Example sentences of "the [noun pl] on [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took his purse and emptied the coins on to the table . |
| 2 | Secure the red numbers on to the side panels with royal icing , and then fix the lifebelts on to the boat in the same way , three on each side and two on the deck . |
| 3 | You can then press a few sprays from the top of the stem or , alternatively , press the entire empty stem , encouraging it to bend in a pleasing curve , and then re-assemble the bells on to the stem when you come to use it in a design . |
| 4 | In general those operating from grass strips ( mostly those below the best fit line ) seem to be passing at least some of the savings on to the customer . |
| 5 | Then he vaulted over the breakwater , ran up the steps on to the prom and was lost to view . |
| 6 | Once through the hall door , massive under its fanlight and fitted with a brass lock as big as a bible , and down the steps on to the gravel , Nicandra changed back into whatever sort of purposeful animal all the long-sustained acts of kindness and thoughts for the happiness of others had left in her . |
| 7 | I remember walking down the steps on to the set of Aspel and Company once , seeing a wall of friendly faces — except for one belonging to a lady sitting in the front row , arms crossed and a baleful expression on her face . |
| 8 | She tucked stray wisps of hair back under her kerchief , then picked up her case and walked up the steps on to the porch . |
| 9 | Halfway down he knew it was n't going to stop so he switched everything off , kept the brakes on to the end , and as it hit the grass he let the brakes off . |
| 10 | John will play his part shouting the lads on from the bench . |
| 11 | I completed my 100 metre strides after they 'd gone , my heels flicking up the divots on to the back of my head . |
| 12 | It was easy enough to climb down the covers on to the floor . |
| 13 | Having first transferred the shapes on to a piece of tracing paper , I find it easiest to almost trace the designs on to the cake , piercing through the outlines into the icing at regular intervals with a special cake scriber , or a sharp pin . |
| 14 | To their great credit , Romania looked far from demoralised on the field , driving the Scots on to the back foot for much of the first half and restricting the scoreline to 3-0 until the 39th minute . |
| 15 | Loopy Lil began piling the tea-things on to the tray to carry back to the kitchen , and Mrs Hollidaye suggested Gloria should go and help bring in the vegetables from the shed for supper , when an insistent bell began ringing out somewhere within the house . |
| 16 | I flipped the keys on to the desk to reassure him . |
| 17 | And course they were on hinges , the doors , on er the hinges on in the centre hole under the water and course you always knew where then to , where to fit what we used to call fish for th fish for the chain . |
| 18 | And Cleveland County Council 's trading standards officer Eric Robinson has pledged to pass the criticisms on to the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 19 | Sticky pools and channels of drink were seeping out through the gaps in the floorboards on to the sand beneath the kiosk . |
| 20 | In position at Tattenham Corner , Emily Davison waited until the leading batch of horses had thundered past , then quickly squeezed through the crowd and under the rails on to the course . |
| 21 | Stand in the middle of the border , tip the seeds on to the palm of your hand and throw them up in the air as high as you possibly can . |
| 22 | She dumps the contents on to the floor . |
| 23 | Lorton emptied the contents on to the table . |
| 24 | Slowly Sabine opened it , and emptied the contents on to the dressing-table . |
| 25 | They made friends with the families who stayed and who bought milk and eggs from them , and they said more than once how good it was to see the lights on across the river again . |
| 26 | But luckily enough I got up and walked round the back and I could just see the lights on in the living room downstairs . |
| 27 | On the rare nights when Zborowski had a sale he left the lights on in the room . |
| 28 | To reproduce the slurring of the chords on to the octave D on the 3rd beat of each bar a pianistic effect — the chords must be tied over to a quaver on the 3rd beat , the bassoons , tuba , double bass ( pizz. ) , timpani , and bass drum supplying the octave Ds . |
| 29 | Tim Skerritt emerged from the trees on to the gravel drive . |
| 30 | On the contrary , all seemed set fair , and when they had loaded the packing-cases on to the cart Matey and McAllister set off for the church hall , to lay out the stall , to have everything ready for the afternoon 's visitors , Dr Neil having promised to come along to help them . |