Example sentences of "[noun sg] on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trim away excess and place the base on to the cake drum . |
| 2 | In a remarkable inversion of Soviet vocabulary , he accused radicals of pressing for power using the " neo-Bolshevik tactic " of taking the political struggle on to the streets . |
| 3 | He gripped it with his hands , got his foot on to the latch , heaved up and rolled over the top . |
| 4 | Delaney swung a foot on to the ladder . |
| 5 | With a bit of practice , you can learn to put a condom on without the punter knowing you 've done it ! |
| 6 | incentive to get us up this last steep pull on to the summit of Beinn Ghlas . |
| 7 | l Louise looked at her young son and suggested he might like to take his easel on to the patio . |
| 8 | Zigzagging our way down the street we saw a car coming towards us and thought some terrible error had allowed the driver on to the toboggan track . |
| 9 | Girls cheered and threw money on to the stage , but the curtain came down , the head hit him again and , with the curtain back up , the youngster was caned in the middle of the performance . |
| 10 | The car gave a roar , then slowly moved out of the garage ; the dim side-lights showed a pale flicker on the back of the house , then swung around for an instant on to the gardens . |
| 11 | He followed Trent over the rail on to the dock , prodding him with the tip of his knife : ‘ We go jus ' leetle way in the jungle , leetle dog . ’ |
| 12 | Taking care to keep to the well trodden dirt path between the growing vegetables , she crossed the last field on to the riverbank . |
| 13 | On the ground he was safe from an hussar 's blade , so Karelius concerned himself with him no more , but urged his mare on down the footpath to join the advance guard in the main street . |
| 14 | I dropped each denomination of Cayman coin on to the sand to see how the machine responded to them . |
| 15 | Next he tossed a small coin on to the coffin . |
| 16 | She dropped her robe on to the stool near by and stepped into the water , sinking slowly down into the warmth . |
| 17 | Within a year , 10,000 miners had flocked from the Walla Walla settlement on to the reservation , and Lawyer 's followers readily signed an agreement exchanging mining rights north of the Clearwater for $50,000 . |
| 18 | Together , the three of them removed the boards which formed the trough and the natron ran off in a tide of white powder on to the floor . |
| 19 | Pipe hair on to the ballerina and allow to dry . |
| 20 | Reminding Management of diurnal enuresis has been attempted with initially asking the parent to remind the child regularly when to go to the lavatory and gradually pass that responsibility on to the child . |
| 21 | It is passing the market-makers ' responsibility on to the companies ' own stockbrokers , who will match buyers to sellers . |
| 22 | Duncan slung his small case on to the bed and zipped it open . |
| 23 | Charming , my dear ! ’ he muttered through closed teeth , throwing his Louis Vuitton overnight case on to the sofa . |
| 24 | As she flopped down in a corner seat , Constance looked at the man pushing her case on to the rack opposite . |
| 25 | In her agitation she had taken the longer route on to the Quay de Cologny . |
| 26 | That quick route on to the statute book was agreed after talks between Scottish Office ministers and Labour MPs . |
| 27 | Just hook the bucket on to the end of the rope and lower it down , but do n't fall in yourself . ’ |
| 28 | Matilda pulled up the rope and hooked the handle of the bucket on to the end of it . |
| 29 | I 've had a marvellous clear out — got every single shirt on to the line — and when you take that off you could put it in the bucket so I can get it out tomorrow . ’ |
| 30 | She threw the black leather briefcase on to the sofa and said briskly , ‘ Gin and It for me , please , Jack . ’ |