Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] on [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Jemps got on his feet belligerently . |
| 2 | Craig Monson builds on his edition of the vernacular service music to validate suspicions that between the Short Services by Tallis and Byrd , and between those by Byrd and Morley , there is a commonality of material and procedures both overt and covert that is not coincidental but deliberate , and possibly inspired by respect for and deference to a master by ( not a pupil , but ) a disciple . |
| 3 | Blushing rosily , unable to look at him , Luce concentrated on her breakfast . |
| 4 | Local residents can be helpful , as Allen Watkins found on his first ley walk . |
| 5 | On June 29 the " troika " of foreign ministers of Italy , Luxembourg and the Netherlands reported on their visit to Yugoslavia the previous day , on the recurrence of violence the troika returned to Yugoslavia on June 30 [ see p. 38275 ] . |
| 6 | Doyle rose on his haunches and checked the road . |
| 7 | I never needed the alarm clock or Mum or Bri to hammer on my door . |
| 8 | Deliberately ignoring her , Patrick concentrated on his surroundings . |
| 9 | Early pioneers like Robert William Paul or James Williamson entered on their new enterprise with confidence , even though they were only individual craftsmen working out of small workshops and studios . |
| 10 | Kian Kombruk drew on his cigarette until the end glowed red . |
| 11 | Gary Wolstenholme drew on his wealth of experience over the Hoylake course to give England the all-important point which keeps them on course for a fifth title in a decade . |
| 12 | But giving up performing also helped them develop personally in other directions : John Lennon acted in a film called How I Won The War ( of best-forgotten quality ) ; George Harrison travelled to India to study the sitar and encounter Eastern religion ; Ringo Starr concentrated on his expanding home and family ; and Paul McCartney wrote some film music and travelled in Africa , though he also felt rather lost ( he tried to think about God , he said , but nothing came ) . |
| 13 | Cunningham drew on his cigar and paused for eye-twinkling effect , but already Harry had foreseen what he would say next . |
| 14 | The court heard Bexton , of Thornton Street , North Ormesby , Middlesbrough , was employed by Torre Thorssen to work on his private boat at Middlesbrough docks . |
| 15 | As my colleague Charles Spencer describes on our arts pages , Frances de la Tour and Berwick Kaler spent an acrobatic night undermining Catholicism , but not to universal delight . |
| 16 | Over by the piano , Mary Bunn squirmed on her piano stool and gave him a one . |
| 17 | The touchy Mr K turned on his heel in disgust and departed the scene . |
| 18 | Corbett turned on his heel and walked back to the door . |
| 19 | Latterly , a greyer tinge had coloured her skin ; and the scented rosins Abul threw on her brazier disguised a different turn in her illness . |
| 20 | Rodney was in an easy chair ; Veronica perched on its arm . |
| 21 | Kathleen turned on her side and snuggled closer , resting her head on his shoulder . |
| 22 | As she dropped to the ground in a crouch , preparing to make another attempt at the obstacle , Frankie turned on his heels and raced for the house . |
| 23 | Biddy arrived on her Honda every evening there was a lesson whether it was snowing , raining stair-rods or shining frostily under a full moon . |
| 24 | Had Gaveston acted on his own ? |
| 25 | Two years later , however , with negotiations still incomplete , Edward embarked on his abortive campaign with the results described above . |
| 26 | At Carole 's insistence they had climbed the long metal ladder which led inside from the roof of the nave to the top of the tower : Henry went first , Amaranth second ; by some accident of fate , David followed on her heels , leaving an indignant Carole to bring up the rear . |
| 27 | Elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1910 , Lapworth served on its council ( 1927–9 ) and was awarded the Davy medal ( 1931 ) . |
| 28 | Now a service has been set up in Pilton based on our model , but there 's nothing else entirely free — most places ask for donations . |
| 29 | Woolley champed on his sandwich . |
| 30 | Sir Angus gets on his Zike |