Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Counting out seven pound notes , he laid them carefully on the table . |
| 2 | Very slowly she took the headphones off and laid them carefully on the table , her eyes never leaving Luke 's for a moment . |
| 3 | ‘ It caught me right on the side of my face , ’ she said . |
| 4 | I took a firmer grip , squeezed tightly and immediately a cloven foot shot out like a whip lash and smacked me solidly on the knee . |
| 5 | He continued to go forward and even when Hodkinson caught him flush on the jaw with a straight right , it did n't stop his forward march . |
| 6 | The man ducked , weaving to his left so that Trent 's fist caught him high on the right cheek . |
| 7 | She beamed at her husband , bravely facing the barrage of produce , and winced as a particularly juicy specimen caught him right on the chin . |
| 8 | She caught him again on the way back between oven and table , and sank herself into him once more , but after a moment became conscious that he was having to make a considerable effort to hold the hot saucepan away from her at arm 's length . |
| 9 | Botham had the first six wickets before Marshall and Baptiste held him up for while , Marshall being lucky not to be on the wrong end of a legendary catch when Don Topley , a groundstaff boy who went on to play for Essex , brilliantly caught him one-handed on the square leg boundary , only to put one foot over the rope . |
| 10 | Her hand shot out and caught him fully on the side of the face , causing him to wince . |
| 11 | I found him here on the floor with his neck broken . |
| 12 | As I understood , he was asleep for much of the time , and indeed , I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room . |
| 13 | He caught her once on the way in . |
| 14 | She smacked him playfully on the bottom with her tea towel . |
| 15 | He used it more on the unknown Hoffman than on the others . |
| 16 | He was developing self-control in the classroom , but found it harder on the playground where it seemed that he was easily influenced by other children to behave badly . |
| 17 | He scrawled it quickly on the back of his card . |
| 18 | He lifted his hands feebly and , leaning forward , dropped them languidly on the blanket in front of him . |
| 19 | They went into the staff-room and grabbed a coffee while they waited for the results , then they studied them together on the lightbox . |
| 20 | The kiss went on forever , and she offered no resistance as he swung her up into his arms and dropped her gently on the bed , coming down with her . |
| 21 | Con settled down opposite and when the boxer leaped to lick his face he clumped him companionably on the head with his fist . |
| 22 | While her boss took the unsuspecting Carolyn out to lunch , workers hoisted her H-reg Volkswagen Polo 20ft into the air with a borrowed crane and parked it neatly on the roof . |
| 23 | Then how came he alone on the path from the ferry ? ’ |
| 24 | Sally came up to me , kissed me firmly on the lips and said , ‘ It 's late , Chris . |
| 25 | Jim jumped up and down and kissed me noisily on the cheek , shouting : " A goldmine , that 's what she is — a proper bloody goldmine ! " |
| 26 | Suddenly she leaned across the desk and kissed me quickly on the mouth . |
| 27 | She could feel his flat , muscular strength : she could also feel his arousal as Adam kissed her firmly on the mouth . |
| 28 | Taken by surprise , she offered no resistance when he strode over and , clasping her in his arms , kissed her firmly on the lips . |
| 29 | She signed the register , still having avoided meeting Ace 's eyes , just shutting them when he kissed her chastely on the cheek . |
| 30 | Mark smiled thinly and kissed her affectionately on the cheek . |