Example sentences of "[coord] it [vb past] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the gentlest of expressions of authority , but it could scarcely be firmer ; and it fell on willing ears . |
| 2 | And it had on painted hose of black and white , so cunningly painted that no man who saw them would have thought but that they were grieves and cuishes , unless he had laid his hand upon them ; and they put on it a surcoat of green sendal , having his arms blazoned thereon , and a helmet of parchment , which was cunningly painted that every one might have believed it to be iron ; and his shield was hung round his neck , and they placed the sword Tizona in his hand , and they raised his arm , and fastened it up so subtilly that it was a marvel to see how upright he held the sword . |
| 3 | It had limited access , it had planning permission for only 11,000 sq.ft. , and it stood on ancient water ponds that covered almost half the site . |
| 4 | He was in an iron bed which resembled that on which he slept in ffeatherstonehaugh 's , but it had on one side a sad leatherette-and-wooden armchair and on the other a small white cabinet . |
| 5 | The statement was extremely thin , but it touched on one matter of importance — the fact that some employers spend money on training but others do not : they poach . |
| 6 | Of course , that Bill is now confetti , but it focused on local authorities , the Post Office and British Rail . |