Example sentences of "on [pers pn] [prep] the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gav — who probably epitomised thick-skulledness , though admittedly would not be amongst one 's first fifteen when it came to offering proof of heavy traffic within the central nervous system — opened one bleary eye and focused on me with the same accuracy one has grown to expect from security forces aiming baton rounds at protesters ' legs . |
| 2 | These ledgers can be easily subdivided , enabling several clerks to work on them at the same time and it is also easier to withdraw old accounts and insert new ones in their place . |
| 3 | She felt a flood of heat as he stared down at her , felt the deepening intensity of his gaze on her in the few seconds before his mouth descended slowly to take possession of her lips . |
| 4 | She said that because he was a volunteer she felt she could not call on him in the same way as with a paid worker . |
| 5 | Look on it in the same way as the treads on your bike or car tyres . |
| 6 | He should understand that ‘ the story of Christ is simply a true myth : a myth working on us in the same way as the others , but with this tremendous difference that it really happened : and one must be content to accept it in the same way . ’ |