Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adj] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He finished second to Duke Of Monmouth in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March , and will be spot on after finishing fifth on the Flat in the Leopardstown November Handicap . |
| 2 | Morgan , now 49 , retired from the European Tour after finishing 190th on the 1991 merit list and relinquished his card after 22 years of consistent performances on the tour , highlighted by his win in the 1982 Jersey Open . |
| 3 | Blanche sipped her coffee , now lukewarm after sitting untouched on the low table for a few minutes . |
| 4 | This young London , happy tonight to be among its own kind , sometimes dangled a polythene bottle of cider by the neck , laughed at itself for acting crazy on the dancefloor , and now and again tried to look thick , or stoned . |
| 5 | And , though she was tired enough to sleep on a clothes-line , the chance to spread her weary limbs over the full width of a double mattress instead of lying cramped on the narrow settee was too appealing to turn down . |
| 6 | He paid a brief homage to the Gnomes , who had journeyed all the way from the Gallan Mountains to bring their ideas for the new Queen 's Crown Jewels and did not refer to the fact that they were four days late on account of getting lost on the way . |
| 7 | No chance here of falling asleep on the flight-deck ! |
| 8 | ‘ We will face more sustained attacks at Old Trafford and this will give us a chance of hitting United on the break . |
| 9 | The guidance , while encouraging social workers to share information with clients about their needs , warns them against recording this on the assessment form because clients could go to court over any assessed needs which are not being met with services . |
| 10 | He very predictably won the Rookie of the Year award for his performance in finishing 28th on the Volvo Tour in 1990 . |
| 11 | A second female is shot behind the eye and swims erratically in half-circles before floating motionless on the surface . |
| 12 | On reaching Faial on the north coast , we turn left towards Santana ( 39km ) where you will find the traditional thatched cottages , often with corn cobs hanging out to dry . |
| 13 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend for putting that on the record . |
| 14 | While downhill skiing demands regular and sustained snow to cover the pistes and while Nordic ski racing relies on frequent low lying snow in sufficient quantity to cut tracks , Nordic ski touring can be enjoyed on a surprisingly large number of days , simply by going high on the mountain . |
| 15 | By holding firm on the divisive issue of the ‘ comb-out ’ , while making substantial concessions on the food question , the Cabinet successfully outfaced the shop stewards ' movement . |
| 16 | At Harvard Securities , dealers were able to avoid having their telephone conversations recorded by dialling 9 on the brown internal phones and using that external line unrecorded . |