Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only I would have probably braked , changed down ended up in second and crept past it on the inside and then speeded up again . |
| 2 | I have sat around tables with senior male television executives and listened to them on the one hand bemoan the lack of good women presenters and on the other make suggestions of possible women candidates so inappropriate as to be laughable . |
| 3 | The metal body jumped and bucketed beneath her on the ruts . |
| 4 | Patsy and her sons arrived in the village on Friday evening and spoke to us on the telephone . |
| 5 | With the awful feeling in her bones that she really had blown it , Fabia got out of the car and stood with him on the pavement . |
| 6 | Later the black girl came and sat beside him on the sofa . |
| 7 | He came and sat beside her on the hearthrug . |
| 8 | Then , closing the doors firmly behind him , turning the great key , he went across to her and sat beside her on the bed , drawing her close . |
| 9 | He came closer and sat beside her on the grass , close , so that she could hardly concentrate on what she was supposed to be saying . |
| 10 | Melissa led the trembling girl to the sitting-room and sat beside her on the window-seat . |