Example sentences of "on the [noun sg] and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a ship on the lip and a horse , of course , |
| 2 | Crash investigator , David Bristow used tyre marks on the road and a reconstruction to calculate that Gooch 's car had been travelling at up to 96 mph . |
| 3 | its , it , the other truck drivers and I have to say that erm to a certain extent you do need to be forceful and positive because er they need a lot of space to manoeuvre on the road and a lot of people who drive cars do n't quite realize how much space they need and if they wo n't give you the space you have to take it . |
| 4 | We er put a flag on the top and a sort of plant pot stuck on the top of that and then me and Sinead we made a erm we put to stones and we filled that with junk and had a aerial stuck in it . |
| 5 | motorbike on the top and a car on the bottom in a circle |
| 6 | And now , aired and emptied of its clutter , with fresh sheets on the bed and a bowl of roses on the table by the window , the room awaited Iskandara . |
| 7 | Currencies levels in Table 3 have been taken back to 28th September 1990 , with a view to highlighting what has been a roller coaster ride on the dollar and a drift against most Continental currencies up to June 1992 ; this was then followed by a movement often characterised as ‘ dropping off the edge of a cliff ’ , when sterling left the ERM . |
| 8 | The band are expected to perform two sets on the night and a number of special guests will be announced in the coming weeks . |
| 9 | The room , the master bedroom , was a dark , meticulous chamber of matching pillowcases and flesh-toned carpet , floral prints on the wall and a bedspread to match , identical bedside tables without drawers , a wardrobe of tall discretion , a VCR . |
| 10 | The video sat on the floor and a tape was in the machine . |
| 11 | The room had lino on the floor and a plastic three-piece suite gathered round a chipped tile fireplace all covered in dust , but through the door into the kitchen Hoomey could see a more homely scene , with Stalin and Gary watching football on a television set that sat on top of a refrigerator beside the sink . |
| 12 | Erm right the Yorkshire Aquarist Festival we had a coach two ninety three pound on the coach and a raffle a hundred and six pound erm on the inter-club we had a fourteen pound twenty five entry and we had a raffle , twenty nine twenty five , making forty three pound fifty . |
| 13 | second , where on registration of a charge the Registrar ( as he can be required to do ) issues a certificate of registration stating the date on which particulars of a charge were delivered to him , this is made conclusive evidence that the particulars were delivered no later than the date stated on the certificate and a presumption that they were delivered no earlier . |
| 14 | Not surprisingly in this sprawling rural district the tories are the second largest grouping on the council and a couple of gains for them could deny the independents overall control . |
| 15 | To keep Tubifex worms , the aquarium must have a layer of mud on the bottom and a supply of fresh-water continuously dripping into the aquarium . |
| 16 | It had wheels on the bottom and a handle inside , which he turned to get him from place to place . |
| 17 | Simon Gale emerged from his day down below deck , Rod Hale nursed a whack on the head and a blow to his ego by being told he was a ‘ stupid boy ’ by the skipper , and surveyors returned to their cars tired and tanned . |
| 18 | They buy a cot , a changing table , a convertible buggy/pram , a baby seat to go in the back of the car , a changing mat , a night-light , a sterilizing unit , five large bottles plus teats , five small bottles plus teats , five baby-grows ( newborn size ) , three undervests ( newborn size ) , three pairs of socks ( newborn size ) , a mobile with four fluffy ducks dancing around a clockwork mechanism that plays the Brahms Lullaby , a wallpaper frieze with chickens on it which Paul has to put up in the nursery , a van-sized packet of newborn nappies , a tub of cream to put on the kid 's bottom , a bucket of white emulsion to freshen up the nursery walls , a lampshade with more chickens on it to brighten up the nursery light , a parasol to go on the buggy and a breast pump for expressing milk . |
| 19 | ‘ There are towels on the rail and a robe behind the door . |
| 20 | There was a knock on the door and a member of the Prince 's staff appeared with a large bouquet of flowers . |
| 21 | And when it was n't working on the farm a transport on the back and a bag of straw to sit on and it became the family 's personal transport . |
| 22 | I took my bicycle on the train , with two packs slung on the back and a typewriter . |
| 23 | GOD 'S PROMISES ON THE BRINK and a hero brought down to earth with a bump |
| 24 | The cash crisis has been blamed on the recession and a breakdown in negotiations with the county council . |
| 25 | Craig : ‘ We 're thinking of having these boxer shorts done with ‘ E ’ on one cheek and ‘ D ’ on the other and a cow on the cod-piece . ’ |
| 26 | The new Executive looks forward to the future , with a stern brow , a firm hand on the tiller and a will to be successful . |
| 27 | A group of men standing at a bus turn-about opened fire on the patrol and a number of bullets passed through the rear window , narrowly missing a soldier . |
| 28 | Ahead there 's a stile over a wall , but before that to the right is a metal gate with a squeeze stile and go down the track between a hedge on the right and a fence on the left . |
| 29 | ‘ One day you 'll come in here and there 'll just be a burnt patch on the ground and a wisp of smoke where the chip shop man used to be , ’ I said . |
| 30 | What with the Santa Cruz Operation 's new president Lars Turndal being the new kid on the block and a stranger to most of the people who 'll have to deal with him , we thought we 'd give a little of his background . |