Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [noun prp] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curtis reached out and clapped Turner on the shoulder . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , in June 1626 he was introduced to George Villiers , first Duke of Buckingham [ q.v. ] , who had him knighted and appointed KC on the council of the north . |
| 3 | When at last she snatched up her bedroom phone and found Rory on the end of it , Jessica had already endured a call from Terence . |
| 4 | To try and beat Iraq on the ground risks destroying Kuwait in order to save it . " |
| 5 | He shouldered his way through the crowd and joined Witcher on the rock . |
| 6 | After a brief wait and an exchange of pleasantries with Renee , Yanto carried the two brimming mugs back out into the sun and joined Selwyn on the bench . |
| 7 | ‘ Back there in the lift earlier you did n't instantly and gallantly leap to my defence and punch Florian on the nose when he was carrying on about how undesirable I am ! ’ |
| 8 | He ran and kissed Lucie on the forehead , as if it was something he did routinely every day . |
| 9 | She crossed the kitchen and kissed Maggie on the head , |
| 10 | She bent over and kissed Midwinter on the cheek . |
| 11 | She leant forward and kissed Harold on the cheek . |
| 12 | This is n't the street , Sabina , ’ said Nunzia , coming in and kissing Caterina on the top of her head . |
| 13 | On the summer 's day that Michael Caine was being interviewed , he and the researcher sat and watched Wimbledon on the telly together for an hour or so before they got down to work . |
| 14 | Then he saw a stone fall , glance off a crag and hit Corti on the head . |
| 15 | After a time this gentleman leant forward and tapped Baldwin on the knee . |
| 16 | He leaned over and tapped Athelstan on the arm . |
| 17 | He raised one hand and tapped Jack on the cheek . |
| 18 | Robson , who is expected to bring Steve Bull and David Platt into the attack for Beardsley and Lineker , can play Hodge on the left in Barnes 's place and keep Waddle on the right , where he performed so well in the goalless draw with Italy last month . |
| 19 | Hitch jumped back aboard The Abbott and slapped Morton on the shoulder . |
| 20 | Dear me , sir , you possess good sense , I see , ’ and Calatin looked pleased and slapped Fribble on the back which , as Fribble later pointed out , was rather alarming , because — ‘ Although he 's quite a small giant as giants go , ’ — Calatin was still twelve feet tall and his hands were like York hams . |
| 21 | Jenjin crowed and slapped Burun on the back . |
| 22 | He happened to glance up and saw Beryl on the landing . |
| 23 | I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear . |
| 24 | When they got to the florist and Georg saw his father emerging he really was cross , so cross he leapt out from the driver 's seat and intercepted Willi on the pavement . |
| 25 | We were all sorry to hear of the death of Richard Holt , who made a big mark in this House and put Langbaurgh on the map . |
| 26 | I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on the abolition of composite rate tax . |
| 27 | It was the boy they had talked to in the Coptic Place of the Dead , the one who had given them information — and kicked Georgiades on the shin . |
| 28 | De Gaulle , however , defended it not just in economic terms but on the grounds that inflation would imperil the franc and throw France on the mercy of foreigners . |
| 29 | In reply , Pascoe closed up his fist and smote Sam on the chest , sending him staggering back . |
| 30 | Somebody runs out of the crowd and hits Mowat on the back of the neck . |