Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [adv] on " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He places them gently on Andy 's face . |
| 2 | We are standing in that kitchen where I 've shared her meals and laughter , and she finishes drying the glass and places it carefully on the table . |
| 3 | Nicky Henderson 's Wont Be Gone Long ( 2.20 ) has top weight but is not badly treated considering he beat Lockwood Prince by 15 lengths at Chepstow last May and meets him here on the same terms . |
| 4 | Nicky Henderson 's Wont Be Gone Long ( 2.20 ) has top weight but is not badly treated considering he beat Lockwood Prince by 15 lengths at Chepstow last May and meets him here on the same terms . |
| 5 | She kisses me softly on the forehead and wraps me in her arms so securely I 'm reminded of my mother . |
| 6 | Ducklings at a similarly early stage in their lives also follow their mother as she leads them away on food-finding outings . |
| 7 | Claudia comes to greet him and kisses him lightly on both cheeks . |
| 8 | He 's a deep forward square leg and there 's Lawrence about thirty yards away from him a little finer , here 's Tufnell the he cuts it away on the off side , that 's a fine and wide give himself a little bit of room ease that away through extra cover , steward in front of the grandstand , four more , which is the way he plays , sixteen not out . |
| 9 | ‘ But your lifestyle keeps you constantly on the move , ’ he pointed out . |
| 10 | The legal adviser helps to negotiate the firm 's contracts ( and may have to travel all over the world in order to do so ) , keeps it right on matters of company law and employment law , pilots takeovers , etc. , and may , on a wider front , advise on what is proper conduct within a system of self-regulation adopted within the industry by means of a Code of Practice . |
| 11 | He interviews clients , advises them generally on their legal position , and writes letters . |
| 12 | Iain pushes him off and lays him flat on the bed . |
| 13 | PETER REID lays it frankly on the line : ‘ It 's about time Manchester City won something . ’ |
| 14 | It is a pity that the otherwise excellent index has no headings under topics such as ‘ music ’ , ‘ women ’ , or ‘ servants ’ , for the diary tells us much on these and other matters of cultural and social interest . |
| 15 | He gets up , holding the thin sheets of paper in front of him , perhaps just a little further away from himself than he normally would , and puts them delicately on the desk in front of me . |
| 16 | Not only does he collect the ball well when under attack , he also distributes it magnificently on occasions , picking out midfielders with great accuracy , sometimes over 20–30 yards . |
| 17 | This would reveal an untidy to-and-fro between problem areas and techniques , from biochemistry to behaviour ( our lab is much more magpie-like in picking up techniques than most others I know ; for us , anything goes , provided ( a ) we can afford it , ( b ) it moves us forward on our central question , and ( c ) we can find out how to do it — or hire someone who can ) . |
| 18 | In her A Question of Identity she gives us early on a good description of a room in a cottage . |
| 19 | We will see if time proves me wrong on this one ’ . |
| 20 | catches him flush on the face |
| 21 | Then , when the brand is hot and the brander comes up to the horse and touches it momentarily on the shoulder ( previously clipped ) , the horse will be surprised , but will probably not even move a step , providing the handler remains relaxed and reassuring . |
| 22 | Perhaps he likes it better on the water . ’ |
| 23 | There is only one man in this country who runs me close on litigation and that is Horatio Bottomley . |
| 24 | Baroness Seear , a leader of the Liberal peers for several years , remarks that ‘ I can honestly say that I have never been in a place that treats you better on male-female equality . |