
| 12 | Stephen pulled in on the opposite side of the road . |
| 13 | Yorkshire set out on the final day in a difficult position , still 130 runs away from making Hampshire bat again , but with all wickets in hand . |
| 14 | Philip sat down on the wet scree thinking about the War , and Arnhem where Great Uncle John had been killed . |
| 15 | In carrying out the balancing exercise Hoffmann J. set out on the one hand the enormous losses caused to a listed public company , the interests of the creditors of B. & C. , the public interest in having the whole matter investigated and the need of the administrators to find out the true financial position of the company and the truth of the representations made concerning it . |
| 16 | Aggie sat down on the wooden chair and drew Millie close to her side as the woman at the far side of the desk smiled gently at her , saying , ‘ I am very pleased to meet you , Mrs Winkowski . |
| 17 | Dyson got off on the wrong foot with Morris from the very beginning , even though Morris politely stopped writing while Bob introduced them , and sat back in his chair to look at Dyson . |
| 18 | Carey went over on the right ankle during a friendly game with Armagh a fortnight ago , and is still gingerly finding his way back to full fitness . |
| 19 | Ironically , while McKean buried his accident-prone reputation , Brazil 's Jose-Luis Barbosa tripped up on the penultimate lap . |
| 20 | But Valli then dropped back to third when club secretary and veteran runner Brian took over on the penultimate third stage . |
| 21 | Julie Craig rolled over on the large double bed . |
| 22 | As soon as he 'd gone , Sandy lay back on the waterbed . |
| 23 | Celia fell back on the only excuse she felt able to make . |
| 24 | " Well , " Graham said awkwardly as Sara sat down on the small bed , " that 's us told . " |
| 25 | Slipping into the bed Sarah looked down on the white-blonde head and felt the familiar tightening in her guts . |
| 26 | France , Germany and Italy came out on the sceptical side , with the UK , the Netherlands and North America on the other . |
| 27 | MARTHA HARLEY SAT down on the mossy stone parapet of the old bridge to put on her shoes . |
| 28 | So when the Trunchbull sat down on the Golden Syrup , the squelch was beautiful . |
| 29 | He let her go abruptly , walking out of the barn , and Jenna sat down on the bottom step of the dusty wooden stairs . |
| 30 | Gina sank back on the comfortable couch . |