Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | China refused to sign an ‘ unofficial ’ treaty , or to change its guidelines on the treatment Taiwanese investors should receive — which is more favourable than that offered many foreign investors . |
| 2 | Rather than ramming the trainers with the guns , the dolphins either " swam away or put their snouts on the trainers ' shoulders — very affectionately ! " |
| 3 | He would n't be allowed to fart or pick his nose or put his feet on the table . |
| 4 | He pushed back the chairs and laid his blankets on the floor to fall asleep , as always , the moment he closed his eyes . |
| 5 | I shook the rain out of my hair and wiped my feet on the doormat , then stepped into the porch and tried the inner door . |
| 6 | He put down the carving knife on the chopping block and wiped his hands on the end of his apron . |
| 7 | He must go now , to the apartment block , and make his calls on the tenants . |
| 8 | The dawn of the philosophical Enlightenment had almost no effect upon the average European who still tilled his feudal strip and grazed his animals on the common land . |
| 9 | He did n't say , ‘ Right , men — come in by twos , line up facing east and bang your foreheads on the floor ! ’ |
| 10 | If Sid put £100 ( $175 ) into each of the big privatisations and sold his shares on the first day of trading — as many such investors did — he would ( before expenses ) have got back an extra 41% . |
| 11 | We will continue to offer generous funding for Housing for Wales and concentrate our efforts on the special needs of rural Wales . |
| 12 | She stepped up to his desk , as he continued flicking through some papers , and fixed her eyes on the top of his arrogant head . |
| 13 | I gulped , and fixed my eyes on the blood-red pen on the desk . |
| 14 | He did not budge as Mr Gubb raised the cane above his shoulder and fixed his eyes on the boy 's fingers with the concentration of a golfer addressing his ball . |
| 15 | A one-parent family , living on scraps from the educational world , too proud to seek refuge and warm her hands on the tepid thickly painted radiators of Leeds , to cast off her jerseys and socks on the radiant central heating of Sussex , to lie half-naked in that ill-starred farmhouse in Tuscany . |
| 16 | In a further indication of the desire among party members to see an end to the public attacks , David Clark , the convener of Motherwell North SNP — which includes the Mossend branch — called on the party to unite and concentrate its attacks on the Conservatives and Labour . |
| 17 | His steps grew brisker and he punched and thumped at shop doors , crashed padlocks against their cold chains and hanged his hands on the windows . |
| 18 | Though now , as Liz recited names of guests , she saw Charles drift away into what she took to be some private realm of financial speculation and morose managerial debate : he started to bite the inside of his lip , as he did when preoccupied , and to drum his fingers on the silvery-yellow brocade of the settee . |
| 19 | The buck thrashed and spat and made a high keening noise I did n't think rabbits were capable of and beat its legs on the ground . |
| 20 | Sit as shown , and place your hands on the lower thighs so you can feel the leg muscle contractions . |
| 21 | ‘ And when I 've done emptying , I could come back here and empty your brains on the ground , could n't I ? ’ |
| 22 | My blaster , ’ she said , backing towards a wall and keeping her eyes on the widening gap between the doors . |
| 23 | Then we boiled it dutifully and heated our tins on the Calor gas stove in the kitchen . |
| 24 | These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies . |
| 25 | And he came in and sat down and put his elbows on the edge of his tray and it all went whack over his blazer and it all slid down onto his trousers . |
| 26 | He stopped and put his chains on the wheels , got off the motorway , started to put chains on the wheels . |
| 27 | in P P G twelve about the guidance the structure plan should provide to a local planner , and put my cards on the table , wonder whether it would n't actually be more to say if York can only provide thirty three hectares , that should be the provision first in York ? |
| 28 | Jane reached out and rested her fingers on the back of his hand . |
| 29 | Holding her head high , she went over to the rail and rested her fingers on the chrome , looking out over the sparkling , sun-streaked water . |
| 30 | She put down the bread knife and rested her hands on the table . |