Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | DRAWING THEM IN ON THE WIRRAL |
| 2 | He took the unravelling length of fabric from her and expertly refolded it , depositing it back on the stall . |
| 3 | Patrick began by blunt cutting the ends then , after blow-drying , he pulled the hair into a high ponytail which he lightly backcombed before splaying it out on the top of the head . |
| 4 | Back at the office , Schellenberg changed into a light grey flannel suit in the bathroom , speaking through the other door to Ilse Huber as he dressed , filling her in on the whole business . |
| 5 | She told him about the latest developments from Zurich while dressing the wound , filling him in on the backgrounds of Hendrique and Milchan as well as relaying Philpott 's instructions . |
| 6 | And I hope we 'll be seeing you back on the field soon . |
| 7 | Quite a few were very upset , they 'd only twelve months to go — it was just like turning them out on the street . |
| 8 | The Kadets had won the largest block of deputies to the First Duma , they had enjoyed the spectacle of leading figures in the government sounding them out on the terms on which they would enter the cabinet ; power seemed almost within their grasp . |
| 9 | Then remove the protective paper ( if any ) of the sensitised board and place this , etch-resist side down , onto the artwork , carefully lining it up on the artwork . |
| 10 | Lining us up on the waste ground behind our barrack block , he had made the original offenders climb a pine tree until their bodies were jammed in the lower branches . |
| 11 | Their working lives ( up to about fifteen hours ) can be maximised if you handle them with care , so avoid subjecting them to mechanical shocks when in use ; switch off and allow them to cool before moving them around on the set . |
| 12 | ‘ How did you feel , ’ he said , ‘ when the monkey was holding you up on the roof ? ’ |
| 13 | Let's have a sit down , ’ Otley suggested taking off his camouflage jacket and spreading it out on the grass . |
| 14 | I said , holding it out on the palm of my hand . |
| 15 | A wave caught the mast , lifting it high and then slamming it down on the cabin roof . |
| 16 | Mr Gillis seemed to delight in slamming it down on the top of the tousled head below . |
| 17 | the man said , lifting the card machine from behind the counter and slamming it down on the top . |
| 18 | Well , now that I 've tracked you down , perhaps you would n't mind letting me in on the key to all this mystery . |
| 19 | He made the mistake of letting me in on the ground floor when he was offering a Pissarro . |
| 20 | I 'm letting you in on the latest fashion and all you can do is accuse me of lying . |
| 21 | All may have been quiet on the 808 State front over the last year but , far from resting on their laurels , the techno titans have been locked in the studio , ripping it up on the mixing desk . |
| 22 | Running it out on the adventurous Sunset Slab , VS 4b . |
| 23 | ‘ For take-off and landing , each propeller works like a helicopter rotor , pulling the plane into the sky or letting it down on the helipad . |
| 24 | ‘ Good luck , ’ said Sophia , seeing her off on the doorstep . |
| 25 | McDonald has some well known musicians , such as Pino Palladino and Benmont Tench , helping him out on the disc , but even their presence fails to add the bit of gloss that is evidently lacking . |
| 26 | She held out her hand with deliberate provocation and , drawing him down on the edge of the bed beside her , she gave a little laugh which came from deep in her throat . |
| 27 | Despite his strange dealings in the transfer market up to now , I 'm still one of the pro-Wilko group , and I 'm not going to start slagging him off on the basis of rumours about what he might conceivably do . |
| 28 | He stopped her from going visiting in the town , and whenever Daniel Marsh was near Nahum became angry , taking it out on the poor , innocent man whose only role in life was to serve . |
| 29 | I felt disillusioned , stale and cynical and I wanted to take a break before I started taking it out on the callers . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's a disgrace , allowing it out on the road like that — in a state like that . ’ |