Example sentences of "[noun prp] on [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Speeding home to Maidenhead on his Lambretta he brooded on the exciting and slightly scary world of West Coast direct action , radicalism , Beat and homosexuality . |
2 | Iris and her group were absent , it having been agreed before they set off that they would have lunch in St-Jean-du-Gard and telephone for the mini-bus from the station at Anduze on their return . |
3 | Did I want to support Newcastle singer Martin ( no relation to the guitar ) Stephenson on his Highland tour ? |
4 | She had a sudden vision of her father 's face if he found David Markham on his doorstep and the ensuing battle when he found out what his proposals were . |
5 | The service and the reception were both held at the hydro , attended by family and friends , and afterwards Steven and Marilyn spent a week in Portugal on their honeymoon . |
6 | The seating blunder saw the Queen sitting with French president Francois Mitterrand on her right . |
7 | He had not , so far , met Cathy Carne on her home ground and now was his chance . |
8 | She sat in her grandmother 's chair with Mo on her lap . |
9 | In spite of the weaknesses in his attempted synthesis , the same can be said of him in the context of the theology of the last century and a half as of Sir Christopher Wren on his tomb in St Paul 's Cathedral , Si monumentum requiris , circumspice — ‘ If you would see his memorial , look around you . ’ |
10 | JAPAN are to be partially reunited when former members Mick Karn , Richard Barbieri and Steve Jansen form the rhythm section behind No-Man on their September dates . |
11 | Accompanied by Bert Weald on his concertina , they sang a mixture of country songs and harvest hymns . |
12 | Funnily enough , I was recently asked by Johnnie Walker on his Saturday Sequence show who had first inspired me to want to play the guitar . |
13 | It accounts in fact for the new facial type which begins to make its appearance in his work during this year , l and which reached its most precise definition in the work executed by Picasso on his return from Gosol ( a village in the province of Lerida in Spain , where he spent the early part of the summer of 1906 ) , notably in the Portrait of Gertrude Stein . |
14 | That 's a reason , incidentally , for caution on stories of photographs glimpsed at the end of dinners for OSS veterans — the pictures of Edgar on his knees , making love to Clyde . |
15 | It was Marie on her way home , her cycle slowed down as she took in the interesting spectacle , and Jenna looked up , startled , catching the gleam in the girl 's eyes . |
16 | The nicest thing was when they printed that I had a tattoo of Reg Varney on my chest . |
17 | Graham Hill on his way to victory at Goodwood in 1962 , BRM 's best year ( left ) . |
18 | Out walking this morning I noticed Dr Greenslade on his rounds . |
19 | I have a small watercolour of Rouen on my wall by Arthur Frederick Payne ( born Newarke , Leicester , 1831 , working 1849–84 ) . |
20 | The heart of that part of Parma that was not Oltre Torrente was Piazza Garibaldi , which was bisected by the Via Emilia on its way from Milan to Rimini . |
21 | I , David on your guard force and the thirty four members yes , you , you rightly mentioned the correspondence with your at this moment in time I have had no reply I have sent another letter which you have not received as yet to , indicating that if they do not return those members then we will proceed to Bridlington . |
22 | Today , a crowd of Polish Jews , exiled from their native land , pass through Paddington on their way to America . |
23 | They were comfortably beaten by Leicestershire on their Championship debut and will plainly find it hard to bowl sides out , but against that they won four of their first five one-day matches and indicated they could be serious contenders for a trophy . |
24 | Particular regions of the world have been chosen for special attention and solidarity work , e.g. the Pacific ( SCAWD had a Frontier Intern from PNG on its staff for eighteen months ) , Latin America and the Middle East . |
25 | The Gloucestershire Whigs , for example , drew up an address against those who had " showed respect " to Sacheverell on his progress , and although it was eventually rejected by the grand jury , which was dominated by Tory JPs , a number of subscriptions were procured , especially by the local Nonconformist ministers amongst the " spinners and weavers and other mean people under their teaching " . |
26 | In other words , McCreery would be seeing the commanding officers in 6 Armoured Division who on 19 May had expressed disquiet over the Yugoslav repatriations , as had been reported by Maj Mennell on his return to Division HQ . |
27 | Turns Medusa on her head |
28 | In contrast , the middle-class Bleak House admits the light and air of day through its open windows , and is so fertile in its humanity that it even gives birth to another , the ‘ rustic cottage of doll 's rooms ’ which shares its name , prepared for Esther by Mr Jarndyce on her marriage to Alan Woodcourt . |
29 | I met Miss Fanshawe on my way in . ’ |
30 | As a member of the Gabriela Sabatini fan club , I would like to congratulate Gaby on her wins this year and how wonderful she looks as well , her clothing by Sergio Tacchini is ace and I love her racket . |