Example sentences of "[adv prt] on the [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | She waited until the first few bars of the signature tune started to play , then unclipped her headphones and set them down on the desk with a sharp clatter before starting to gather up the stack of notes . |
| 2 | P.U.M.P. : ‘ Barabajagal ( Love Is Hot ) ’ ( Ultimate ) out of the ashes of the Junior Manson Slags arrives Aqua Marina , with her Purple Under Melted Pink getting down on the dancefloor with a hot and sultry Donovan song . |
| 3 | She suspects that she may get rather more exposure to outpatient clinics and theatre sessions than her medical colleagues because they get bogged down on the wards with tasks that she is not allowed to do . |
| 4 | ‘ Mussed ’ is a word so outmoded I 'm surprised the God of Media did n't strike him down on the instant with a thunderbolt . |
| 5 | Fabia crooned , and putting an arm about her sister , sat down on the settee with her . |
| 6 | Lie face down on the floor with your feet together and your hands shoulder width apart . |
| 7 | Lie face down on the floor with your hands touching in the small of the back and your legs straight out and together . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've had ever such an interesting walk down on the beach with Mr. Telling . |
| 9 | They ca n't but they , it should , it should have been possible for the councils to have I do n't know it , it it seems I , I put it down , I remember walking up and down on the beach with John about eight weeks ago was it ? |
| 10 | Do kneading movements on the body , placing the hands palms down on the back with the fingers meeting at waist level , thumbs pointing forwards . |
| 11 | The landlord was still looking a little ill-at-ease , however , and he flinched when Ratagan banged his tankard down on the bar with a grin and demanded a refill . |
| 12 | He sat back down on the sofa with a bored expression on his face . |
| 13 | Loretta thanked Tracey , and settled down on the sofa with a new book about Jane Austen . |
| 14 | In the computer graphics of Tron ( 1982 ) we are right down on the board with the players of video games , even if we do n't quite share their viewpoint ; the motorcycle shots , much quoted , show how exhilarating rapid movement along wholly imaginary perspectives can be . |
| 15 | The room was silent as she scrabbled in her box of pieces and , from the very bottom , produced a couple that she set down on the board with two decisive clicks . |
| 16 | He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air . |
| 17 | ‘ She looked at her step-mother but uttered not a single word ; she simply picked up our big drap-de-dames green shawl ( it 's a shawl we all use , a drap-de-dames one ) , and covered her head and face entirely with it ad lay down on the bed with her face to the wall , ad her little shoulders and her whole body were trembling . ' |
| 18 | He threw himself down on the bed with his head on my stomach , groaning , and between the groans saying that he would be a good husband in future , he honestly would , he adored me , he was very ashamed and only hoped I could forgive him . |
| 19 | She sank down on the bed with the photograph gripped so tightly in her hands that the paper buckled . |
| 20 | Shannon sat down on the bed with a despairing thump . |
| 21 | Later , he donned the vast pyjamas , switched on the television for a bit of background and settled down on the bed with the half-bottle of Jim Beam and The Book of Ultimate Truths . |
| 22 | He brought his talons and beak down on the bars with such force that the very Cages themselves shook with the power of it . |
| 23 | This has the effect of reducing the entropy of the definitions , by cutting down on the randomness with which their constituent words are chosen . |
| 24 | ‘ It is n't me that you have to persuade , ’ he told her , putting the mug down on the counter with a snap . |
| 25 | She was sitting down on the couch with Newman beside her . |
| 26 | Slamming her tools down on the bench with almost enough force to break them , she flung the carving back into its box , then aimed a kick at it . |
| 27 | It was less easy to convince herself that the thought of lying down on the bench with fitzAlan , with hardly a stitch of clothing between them , did n't scare the wits out of her . |
| 28 | He finished off his drink and set the empty glass down on the table with exaggerated care . |
| 29 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 30 | She slapped the cards down on the table with an expression of disgust . |