Example sentences of "[v-ing] [vb pp] [adv prt] on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Karen was lying stretched out on the sofa facing me , staring up at the ceiling .
2 A few feet away two medics were lying stretched out on the floor of the barn , one lying face down , his arms by his sides , he appeared to be dead .
3 Filth , dust , pollution , children getting run over on the roads , road traffic .
4 Having missed out on the runners-up spot in the league by just one point , this cup final victory is a successful note on which to end the season .
5 The blame was placed squarely on the United States for having gone back on the Moscow agreement and on the basis worked out by Marshall and Molotov for renewing the meetings of the Joint Commission .
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