Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even a piece of her mind could cost you dearly if you got on on the wrong side of her . |
| 2 | Although until late in 1912 Picasso and Braque lived in Montmartre and had relatively little contact with the other Cubists who lived mostly on the Left Bank or in the suburbs , they did not live in isolation . |
| 3 | This elegant , modern hotel is centrally situated right on the busy promenade , across the road from a wide sandy beach . |
| 4 | Situated right on the main promenade of Viareggio , the Hotel Liberty will best suit the more independently minded as it is offered on a bed and breakfast only basis , leaving guests free to set their own meal times . |
| 5 | Situated right on the pretty little harbour front , the Gardesana enjoys superb views of the lake from its elegant public rooms and first floor restaurant , where an extensive buffet breakfast and excellent 3 course dinner with salad bar are served . |
| 6 | They were jounced mercilessly on the narrow fitted bench . |
| 7 | He lived right on the main road he was very vulnerable ! |
| 8 | Again , change hands , push the tiller to where you were sitting , watch for the boom , as it swings across , straighten up and sit down on the new side . |
| 9 | Just wait until the last day , when you come , you sit down on the fucking stool and each leg goes like that ! |
| 10 | Jane Pargeter said , nodding towards her open drinks cabinet , even before Blanche and Dexter had time to sit down on the black leather armchairs in her sitting-room . |
| 11 | The musky male scent of his cologne teased her nostrils , and she was ashamed at the way her knees were trembling as he led her over to sit down on the wide , comfortable couch . |
| 12 | More generally , it remains true that the severity of the Monopolies Commission 's findings mean that the board is necessarily placed somewhat on the defensive about its investment appraisals , and will find all its investment assumptions scrutinised with some suspicion . |
| 13 | More of them got in on the industrial act — Sri Lanka was the latest brave new industrializing country , while India finally took off as a major supplier of iron and steel on the global stage . |
| 14 | and this is a solemn 's teaching of God 's word , the bible nowhere teaches the doctrine of universalism , that everybody 's gon na go to heaven , it does n't teach that , it does n't say and it does not teach that ultimately every body will be saved , there are plenty of those around who 'd teach that today , but the bible does n't teach that there are those who will tell us that the sinner and the saint , the man who has no thought of God or no love for God and the Christian that all be gathered together on the final day , you all have another chance , Jesus never said that , the bible does n't teach that , it 's quite unscriptural . |
| 15 | Nought but a rabble he had gathered together on the fair island that lies to the east — of buccaneers and booty hunters and ruffianly runaways from the slaveships that are plying these waters most usefully . |
| 16 | Welsh Water has dragged many old-age pensioners and under-privileged people through the courts of Wales because they have fallen down on the odd instalment on their water charges . |
| 17 | Erm but I say there , there were a couple of erm objections that came up during the course of the conversation which really resulted because you , you 'd fallen down on the actual structure , but having said that then again there were two or three examples that you apacked and you got through very well and you , you recovered yourself well on that and , and I say really I think that 's er that 's covered most of the bits that , that I felt were , were there . |
| 18 | The lucrative trade in duty-free goods with buyers from Argentina and Brazil , centred especially on the eastern border town of Ciudad del Este ( formerly Puerto Stroessner ) on the Rio Paraná , was buoyant in the second half of 1990 , but was threatened by the March 1991 decision of Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay to create a common market [ see p. 38096 ] . |
| 19 | Somehow , he had moved closer , and their thighs were pressed together on the wooden seat . |
| 20 | Our first sight of the island was a sharp mountain peak jutting through the low cloud which unfortunately spoiled our view , but in minutes we were through the cloud and touching down on the long black runway which ran parallel to the shores of the fiord . |
| 21 | Touching down on the main wheels first , the Ercoupe twitched into line ; they even tried it with the rudder pedals locked , flying on elevator and aileron only , but found the feeling ‘ rather disconcerting ’ ! |
| 22 | In the Brazil nut , Bertholleria excelsa , and Eschweilera spp. , the hood is pressed down on the fertile stamens and bears only staminodes with nectar at their bases : only a strong bee can lift the hood — species of Xylocopa and female euglossine bees . |
| 23 | If we concentrate only on the mythological representations and personifications of evil , we too easily relegate the Devil to our private worlds of personal torments and individual temptations . |
| 24 | The forward screen zoomed in on the slight figure of the target . |
| 25 | I would argue , however , that love-making ought not to be treated as drawing only on the irrational side of a person 's nature . |
| 26 | They lay together on the bare , splintered boards . |
| 27 | These again suit our mood , but at the last we turn for a final lingering view of the Parthenon , reflecting perhaps on the ultimate destiny of the material works of man . |
| 28 | It is not simply that these areas suffer from deprivation and poverty , but there is a danger of many outer estates , in particular , becoming areas which have a quite different social and economic system , operating almost at subsistence level , depending entirely on the public sector , where the opportunities for improvement either through self-help or through outside intervention are minimal . |
| 29 | Edward did not create it from nothing , but he founded a new town — King 's Town — on the old site , which he manipulated especially on the western side . |
| 30 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |