Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , United started in fine style as early as the twentieth second ; Martin Foyle was brought down on the edge of the penalty area and Paul Simpson 's free kick was headed away for a corner . |
| 2 | Mrs Wright was sitting down on the bank , the gun across her knees . |
| 3 | In 1944 our Lancaster of 57 Sqn , piloted by Flt Lt Bulcraig was shot down on a raid on Revigny , Northern France , killing the pilot , Bomb Aimer Fg Off Robson , Flt Eng Sgt Gale and W/Op Sgt Loughlin . |
| 4 | John was astounded to learn Carol had entered him in the competition only mum Linda was let in on the secret . |
| 5 | John was astounded to learn Carol had entered him in the competition only mum Linda was let in on the secret . |
| 6 | Mrs Parvis was standing out on the front doorstep , pretending to watch out for something in the sky . |
| 7 | ‘ Shortly after it returned , Pete was rolling around on the carpet and found a titbit , ’ Andrew explained . |
| 8 | In fact the Ravenscraig , present Ravenscraig was built up on the first place from a steelworks known then as Corral Steelworks . |
| 9 | Frank was lying back on the pillows with his eyes closed . |
| 10 | Fortunately she had managed to read quickly through her own piece , which looked really professional , but she wondered what J.D. was thundering about on the editorial page . |
| 11 | Henry Hughton was snapped up on a free-transfer for Palace from Orient and was arguably one of Manager Alan Mullery 's best signing for the club , because Henry 's amazing versatility became extremely useful in several difficult seasons at Selhurst Park . |
| 12 | But Donald was doubled up on the sofa . |
| 13 | The Tote was the only legal means of off-course betting for decades but off-course betting did not thrive until Ladbrokes was allowed in on the act . |
| 14 | Carwyn Williams was sitting out on the balcony watching the waves . |
| 15 | Uncle Philip was laid out on a charcoal grill like a barbecued pork chop . |
| 16 | Drafted into the final eleven when Hooper was ruled out on the morning of the match with a hairline fracture of the finger sustained in the nets , the 24-year old Adams would soon be called on to intervene on his team 's behalf with the bat . |
| 17 | Bryn was shot down on a bombing raid in 1944 and the Belgian resistance smuggled him to safety in a coffin . |
| 18 | Menzies was crouching back on the bench , his legs braced , like a cornered hare frozen in a last effort to baffle the enemy . |
| 19 | Mrs Sweet was holding out on the police . |
| 20 | Peter was lying back on the sofa , doing nothing in particular . |
| 21 | Further unhappiness and a similar rift were generated over opinion and strategy in defence , where de Gaulle was striking out on a path different from that of the other Western allies , a path that culminated in the withdrawal of France from the NATO military command structure in 1966 , necessitating the removal of NATO headquarters from Paris to Brussels . |
| 22 | Elizabeth was propped up on the pillows , with the baby lying in the cradle by the bed . |
| 23 | Carolyn was picking up on the movements of the three women , which had seemed so mysteriously random at first . |
| 24 | Miss Thomas was laid out on a pavement and the police were summoned from a nearby police station . |
| 25 | She had spotted it when Stella was laid out on the sofa . |
| 26 | Even Volkswagen was getting in on the act with its two concept Varios ( see separate story ) , which could bring four-wheel-drive recreational motoring to a much wider audience . |