Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [prep] [pers pn] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that was left of his genial friend lay cold before him on the trestles . |
| 2 | The men who sat or lay near to him on the floor had watched with a curiosity that a man who was held in the Transit gaol at Pot'ma should concern himself with such a small matter as the pin-sharp biting of the louse . |
| 3 | He would pass Syl 's house on the way , since it stood close to ours on the same side of the private road , behind hedges of cypress and box , flanked by lawns garnished with birch and all manner of ornamental trees . |
| 4 | He came over and sat close beside her on the bed , ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere , Robyn . ’ |
| 5 | I walked back into the lounge and said , ‘ You clever girl ’ to Sally and sat close to her on the wide sofa . |