Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the placing of the head : a dynamic , powerful man should be made to fill the canvas , whereas children 's heads are better placed low on the canvas . |
| 2 | Briefly she wondered whether he 'd already drunk himself into oblivion and was lying in a paralytic stupor on the hearthrug while saucepans boiled dry on the stove and vegetables burned to a crisp . |
| 3 | These so-called ‘ pellet ’ dosages are described in Chronic Diseases p151 as ‘ the finest , of the size of poppy-seeds , of which about 200 ( more or less ) weigh a grain ’ and just one of these tiny granules , given dry on the tongue , remained Hahnemann 's standard solid dose right up to 1837 . |
| 4 | cos I 've heard that on the television . |
| 5 | You could see her thinking about it , but you could n't have heard that on the phone . |
| 6 | There is only one exception to this closing date , that is if you can not vote in person because you are ill , and you could not have foreseen this on the closing date for applications . |
| 7 | The church effect was heightened by the Santa Fe 's cross symbol and by one or two paintings placed high on the walls . |
| 8 | To the CBI 's worries about the future of the inner city is added a very real concern that business services may be placed high on the list for cuts by budget-chopping local authorities . |
| 9 | Both styles are well finished , a satin stain/varnish has been used to good effect , the eye is well placed high on the body and on all of the floats I received was free of varnish . |
| 10 | Huge cresset torches were placed high on the walls , the tables had been covered with white linen and the only plate used was of the best thick silver . |
| 11 | Carpenter 's speed and control was even causing problems for Harris , himself no slouch , and Farnham 's hearts must have been in their mouths when the Cranleigh number 10 , having broken clear on the right , hit the deck after a late challenge by Cann who had raced out of his area . |
| 12 | For those wanting to get away from it all , the Trust has coastguard cottages situated high on the Needles Headland and a farm cottage at St Catherine 's Point . |
| 13 | The Hotel Graal has a matchless setting , situated high on the cliffs overlooking vineyards and lemon groves onwards to the sea . |
| 14 | His thick straight black hair was parted high on the left and plastered to his skull with hair oil . |
| 15 | information relating to the radio , time and outside temperature are located high on the dashboard to avoid the driver 's eyes straying from the road |
| 16 | The cabins were located high on the side of a steep hill . |
| 17 | Years before , a wooden handrail , polished by generations of hands , had lined the high pavement , but the town council had decided that it served no useful purpose and detracted from the charm of the stone-walled cottages perched high on the bank above , and when the handrail had become shaky with age it had been dismantled , much to the annoyance of the Thrush Green residents . |
| 18 | It was a port from Norman times to the 19th century , and has an 11th-century castle perched high on the cliffs above the River Wye and a pretty church with a Norman nave . |
| 19 | From its central position perched high on the cliffs , it offers a breathtaking view across the Bay of Naples . |
| 20 | Chiddingfold looked dangerous on the break and could have sealed that match , but for some fine defending . |
| 21 | Barlaston had most of the pressure in the second half but the opposition always looked dangerous on the break with both sides making light of the heavy weather conditions and playing some attractive football . |
| 22 | The former Forest star has also looked uncomfortable on the field . |
| 23 | Spurs clearly felt the loss of their big centre-back Guy Butters , who had reported sick on the coach journey to Essex . |
| 24 | He rejects the suggestion that Buddhism can be considered atheistic on the grounds that God is really the dharma or teaching of the Buddhists . |
| 25 | But Cook has disappointed many on the left by siding so rapidly with the advocates of a quick contest . |
| 26 | Anyway it 's the first time since the Revie years that we 've won 5 on the trot in the league so lets just be happy for a while . |
| 27 | Do nt be suprised to see marks of 7 or 8 for Leeds this week — as all of a sudden its becoming well known that we ve won 5 on the trot — and pretty hard to ignore us . |
| 28 | Paddy Murphy and Jimmy Keenan both looked good on the sand but unfortunately an interesting choice of footwear ( none at all ! ) led to Dugdale 's retirement with some of the best blisters I 've even seen ! |
| 29 | The others followed , all of the same murderous breed , twenty killers to be let loose on the tiny defenceless country which Trent had learnt to love for its simplicity and innocence as much as for the variety of its natural beauty . |
| 30 | Germany , the one country whose governance was the result of genuine compromise and conceived in an era when the Christian Democrats regarded capitalism as a beast to be tamed and trained , not let loose on the world , is still a model for power-sharing and consensus between centre and regions , between conservatives , social democrats , liberals and greens . |