Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drinking men lay huddled in newspaper on benches , on railways stations , beneath the arches , beneath the Festival Hall . |
| 2 | The television puppets from Sesame Street have come to life on stage . |
| 3 | ‘ For some time , independents have argued for intervention on behalf of a British film industry : an initiative based around support for films with low production budgets , which neither copy American styles , nor turn into Euro-puddings . |
| 4 | ‘ Aspirations of profit growth have turned into concentration on profit protection , ’ says Mr Lever . |
| 5 | Two huntsmen have gone on trial on cruelty charges . |
| 6 | TWO men have appeared in court on charges following a gang fight and shooting at the Market Trader pub , Kirkby . |
| 7 | Discussions between the FDA , the Japanese Ministry of Welfare and Health and the EC have led to agreement on proposals to avoid duplication of clinical trials on humans and reduce unnecessary animal testing . |
| 8 | It is impossible to think of Aragorn as irretrievably damned for his ignorance of Christianity ( though it is a view some have tried to foist on Beowulf ) . |
| 9 | Children have choked to death on pen-tops , so make sure any tops have air holes . |