Example sentences of "her [noun sg] on [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rose and helped her to her feet , steadying her as she eased her weight on to the injured ankle . |
| 2 | Caroline hitched her bottom on to the wide windowsill , put up one leg , and leaned back against the frame . |
| 3 | Defries continued to shoot , locking her beam on to the diminishing targets and sending light-fast bursts of energy into the shadowy interstices of metalwork high above . |
| 4 | As he brushed past her , she dropped her head on to the cold stone of the tomb . |
| 5 | Lindsey was still breathing hard as she strode through hospital reception , with an effort managing to smile at the small group of people sitting there before going through to the consulting-room and flinging her jacket on to the nearest chair . |
| 6 | Laura fell from her chair on to the dead boy on the floor . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said , ‘ how — how jolly , ’ and then she put her spoon suddenly into her ice cream and the whole glistening thing slid smoothly off her plate on to the shining red table . |