Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Always put the hook in on the carriage side , knit the row and then put in the other hook .
2 So you thought gliding was a pleasant way of spending leisure time away from the cares and woes down on the ground .
3 William Clark put his resignation in on the day of the ceasefire .
4 Among the many booksellers and publishers whom I spotted letting their hair down on the dance floor was independent publisher Christopher Hurst .
5 Ronan Rafferty : " I let Christy down on the greens .
6 They were on the brow of a little hill and Sara walked farther on to look down on the county spread in front of her , idly trying to recognise familiar landmarks — It was a travel-ad view — neat lush fields , trim hedgerows , a farmhouse nestling in amongst its windbreak of trees , a sheet of yellow on the far hills where a field of mustard was in bloom , and for the rest , a thousand different shades of the greens of high summer , a piece of England basking in the sun and as beautiful as any foreign strand .
7 The bouncer — bullies , as they were called in Dublin — stepped away from Lee , and eased the hammers down on the shotgun .
8 His voice was offhand , as he strode in and put his neat briefcase down on the desk .
9 At last Couville put his goblet down on the floor beside him .
10 Clinton put his goblet down on the table , bade us good night and walked softly away .
11 Three months into the financial year — for which the directors were forecasting 25 per cent growth in turnover , to £4 million — Tozer admits sales are ‘ a bit down on the plans to date ’ .
12 Yeah they put additional money in on the pilots but
13 When we were kill-pricking we used to put a sack down on the floor and lie on our bellies using a bodkin to clear holes .
14 I lay the bike down on the grass , turn back to the shed , slowly push open the door … peer inside … without entering .
15 If I wanted to have something like that , I 'd get a good programmer in on the project .
16 ‘ Honestly , Reg … ’ began Bob , trying to get one foot down on the floor behind him .
17 I watched the cars stopping to pay their money at the toll-house and wondered if any of the drivers were tempted to put their foot down on the accelerator and go Zoom-Crash ! down to the bottom of the gorge .
18 The thought of Norman 's discomfiture at finding her gone cheered her a little and she pressed her foot down on the accelerator , anxious to distance herself from the three of them , to reach the safety of home .
19 He had rammed his foot down on the accelerator , the Mercedes shot forward , the little grey 's neck jerked frantically and she cartwheeled violently in the air crashing to the ground , to be dragged ten feet before Angel braked .
20 Pushing his foot down on the accelerator , Anthony thrust the car forward .
21 The man pocketed the wallet , and jabbed his foot down on the accelerator .
22 ‘ They 're on to us , ’ he groaned , wondering whether he should put his foot down on the accelerator instead .
23 The engine fired and she pushed her foot down on the accelerator so that the fierce roar echoed her feelings of pent-up frustration .
24 He jammed his foot down on the accelerator and the car shot forward .
25 He rammed his foot down on the brake and sent the car into a fizzing convulsion of rev and whinny .
26 I had n't slammed my foot down on the brake .
27 She put her foot down on the pedal and the car leaped forward .
28 ‘ We 've got to bring C.W. and Sabrina in on the case as quickly as possible .
29 Dust your working surface with icing sugar or cornflour to prevent sticking and place the cake upside down on the surface .
30 do you want strangulating ? , or hanging upside down on the clothes line by your toe nails ?
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