Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it does seem possible that Georgina purposely waylaid Arabella on the day before she died , and that the two of them had a row . |
| 2 | I got Toby on the second ring and explained Sally 's suggestion . |
| 3 | His hooves caught Will on the side of the head . |
| 4 | She fell heavily and the raised hoof caught Maggie on the shoulder so powerfully that she too fell , pain washing over her like fire . |
| 5 | Pushing past old Diggory , she swept into the hall , cast one angry glance around , and found Theda on the stairs . |
| 6 | He admired the company 's pre-war products — efficient little sports cars with something of the modern Lotus spirit about them — more than any other car , and for a long time he used Astons on the road . |
| 7 | Another strand of thought survived in the East from the primitive church , namely the belief that God outwitted Satan on the cross . |
| 8 | ‘ Although I 'm champion and it 's been a wonderful year I feel I ca n't truly call myself the title holder until I beat Joey on the roads . ’ |
| 9 | When at last she snatched up her bedroom phone and found Rory on the end of it , Jessica had already endured a call from Terence . |
| 10 | We visited Paleokastritsa on the western side , famed for its bays shadowed by magnificent cliffs . |
| 11 | So I phoned Derek on the car phone and erm he says oh we 'll get some taken elsewhere . |
| 12 | This surprise offer of a legitimate job with a very famous star , a very famous director and a lot of money caught Jack on the hop . |
| 13 | Picking up one of the large wooden podgers the women used to push down the bagwashes , Michael prodded Tommy on the shoulder . |
| 14 | Daphne , whom Cecilia suspected of being rather less well-off than she was herself , though this was not a matter to delve into , phoned her just after six on alternate evenings and she phoned Daphne on the others . |
| 15 | After one year Charles suddenly divorced Desiderata on the grounds that she was barren and weak . |
| 16 | It became a lost cause in the 66th minute when Wright found Knoetze on the left and this time the centre stepped in to the gap and raced for the line for a second try . |
| 17 | And in the Provincial Insurance Cup , Tredworth beat Stow on the Wold 5-0 in the quarter finals and remain the sole Central South representatives in the competition . |
| 18 | Another nanny beat Diana on the head with a wooden spoon if she was naughty or alternatively banged Charles and Diana 's heads together . |
| 19 | No need for secrets , so Mrs Files telephoned her daughter straight away , then told Frank Grimwood who came by with four brace of partridge from yesterday 's let shoot ; who stopped Alec on the tractor with a load of silage behind ; who met Tom in the grainstore ; who found Mary in the estate office when he went in to fill out his time sheet ; who confided in the postman when he came with the afternoon mail ; who amazed Mrs May in Forester 's Cottage when he delivered her Freeman 's Catalogue and a postcard from her son holidaying in Pouket ; who stunned her husband when he came in from the saw mill . |
| 20 | In the qualifying pool his seven-try spree — Brew and his policeman colleague Ian Strange scored in each of the five matches — helped Hong Kong 's comparatively modest outfit beat Zimbabwe on the try count and , accordingly , clinch a place in the World Cup Sevens final tournament . |
| 21 | In Kendal the Duke of Perth 's horsemen were stoned and attacked by a mob armed with clubs , and as they approached Clifton on the outskirts of Penrith they came under fire from militiamen hidden behind the hedgerows . |
| 22 | Chico caught Harpo on the chin with a right uppercut . |
| 23 | Recently he captained Harlequins on the Saturday , flew to South Africa , was voted Man-of-the-Match playing for the South African Barbarians on the Monday and then returned to England for Quins ' league match against Leicester . |
| 24 | It caught Jotan on the forehead and he collapsed without a sound . |
| 25 | Watched she sing ? , when I got Silcott on the |
| 26 | He met Kidman on the set of the racing car movie Days of Thunder in Daytona Beach , Florida . |
| 27 | She met Gerard on the the stairs . |
| 28 | Curtis reached out and clapped Turner on the shoulder . |
| 29 | ‘ You play chess ? ’ asked Pete on the way back to the cell . |
| 30 | I parked Armstrong on the road and walked down the short drive to the impressive Gothic porch around the front door . |