Example sentences of "[vb past] on a high [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A group of American housewives discussed how they combined an exercise routine with everyday living and one recommended her method of keeping a pan which she constantly used on a high shelf , so that she did plenty of stretching every day . |
| 2 | At one end is the Temple of Jupiter built on a high podium ; the Corinthian Order is used and the building was flanked by two triumphal arches . |
| 3 | Shortly afterwards , he served on a high court of justice for the trial and condemnation of James , first Duke of Hamilton [ q.v. ] and others . |
| 4 | He hugged Cameron and said , ‘ Mister Campsie , Mister Campsie ’ — his voice cooed on a high note , not his at all , as though he was possessed by the spirit of a woman who had nursed him once . |
| 5 | The Waste lay on a high part of the forest so that when they reached it the sun , which had already sunk from sight in the valleys , was still poised above the dark low edge of the distant forest . |
| 6 | On 3 July 1658 Pierre Pérignon entered the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Vanne at Verdun , a congregation founded by Dom Didier de la Cour ( 1550–1623 ) , a strict monk who insisted on a high degree of learning and intellectual activity . |
| 7 | After 14 years working in the post room , post messenger Tom Chandler departed on a high note on March 4 . |
| 8 | ‘ I know ! ’ she said on a high note . |
| 9 | As instructed , the building was largely three-storey , but it stood on a high basement and was dominated by a spiky ventilation tower centrally placed over the War Department . |
| 10 | The most precious specimen of all , and — the oldest , sat on a high stool . |
| 11 | One and a half hours later , as he still sat on a high stool at the bar , he looked down and saw the fingers of a beautifully manicured hand against his left arm , and felt the ghost of a touch of the softest breast against his shoulder . |