Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb past] [pron] on the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A car passed them on the single track road , heading north ; they stood aside to let it pass , waving at the single occupant when he waved at them . |
| 2 | A head collar was eventually put on her in the chute , and when she threw her head up in anxiety a roustabout hit her on the face with a lump of wood ‘ for being so stupid ! ’ |
| 3 | He was seen twice near the village of Langley Park on Saturday night , and yesterday a woman noticed him on the busy A167 dual carriageway on the outskirts of Durham City about 10 miles from Lanchester . |
| 4 | After a long session trying on clothes , she was walking out with her purchases when a man tapped her on the shoulder and asked her to go back into the shop . |
| 5 | An Edinburgh postman 's second wife protested when a cousin congratulated her on the birth of her first step-grandchild , ‘ You 'll be a granny now . ’ |
| 6 | A hand touched her on the shoulder . |
| 7 | A hand clasped me on the shoulder . |
| 8 | ‘ A wasp stung me on the finger . ’ |
| 9 | As I panted in the thin air , a herdboy passed me on the broken steps which zigzagged up the mountainside , joining the smooth terraces with their retaining walls of stone . |
| 10 | A van passed them on the other carriageway . |
| 11 | On his journey , fearful and probably suffering from reactionary depression , he slept a night under a broom bush , where he dreamed that an angel touched him on the shoulder and bade him rise and eat . |