Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb past] on [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS ONE OF BERNARD 'S FAVOURITES AND ALWAYS SAT ON HIS DESK . |
| 2 | She had sat down opposite him and immediately started on her inquisition . |
| 3 | A priest glanced up , assessing the wealth of the new arrival , and then continued on his way to consume yet another ritual meal of sweets and milk . |
| 4 | He stopped midway to say a prayer in the Chapel of St Thomas for the safety of their journey and then continued on his way . |
| 5 | He told the court : ‘ It shut slowly and then slammed on my finger … it cut off the top of my ring finger . ’ |
| 6 | This one just hung there like a kite on an invisible string and then fell on its prey like a stone , somewhere in another field . |
| 7 | Piers cleaned out his ear with his little finger and then leant on his elbow with his forehead on outstretched fingers — and shook his head every time the instrument ( I did n't know what it was then ) vibrated . |
| 8 | She devoured it , not having eaten for twenty-four hours , and then stayed on her cot until Duncan and Myeloski arrived . |
| 9 | I stamped up the stairs , ran along the corridor , slammed my door and then jumped on my bed . |
| 10 | The first name on the ‘ 92 list is that of a lady who insisted on coming out in her dressing-gown to rill the boot of the car with bags of glossy paperbacks one freezing February night , and then stood on her doorstep waving till I was out of sight . |