Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The table did for working and eating ; the mattress ( put straight on the floor and covered in black tweed ) did for sleeping and lounging ; and the steps made extra seating areas as well with the help of large flat black or white cushions which stacked like striped playbricks when not in use . |
| 2 | Erm but er we 've had one or two people come to us , and report that they 've been mugged , there again we get straight on the phone to the police . |
| 3 | She 's fallen I think straight on the face . |
| 4 | Jacques Devraux held himself ramrod straight on the back of his stocky saddle pony and delivered his order to his son in a vehement undertone . |
| 5 | She takes me by the hand , but stops , and kisses Bob straight on the lips . |