Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] on the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But what goes on on the terraces seems to be very simple and almost harmless compared with that Rugby Club of yours . ’ |
| 2 | It happens out on the streets , behind closed doors , in corridors of power , in the seat of government . |
| 3 | a rather simple girl who hangs about on the outskirts of a village … |
| 4 | It was a lot of work for one man , he told me , which is why the name Hugh Cruttwell always turns up on the credits of his movies . |
| 5 | With the results showing Labour ten points up on the Tories , he is statistically right . |
| 6 | A , a curtain is used to screen you off , and if it 's a very cold day we 've got infra-red heat we 've got a lamp above the he , the couch and we actually put on the infra-red heat so we warm you up first before you start , before we start so your body is feeling nice and warm and you 're feeling relaxed , we have nice music playing and it does help right , with the tension that builds up on the shoulders . |
| 7 | Forty-foot open sloops , gaff-rigged and shallow draught , the lighters were built to load river sand on the mainland for construction projects out on the keys . |
| 8 | The trio use the bank at the side of the steps , the wheelchair tips , its passenger leaning forward , voices break the silence suddenly , laughter as the man pulls back on the handles , displaying his strength to the hunchback . |
| 9 | Work again over same two stitches and put original two stitches back on the needles ; miss eight stitches ; repeat from * to end . |
| 10 | The large part of the responsibility falls back on the parents — or , in some cases , on grandparents . |
| 11 | He rolls up his sleeves and sets in on the dishes that I have eaten from over the course of the day . |
| 12 | The Headless Horseman appears on the carriage and swoops down on the adventurers . |
| 13 | Oranges that are to be peeled and eaten should also be washed , because the fungicide is contained in a wax layer which comes off on the hands during peeling and then contaminates the fruit . |
| 14 | Independent tests carries out on the packs , including representative chemicals from acids , alkalis and solvents , proved the broad chemical compatibility of the sorbent material used and it was noted that the pack can be applied to a wide range of chemical leakages . |
| 15 | It 's easy to see how Baker makes out on the airwaves . |