Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It began to prove its value when the members of pupils ' own groups helped each other and came not always to rely on the initiative or instruction of the teacher-tutor . |
| 2 | A GAMBLE on Omidjoy , backed from 66-1 to 14-1 for the opener at Leicester yesterday , failed by the narrowest of margins when odds-on Fair Maid Of Kent got up again to lead on the line . |
| 3 | When I 'd had a bite and patrolled the area , I went back home to sit on the garage roof and have a leisurely wash . |
| 4 | Just before half-time , Doherty had a strong header well saved , while Johnston nipped in well to get on the end of a Beatty cross only to be forced wide by the keeper . |
| 5 | It tended too often to falter on the issue of provision , and it seriously underestimated the extent to which professional attitudes and understanding are vital factors in the improvement of practice . |