Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blow caught her on the cheek and she fell against Gilbert . |
| 2 | The blow caught her on the right side of her face , high on the cheek bone , beneath the eye . |
| 3 | ‘ There would need to be an awful lot of call-offs before the five players untried at this level found themselves on the field at the same time , though , ’ said the coach . |
| 4 | A car passed them on the single track road , heading north ; they stood aside to let it pass , waving at the single occupant when he waved at them . |
| 5 | His Majesty congratulated them on the solution of this difficult problem , and pointed out that while France and other countries existed for weeks without a Government , in this country our constitution is so generous that leaders of Parties . |
| 6 | Should they attempt to influence the bishops , Archbishop Felici warned them on the first day of the new session , they would lose their privileges , a threat that caused considerable resentment as much among the fathers as among their advisers . |
| 7 | Smith has been dismissed as ‘ presence of mind Smith ’ from his alleged remark on returning without his companion from a disastrous outing on the river : ‘ If I had not with great presence of mind hit him on the head with a boathook both would have been drowned , ’ but the story comes from Reminiscences of Oxford ( 1st edn. 1900 ) by William Tuckwell , who in his second edition ( 1907 ) consigned it to oblivion ; moreover , there was no charge of murder . |
| 8 | The horse hurt himself on the first jump and despite leading for much of the way round never really mastered the race . |
| 9 | But those who choose violence set themselves on the opposing side from democracy . |
| 10 | My local authority of Calderdale spent responsibly , and a Government Department patted it on the back , saying that it was the second most efficient metropolitan authority in the country . |
| 11 | As she bent up from the oven , up out of the kitchen , a shaft of watery sun manifested itself on the floor like a dim splash of paint . |
| 12 | To their surprise , a rather familiar looking vehicle passed them on the road . |
| 13 | The Presidium of the Czech National Council approved the draft on Feb. 12 , describing it as " the basic point of departure for the talks … on the final wording of the agreement " , but the Presidium of the Slovak National Council rejected it on the grounds that the Slovak delegation had made too many concessions . |
| 14 | I could n't get it out of them who had paid for her , but old Alex the cleaner told me on the side : Boswell , Slim Boswell . ’ |
| 15 | The main street of the village faced them on the other side of the Westport road . |
| 16 | On his journey , fearful and probably suffering from reactionary depression , he slept a night under a broom bush , where he dreamed that an angel touched him on the shoulder and bade him rise and eat . |
| 17 | Her arm caught in the mesh and her fist hit him on the side of the head . |
| 18 | Again , Brian Harley hit a less-than-perfect drive , but his two-iron across the angle of the dogleg put him on the front edge of the green . |
| 19 | The gunpowder plot had nothing on the game at the Manor . |
| 20 | The only mishap was that in forcing himself through the gap , he nudged the twig and the falling window struck him on the head . |
| 21 | The old lady sat herself on the red plush sofa and behind her the woodwork of the grand piano gleamed in the dim light . |
| 22 | Her eye caught something on the video display , the shock transferring to Delaney . |
| 23 | I think my husband told you on the phone that buying the house over here was my idea . |
| 24 | daddy hit you on the nut did he ? |
| 25 | Then Edward 's papa took us on the lake in a rowing-boat . ’ |
| 26 | Susy 's affectionate and gentle nature eased it on the one side , James 's common sense and recognition of Susy 's value to his life made it easier on his . |
| 27 | These two seemed friendly enough , but their questions about Sweetheart put him on the defensive . |
| 28 | Both safely negotiated the treacherous short 15th hole and Faldo 's putter rescued him on the 18th green . |
| 29 | A hawthorn hedge divided them on the left from the field belonging to Upmeadow Farm , while on the right-hand side their territory was bounded by a swift little stream . |
| 30 | The belief — fallacious , as it turned out — in the unique selling points of Event lulled everybody on the magazine into a false sense of security . |