Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 2 | It 's not often you score 3 goals and end up on the losing team . |
| 3 | It 's not often you score 3 goals and end up on the losing team . |
| 4 | Not only was he a first-class commentator , he was also a true gentleman of the old school who was not afraid to criticise the sport 's overpaid prima donnas when they started throwing tantrums and acting up on court . |
| 5 | A trip around the bay under the Golden Gate Bridge , a visit to Alcatraz , riding the cable cars and dining out on Pier 49 are just some of the attractions of this jewel in California 's crown . |
| 6 | In addition carers often reported further expenditure related to disability and caring which had resulted in using savings and cutting down on normal expenditure . |
| 7 | He 'd expected it and just shrugged his shoulders and sat down on the stool . |
| 8 | Elisabeth was hot ; she took off her raincoat , set down the knapsack containing her lunch and some books and sat down on the bench opposite a thicket of hazel , through which a path had been cut . |
| 9 | She pushed the tray off her knees and lay back on the pillow . |
| 10 | Rostov lowered himself on to his knees and sat back on his heels . |
| 11 | He thrust both hands in his pockets and rocked back on his heels . |
| 12 | Oliver sighed deeply , stuffed his treasure back into his pockets and sat down on the grass to watch . |
| 13 | He said the key to SmithKline 's success was its ability to market and sell brands and cash in on the potential of new products . |
| 14 | As he had done before , Van Gelder spread out a sheet — in the passageway , this time — threw some more armfuls of clothes on to it , secured the corners and hurried up on deck . |
| 15 | The girls walked in the Rose Gardens and caught up on the past months , discussed the future . |
| 16 | He sat down on the rug in front of the Anywhithers and leaned back on straight arms , gazing up at the sky . |
| 17 | However , at the end of 1981 a new superintendent instituted changes which included moving a number of the area 's community police-officers to other duties and clamping down on the activities by local youths which had previously been tolerated . |
| 18 | Regrettably , even today , there are a number of health service insiders who feel that they are an exception to these general rules and look down on the ways of industry with the patronizing assurance of those who know that ‘ we are different ’ . |
| 19 | I stopped taking my testosterone tablets and went back on the dole again . |
| 20 | Almost all aspects of life suffered under martial law which was used by consecutive governments to ban large public meetings and to crack down on any political groups and political parties working underground . |
| 21 | Three months later she joined C&R on a full-time basis , although throughout her maternity leave she had been attending meetings and helping out on special project work . |
| 22 | Yet it is easy for pioneer users and IT investors to remain with the tried and tested applications and miss out on the cutting edge opportunities just around the corner . |
| 23 | Therefore to make sure of this important condition he took off his trousers and sat down on the seed-bed , thus testing the warmth of Mother Earth through the most sensitive part of his anatomy . |
| 24 | Chrysler has already suspended production at one of its main assembly plants and cut back on managerial staff . |
| 25 | Bella was spreading plants and flowers out on a sheet of newspaper to dry : rose petals gathered at the end of the summer , stock and rosemary and lemon verbena , pinks and thyme and honeysuckle , bay leaves and mint . |
| 26 | What we want to do now , can we stand on these ideas and put down on paper some more ideas of what circumstances and situations you could use for children 's role play . |
| 27 | We drive past the old barn where Ali keeps a boxing ring and training bags , pass several other buildings and look down on Love Creek , which flows slowly , muddily past Ali 's 88-acre farm . |
| 28 | It was clear that he made her life happier than it had been , but she still had to put up with the desperately uncomfortable conditions and go out on her terrifying foraging expeditions . |
| 29 | Catch a man bitching about healthhazards and conditions and going out on strike over no papertowels in the toilet or nagging over the lack of day nursery facilities |
| 30 | Mary was posted to a notorious station in the Fens , called Sledgwick , which was universally known as HMS Sledgwick because it was practically under water and everyone wore gumboots and walked about on duckboards . |