Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] on [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its first owners were a noble Florentine family — the Pucci family — who through the generations , owned it , lost it and repossessed it on several occasions . |
| 2 | The woman was shocked when QC William Crawford put his hands on her waist and pecked her on both cheeks . |
| 3 | Well I used to the grindstone was in the cart shed , you see , and er I used to turn the handle whilst he ground his knives down and then he 'd take them in the slaughterhouse , after he got them ground , and put them on this stone to get them smooth , to get a fine edge on the knife . |
| 4 | These fellows for fun would pinch one and put it on another step , and do this going all down the road . |
| 5 | And what they do , I 'm going to try and show you on this doll in a minute , the hips are abducted which means they 're brought right up against the chest and then they 're pulled round and they 're rotated in the socket and you feel and listen for a click |
| 6 | He read her expression — enquiring — and touched her on both shoulders . |
| 7 | But whereas Edouard loved cars for their design , and their beauty , and collected them on that basis , Grégoire loved them for the engines under their gleaming bonnets . |
| 8 | He put his arms on Myeloski 's shoulders , leant forward and kissed him on both cheeks . |
| 9 | Before he climbed the gangway of the RAF VC10 he grasped her arm and kissed her on each cheek . |
| 10 | ‘ Vitor 's happy to take you , ’ she declared serenely , and kissed her on both cheeks . |
| 11 | She said , ‘ Lulu , how lovely to see you ! ’ and kissed me on both cheeks . ’ |
| 12 | Then he suddenly went up on his toes and both hands flashed out and clipped me on both cheeks . |
| 13 | Soak a piece of bread in water and dab it on both sides of the cloth . |
| 14 | Our pledge to you is that we owe no allegiance to any manufacturer ( though we reserve the right to let their best brains entertain and inform you on these pages ) . |
| 15 | Se the room thermostat at a temperature which you find comfortable and leave it on that setting , allowing the thermostat to control the temperature of the room . |
| 16 | The first , stack ( x , y ) , takes a block x off the table and puts it on another block called y . |
| 17 | A pledge on which a loan of more than ten shillings had been made would be put up for auction , but its owner could come and redeem it on any day up to that of the sale . |