Example sentences of "sun [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , while ensuring the blue of sky in front of the camera , I had to wait for the sun to fall on the scene from behind me , otherwise the sparkle of beach and palms would have been lost . |
| 2 | As they dropped down the steep winding road , the sky was a brilliant blue , the sun gleaming on the gilt weathervane of the church and on the butter-and-honey-coloured buildings . |
| 3 | He unbuttoned his shirt and the sun gleamed on the astrological medallion around his neck . |
| 4 | The lady in the candy-pink dress still carried her ice-skates and the boots were soft white kid , the sun flashing on the blades . |
| 5 | the sun rose on the last of Alamein . |
| 6 | The sun rose on the sixth day . |
| 7 | The last thing she remembered was the sun perched on the shed window ledge like a big golden ball , and Edward telling her it was bedtime . |
| 8 | It was also very hot , for the drawing room faced due south and the hot sun beat on the glass . |
| 9 | after sun soaking on the sandy Levante beach , it 's only a 200 metre walk to the hotel . |
| 10 | But in the period covered by this book society was not quite so hierarchical as before or after ; nor did a man 's place in the sun depend on the number and dignity of his ancestors . |
| 11 | although still basically ugly , looked nicer with the late April sun glinting on the old stonework . |
| 12 | They drove the length of London Street and Bridge Road in silence until the first glimpse of the sun glinting on the river by Chertsey Bridge prompted Sarah to comment . |
| 13 | Picture the belt down across his chest with the sun glinting on the bullets that filled most of the loops . |
| 14 | Energy from the sun arrives on the Earth as short wave radiation , some of which is absorbed to warm the air , land and sea . |
| 15 | It was intensely moving : all the more so in Zurich as the back wall of the theatre was lowered to reveal the morning sun glittering on the lake . |
| 16 | The great skeletal tree trunks , sun warmed on the sand — she and Adam had climbed on them , scrambling over the huge crooked shapes . |
| 17 | The main attraction of the Tenesor is its lovely pool area , often the scene of a pool party , with its king-size swimming pool and sun loungers on the surrounding sun terrace . |
| 18 | The sun shone on the rippling river and the long willow leaves just touched its bubbling golden surface . |
| 19 | The sun shone on the long road to the south . |
| 20 | While there was fear and death inside the school , the sun shone on the flowers outside , and on the flowing streams in the valleys . |
| 21 | It was the middle of summer , and every day the sun shone on the green fields , the white , baked roads , and the cool , dark woods . |
| 22 | The sun shone on the white water as the gaily coloured knights powered their shining craft through the foaming waters of Old Father Thames . |
| 23 | The sun shone on the beautiful lines of her face . |
| 24 | Sometimes it rained , but mainly the sun shone on the army first summoned into existence , without the impact of commercial pop , back at the Albert Hall in 1965 , and the Roundhouse in the cold October of 1966 . |
| 25 | Generally speaking , one could say that the ‘ sun shone on the righteous ’ as virtually all of the outings enjoyed good weather . |
| 26 | The sun spangled on the water as it went down into a red wrack of clouds . |
| 27 | Meredith peeped out of the dormer window at the sun sparkling on the wet slates and road . |
| 28 | I 'd been up practically the whole night , and all that driving with the sun dancing on the baked roads had n't helped . |
| 29 | ‘ Nazi riots will hit Britain , ’ the Sun declared on the eve of polling . |
| 30 | The late afternoon sun fell on the table as we ate our individual quiches and dandelion salad . |