Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contrast was stark : the English system was founded on a social interaction , with knowledge as the vehicle of communication ; the German system was founded on a personal interaction with knowledge , and any human interaction rode on the back of that experience . |
| 2 | Large trees grew from the interstices of the stone and sheep brouzed on the edge of every precipice . |
| 3 | Denis Irwin chipped a nice ball to Steve Staunton on the left wing and Aldridge got on the end of a fiercely-driven centre . |
| 4 | Suddenly , it seemed , the war was over at last , and Churchill announced on the wireless that 8 May would be Victory in Europe Day . |
| 5 | Off I go ; just an old sack chucked on the horse 's back , no saddle or anything . |
| 6 | Oldham 's superiority was not confirmed until the 80th minute when Sharp completed his first treble since his summer move from Everton : Chamberlain blocked Ritchie 's effort , and the Scot pounced on the rebound . |
| 7 | United showed more appetite for the game and should have gone in front after nine minutes when Ferguson got on the end of Clark 's free-kick . |
| 8 | Jim lived on the edge between life and death , he straddled the fence , and his balls hurt . |
| 9 | Have Severn Trent got on the bandwagon yet , for tidying up the water in Brussels . |
| 10 | The hair rose on the back of the boy 's neck . |
| 11 | Tsu Ma drew on the cheroot again , then looked up , meeting his eyes . |
| 12 | Sophie concentrated on the sweetness of the apple and by the time she had gathered drops of juice along her tongue , Lori was below her , lying on the turf and crying because she had fallen in the near-dark . |
| 13 | Relieved that she had not betrayed her real feelings , Sophie concentrated on the morning surgery , which , however , was not very busy . |
| 14 | He looked up , even paler if that were possible , and his fingers trembled on the ruler . |
| 15 | When the ombudsman reported on the case he said : ‘ I can not recall ever having encountered such a manifest and deplorable lack of regard by management for the welfare of a hospital inpatient . ’ |
| 16 | Other factors beside the suspended sentence bore on the size of the prison population in the early 1970s , and the trends were not encouraging . |
| 17 | But to have to sit here and pretend interest in an endless parade of painted mannequins wearing bored looks and the ridiculous fashions he 'd already glimpsed in the huge sketches plastered on the wall as decorations — Nicolo shifted again . |
| 18 | The division occurred on the day of a vital meeting of the 140 members of the Janata Dal parliamentary party . |
| 19 | An inviting smell of liquor rose on the steam . |
| 20 | I kept piling in crosses and luckily the lads got on the end of them . ’ |
| 21 | Thus the research impacted on the team in several important and positive ways . |
| 22 | Okay , so there is some deaf and elderly pensioner in Hartlepool who has pictures of Prince Edward pinned on the toilet seat but I know streams of people who ca n't wait to get rid of them . ’ |
| 23 | But the provinces reneged on the promise ( prompting a spate of civil law suits ) and in 1991 made a silent compact to leave all matters of compensation to Ottawa . |
| 24 | Light gleamed on the china cats ' gilt whiskers and between them , in the empty space that was no longer vacant , sat Griselda . |
| 25 | The words quivered on the page : ‘ You will probably be surprised at this letter , ’ Leslie wrote . |
| 26 | The unions were initially caught on the hop , because the disputes arose on the shop floor where few if any formal union representatives worked . |
| 27 | The Palestinian need for Jordan seemed to be borne out during the years 1983–6 when the PLO lived on the edge of political extinction . |
| 28 | Captain Meredith trembled on the edge of violence , then whirled round shouting : ‘ Midnight , you ugly devil , get that box back on your shoulder and take your lazy body out of this place . |
| 29 | The rock towered on the horizon where the posts had been . |
| 30 | First , the transporter bringing his race car crashed on the autostrada and two of his mechanics were injured . |