Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pers pn] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1741 Collinson reported to him on the miraculous achievement at Thorndon : |
| 2 | As Mr Mansell hesitated , Emerson Fittipaldi from Brazil and Arie Luyendyk from Holland zoomed past him on the main straight . |
| 3 | Erm Mr referred to er put great store it seemed to me on the long term effectiveness of of of reducing er building . |
| 4 | Three or four cars wheezed past us on the dusty road . |
| 5 | I walked towards him on the stony track |
| 6 | Rosen was introduced to Katharine Hamnett by John May , a Face journalist who worked with her on the ill-fated Tomorrow , a magazine that was to be , bravely , ‘ a mix of fashion and politics ’ . |
| 7 | Eliot produced a single page of notes from his pocket which he placed before him on the small table and brooded over for a while ; but when he started , he managed to pack in , during 45 minutes or so , a great deal of sound sense on the subject of drama and especially on the relation of drama to religion . |
| 8 | My father looked after me on the long journey home , and sat with me for every minute . |
| 9 | Slowly , slowly he undressed her , kissing each patch of pale , smooth skin , as it was revealed to him , stroking her , touching her all the while , until she lay before him on the huge expanse of bed , in the lacy fragments of her underwear — the only barrier between Luke and her nakedness . |
| 10 | Father appeared above me on the top step and I wrenched myself out of the man 's nasty fingers . |
| 11 | Their conversation ceased as the eloquent tones of Michael Stein carried towards them on the public address system . |
| 12 | She watched as he sat opposite her on the worn old sofa and proceeded to pour the brandy into the glasses . |
| 13 | Three months ago a worker died and another was badly injured when a lorry ploughed into them on the hard shoulder . |