Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You could n't so much as bruise the mosses on it but I 'd know . |
| 2 | Will my hon. Friend do everything he possibly can firmly to nail the blame on Bruce Millan for the delay in these funds coming to the coalfield areas ? |
| 3 | It was Friday at Mission Dolores , when the probation officers came to met the boys on parole and Father Boyle paid the many youngsters whom he had working the church , the school and charity programmes in the parish . |
| 4 | We met the students on Sunday — had dinner with them in the Sichuan restaurant , as I said , and they turned out to be very pleasant , one girl ( whose blonde hair must strike the Chinese with amazement ) and three men , sporting their long hair in defiance of the Chinese preference for short back-and-sides . |
| 5 | Bettina McNulty , who first met the Ashleys on a business assignment for American House and Garden in the late Seventies , became a good friend , but never took advantage of this by writing anything about Laura 's personal life , which she was well positioned to do . |
| 6 | Without a second thought the 30-year-old former England centre forward met the ball on the full , unleashing a powerful left-foot drive . |
| 7 | At this time Moggach met the man on whom the character of Mac in the book is based , and as she recalls it : ‘ I became very rebellious and sort of opted out . ’ |
| 8 | The King was in no position to make such a decision and , in any case , Baldwin had already decided to meet Parliament when he met the King on 10 December , and so the King did not even have to persuade him to adopt what he believed to be the correct course . |
| 9 | The unexpectedly cordial atmosphere in which the talks took place was heightened by the attitude of Kim Il Sung , the North Korean leader , who met the delegation on Sept. 26 . |
| 10 | When Gaitskell met the chairmen on 22 July 1948 , however , he mercilessly exposed many of their arguments as the specious reasoning of bigoted men . |
| 11 | Kate draped the shawl on the counter . |
| 12 | To go out well-dressed , he checked his appearance in the mirror , and so draped the toga on his body that a graceful knot gathered the folds , arranging them not randomly but with care , so that the sinus was composed to flow down the side , defining its outline . |
| 13 | This principal character is a " " poure scoler " " ( 3190 ) , a " " clerk " " ( 3199 ) , liable , therefore , to be living by his wits , including , it is hinted ( 3191 – 6 ) , by forecasting the weather on the strength of his astrology . |
| 14 | She had written to Felicity before she left the house , and posted the letter on her way ; and already she was feeling less pessimistic concerning the arrival of the third Musketeer . |
| 15 | Once out of its range , however , he quickly whipped the animal on again and was soon able to announce : ‘ The Barracks coming up . |
| 16 | Keith Cowie 's work fits the bill on all counts . |
| 17 | These Acts extended the powers of secondary picketing and the ability to negotiate closed shop agreements , and limited the grounds on which individuals could refuse to join a trade union . |
| 18 | Unlike the Cubists , the Futurists had never limited the colours on their palettes and were concerned with a wide range of subject-matter , so that they may have contributed to the general ‘ loosening-up ’ process that Cubism was undergoing . |
| 19 | He and others were not pursuing the Pill on behalf of women 's reproductive autonomy and freedom . |
| 20 | The Committee was disappointed at the lack of progress in pursuing the initiative on televising the courts following the defeat in the previous year of the Private Member 's Bill to sponsor a pilot scheme . |
| 21 | With some force he told von Knobelsdorf , the Crown Prince 's Chief-of-Staff , that it would be pointless pursuing the attacks on the Mort Homme until Côte 304 was finally conquered . |
| 22 | By now , Avon and Somerset police were pursuing the car on the ground . |
| 23 | From Oxford he 's travelled the world on a lifetime of adventure … |
| 24 | Lightly knead the dough on a floured surface , working in the candied peel , raisins and sultanas . |
| 25 | Knead the dough on a floured board , dusting with a little flour if it is sticky . |
| 26 | Insurance companies are more likely to improve their sales methods if Sir Bryan tackles the Government on this issue . |
| 27 | If the parent walks away or shuts the door on the child , the child may get up and follow and just start all over again . |
| 28 | Lil shuts the door on the sounds of Gotterdammerung in the corridor , and unlocks her drinks cupboard . |
| 29 | Little Emily Napier died in March 1867 ; her mother an accomplished water-colorist , depicted the child on her death-bed , her small head encircled with leaves and berries . |
| 30 | The children immediately seized on this , and with permission emptied the contents on the floor . |