Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun sg] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over many cups of tea , he succeeded in convincing some of them that I was an English traveller on my way to visit the Amoita in Aussa . |
| 2 | And is there anything I can put on my scalp to help the hair grow again ? |
| 3 | I knew he 'd fought James on it tooth and nail , and though in all honesty I felt I 'd won him round to some extent since , the prejudices remained beneath the surface of benignity , waiting only for some unwary blunder on my part to crack the surface and let them burst through . |
| 4 | At a later date I went to evening classes and with this suit still on my mind asked the instructor 's advice . |
| 5 | I am particularly concerned by the potentially damaging effects of a rise in groundwater level on my property following the construction of the barrage . |
| 6 | I do n't want to think about it ; I do n't want those puzzled eyes locked on my face seeing the madness spilling out of me . |
| 7 | D'Arcy said : ‘ As you are no doubt aware , the purpose of this kidnap is to put pressure on my client to reveal the whereabouts of a missing ship . |
| 8 | Altering the location at which the rat is put into the tank is almost without effect on its capacity to find the shelf . |
| 9 | This system should not be judged solely on its ability to diagnose the occult primary site correctly ( sensitivity ) but also on its potential to exclude other sites . |
| 10 | Palm trees and the Bellver castle were silhouetted against a bright blue sky on its plateau overlooking the bay , and Ruth was impressed . |
| 11 | Before returning , a look down into the tremendous ravine of Ling Gill below the bridge will reveal a most impressive scene , the beck hurrying along a bouldery bed fringed by trees and cliffs on its way to join the Ribble ; several minor caves have been found and explored along its banks but the rough terrain is a deterrent to walkers who prefer to travel sedately . |
| 12 | The stream , on its way to join the River Ure , has its origins on Abbotside Common and passes through the small hidden village of Cotterdale , a community unseen and unsuspected from the main road , the only access to it branching off as a gated strip of tarmac . |
| 13 | Two quiet roads lead up to the head of the village ; between them , still bubbling with excitement after a remarkable journey from the depths of Gaping Gill , is Clapham Beck , fringed by trees and crossed by five bridges , on its way to join the River Wenning . |
| 14 | Power for Inchbrook Mill came from the Nailsworth Stream , but the little Stream itself rises in the lakes of the Woodchester Valley and originally powered three mills on its way to join the Nailsworth Stream . |
| 15 | Luck , however , was not there when the bridal car broke down on its way to collect the bride . |
| 16 | With lavish indiscretion the stream was at one point crossed by the baby bridge and , fifty yards further , went underground on its way to feed the sliver of still water called " The Lake " . |
| 17 | Marian made a bed of dry bracken for Hugh while Allen lit a fire and fetched water from a brook that ran at the foot of the bank on its way to swell the nightmare of the Swamp . |
| 18 | Marian made a bed of dry bracken for Hugh while Allen lit a fire and fetched water from a brook that ran at the foot of the bank on its way to swell the nightmare of the Swamp . |
| 19 | Upstream , through the gorge known as the Wachau , runs one of the prettiest stretches of the river and I sat for a pleasant hour on its embankment watching the swallows skim its waters . |
| 20 | He said the company had delivered on its promise to realise the potential of the European Fighter Aircraft , which now had a surer future as the Eurofighter 2000 , and to advance the £4.5 billion defence contract with Saudi Arabia . |
| 21 | Isabel stared up at the royal castle high on its hill overlooking the town and wondered what the grim stone fortress would mean to her . |
| 22 | We sat on its terrace overlooking the harbour , watching the sky blush rose-red and devouring plum oysters , crabs , and langoustines caught that same day — and the first snails I have ever had that did not taste like bits of black rubber boot fried in garlic and olive oil . |
| 23 | Then it moved away at a brisk trot , the small and incredibly ugly imp that was perching on its lid watching the scenery with interest . |
| 24 | So they stored the coffin in their darkest , coldest room , the old woman 's sick room , and piled stones on its lid to keep the dogs out . |
| 25 | The daily rotation of the earth on its axis had the advantage that it eliminated the need for the huge outermost sphere to revolve every twenty-four hours . |
| 26 | The cask is laid on a cradle on its side to encourage the sediment to sink to the belly . |
| 27 | Deciding it was right , she left it to swing lightly between her breasts as she sprayed herself with Dune , the new Christian Dior fragrance , on her way to answer the doorbell . |
| 28 | The girl sister Chiang arrives at the wharf at Chungking on her way to rejoin the rebels in the N. of the province , and is met by a communist agent who is rather foppish in his behaviour , and later turns out to be , not surprisingly , a renegade . |
| 29 | But on her way to catch the bus to Bodelwyddan little Harriet , from Bryn-y-Baal , near Mold , lost her favourite cuddly toy Winnie the Pooh . |
| 30 | When Melissa reached home , Iris , in slacks and a baggy sweater , was leaning on her gate studying the sky as if assessing the prospects for tomorrow 's weather . |