Example sentences of "we [vb past] [adv] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the roof bar of the Pasha Inn , we gazed down on the harbour . |
| 2 | We met outside on the landing . |
| 3 | And then we got out on the course and we realized . |
| 4 | Some even made me jump After this we got back on the coach and waited for the ferry . |
| 5 | She showed me a little bottle before we got back on the truck . |
| 6 | And er lovely with all the Egyptian markings on the inside of the wall and er then we got back on the barge and er we continued our journey to Khartoum north . |
| 7 | It was April , and after a warmer in Poosie Nansie 's , another West of Scotland custom , we thrashed away on the Ayr , casting amongst chunks of ice floating down the river ; frozen stiff , getting colder and colder as the grey day grew older and older . |
| 8 | Beyond the moored boats and the fire we drew up on the bank for the night . |
| 9 | We mused quietly on the fact that we prosaic Brits do n't give our winds dramatic-sounding names like our cousins across the Channel . |
| 10 | We lined up on the foredeck to give the traditional three cheers for her Majesty at the appropriate moment . |
| 11 | When we came out on the platform , he said , come round one day . |
| 12 | We came out on the waterfront into a gust of wind . |
| 13 | I think in next weekend possibly er if we drove down on the Sunday evening |
| 14 | The breakthrough was a squat we turned over on the south coast , two years back . |
| 15 | We paid out on the life of Greg Martin — and it seems the bastard was n't dead at all but living a life of luxury in Australia . ’ |
| 16 | We finished up on the track . |
| 17 | Anyway , whatever its name , it put up a noble fight before it was gaffed and brought on board , and I had my photograph taken with the catch after we landed back on the beach . |
| 18 | Chap we stuck up on the chair . |
| 19 | We worked together on the docks in the old days , before — . ’ |
| 20 | We worked non-stop on the books , both writing and collecting them . |
| 21 | She radiated warmth and we chatted easily on the ride back to the flat , then sat shoeless on the floor in front of the gas-fire , swapping husband humour and sipping coffee . |
| 22 | We insisted strongly on the principle that children must be introduced to pre-twentieth-century literature , but we were determined to have no truck with lists of prescribed books . |
| 23 | ‘ We went home on the Friday evening of the move and turned up a few days later and just started work — it was great ! ’ |
| 24 | And they were diffic To start them off , we went in on the Thursday , Thursday morning , and we had to fit all these things together and make 'em work , you see ? |
| 25 | And then we went down on the floor and he went over to Bernard and he says , och ! |
| 26 | ‘ We went out on the cricket pitch one night , and this poor fellow just ran and ran . |
| 27 | Even after I mean , as I say , we went out on the Wednesday and he said , all I need is for you to do this book again for me . |
| 28 | Would you mind if we went out on the terrace for a moment . ’ |
| 29 | That evening we looked back on the day with our fellow guests whose interests — from birdwatching to archaeology , cave-exploring to gliding — reflected the enormous variety of activities catered for across the region . |
| 30 | That evening we looked back on the day with our fellow guests whose interests — from birdwatching to archaeology , cave-exploring to gliding — reflected the enormous variety of activities catered for across the region . |