Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Father Devlin clapped him on the shoulder with a large heavy hand . |
| 2 | Devlin clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 3 | Patrick flung himself on the mattress which Sarah was to use , and jumped up and down on his knees , full of boyish energy . |
| 4 | Hard-faced , eclectic and distinctly dance-friendly , DF 118 are Pop Will Eat Itself on bad drugs , Big Audio Dynamite with a ring of low-rent authenticity and much more besides . |
| 5 | Trent seated himself on the taffrail . |
| 6 | Bernie Scholtz passed her on the iron stairs as she was hurrying out . |
| 7 | Hauser prided himself on his ability to manipulate human beings . |
| 8 | Sergeant Henley prided herself on her power to prise out information by a mixture of persuasion and light bullying like the icing on a cake , and although this had never worked particularly well with Roxie in the past , this was no reason not to try it now . |
| 9 | Henley prides itself on the accessibility of its Faculty whose services extend well beyond the formal classroom environment . |
| 10 | As her name indicates , Serena prides herself on being under control . |
| 11 | Stewart joins us on the line now good morning Mr . |
| 12 | Trent found them on the floor and watched the old man thread the sprung arms over his ears . |
| 13 | He explains : ‘ This is because Alex Ferguson helped me on my way in football when I was 14 years old , and taught me most of the things I took with me from Aberdeen . ’ |
| 14 | GEORGE HERRINGSHAW/ASP Bryan Gunn : ‘ Alex Ferguson helped me on my way in football when I was 14 years old , and taught me most of the things I took with me from Aberdeen ’ |
| 15 | She took a playful swipe at his face , but Harvey caught it on the flat of his hand , then she struck at him with the palm of the other hand and they did a pat-a-cake routine . |
| 16 | David Beaton clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 17 | Maisie pecked him on the cheek . |
| 18 | Although Koch prides himself on his team 's technological programme , he admitted he had overlooked the change to daylight-saving time , which meant the races began an hour earlier , while the wind was still building . |
| 19 | Linda asked her on a sudden impulse . |
| 20 | She did n't care about anything ; she just wanted Meredith to see her on the back of the Prince 's white charger . |
| 21 | Murdoch prides himself on being a journalist with the skill to edit his papers personally as and when he chooses . |
| 22 | David clapped him on the shoulder and simply said : |
| 23 | Roald Dahl has nothing on Lewis Carroll when it comes to the grotesque . |
| 24 | So Bobby found himself on the carpet — on the silk dressing gown — and on Rachel ! |
| 25 | I even got Ken to try it on us . |
| 26 | Edrich and Close soon went , and on two occasions Roberts found himself on a hat-trick ; the second time , Selvey edged to Greenidge at slip — and he dropped morning was fine and only one more run was added . |
| 27 | First of all Gyggle tried me on the same sort of rudimentary exercises that I remembered performing as a child . |
| 28 | To begin with Gyggle tried me on sensory deprivation . |
| 29 | Markby joined her on the further side and they both stopped to watch as their bovine companions lumbered up and stood in a row staring at them expectantly , tossing muddy heads . |
| 30 | Richard threw himself on the floor screaming ! |