Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [adv] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases — Spain and Greece for example — the examinations were very irregular in their application and for long existed largely on paper . |
| 2 | just sat here on bed and every time anybody coughed she 'd go like this |
| 3 | She still felt somewhat on probation within the group : Sam had n't looked too keen when Evelyn had brought her in . |
| 4 | For the closing phrases , by which time she 'd completely lost it and was just plain screaming , we all fell silent , because it was awesome ; and then when she had finished the victim of her fury slowly exited right on cue in complete silence , complete silence except for Madame 's heavy breathing and the sound of Gary playing recitative on the piano , for he had been playing along under her rage all the time , as if to support it , as if this really was music to our ears . |
| 5 | He also campaigned actively on behalf of the people of neighbouring Dahomey in their struggle against the French . |
| 6 | The Census , which until ten years ago existed only on index cards and photographs in the Warburg 's Photographic Collection , seems to have had its origins in a project allocated by Fritz Saxl to Alfred Scharf who had come to London as a refugee from Vienna around 1935 . |
| 7 | ‘ Thanks , ’ I spluttered to no one in particular , then concentrated hard on eating . |
| 8 | The Duke of Orléans left the field with his contingent , perhaps objecting to Ring John 's novel decision that his army should advance dismounted , and the king then moved forward on foot with his troops . |
| 9 | His car was outside , so I was probably in luck , since Toby never went anywhere on foot . |