Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His thick straight black hair was parted high on the left and plastered to his skull with hair oil . |
| 2 | The others followed , all of the same murderous breed , twenty killers to be let loose on the tiny defenceless country which Trent had learnt to love for its simplicity and innocence as much as for the variety of its natural beauty . |
| 3 | And still without needing to turn my head , but looking straight to the front , and walking at the same even pace along the path , I was conscious of a man perched motionless on the top bar of the gate , one leg over , so still that he might have been part of the gate itself . |
| 4 | Four others were scattered motionless on the green turf some thirty yards away . |
| 5 | The prosecution alleges that he murdered his ex-wife some time between the 21st and 23rd of January 1973 — she was last seen alive on the 20th . |
| 6 | Attempts at humour aside , I now find myself penning a few words of concern for Salford 's Graduate Association now that the same question seems to be written large on the proverbial wall . |
| 7 | This could prove a significant advantage over their chief rivals — Blue Orca , Hard As Iron and Red Paddy , who are all drawn high on the far rails . |
| 8 | Sold secure on the seventh no er seventh of March |
| 9 | Octopi breed in solitary pairs while squid prefer to collect in huge aggregations producing masses of eggs in sticky clusters strewn unprotected on the open sea bed . |
| 10 | The units for each engine are mounted back-to-back on the PA-34 , behind the right-hand instrument panel in the vicinity of the instrument air filter . |
| 11 | The gloomsters have been proved wrong on the first part of the operation . |
| 12 | All family planning services and supplies on prescription are provided free on the National Health Service if you are ordinarily resident in the UK . |
| 13 | All family planning services and supplies on prescription are provided free on the National Health Service if you are ordinarily resident in the UK . |
| 14 | All family planning services , including sterilisation , are provided free on the National Health Service if you are ordinarily resident in the UK . |
| 15 | These companies realized at an early stage that there is no point in trying to compete with the majors in releasing daytime radio or ‘ Top of the Pops ’ material , and that it would be better to find acts who have proved popular on the live circuit but who are considered too left field for the majors . |
| 16 | The Frasque had arrived hot on the pearly heels of the Capellans , sliding in on their vector before the great door of space could slam shut . |
| 17 | Oh that 's about the answer in the back of the book , so I must have just gone wrong on the last bit here . |
| 18 | The alarming thing was that what had started as a lively discussion , had somehow gone sour on the two girls . |
| 19 | BENN 'S campaign in Chesterfield , where he is defending an 8,700 majority , has been fought face-to-face on the grimy doorsteps and in smoky rooms ; a factory meeting has been a big event . |
| 20 | Originally partnering McGavin up front , Martin was tried wide on the right flank at Shrewsbury but missed the U's latest match against Halifax due to illness . |
| 21 | Especially since 1945 , American foreign policy issues have stood high on the International Relations agenda and its key debates have tended to reflect those within the American academic International Relations community . |
| 22 | President Ceausescu has generally kept quiet on the Moldavian issue , while routinely stressing Romanian national sovereignty and independence . |
| 23 | Clara did not enjoy her sausage , for it was burned black on the outside and raw in the middle , and her mother had told her that it was impossible not to get worms from raw sausage meat , but the taste of the damp mince with its bitter crust remained a strong reminder of illicit pleasure . |