Example sentences of "the man [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man slept on the floor , and the water that had been spilt froze on the floor . |
| 2 | The man leaned on the topmost rung of the pig-pen , making it clear that Francis would have to approach . |
| 3 | The new threat came as bachelor James Gilbey — said to be the man recorded on the Di ‘ love tapes ’ — was reported to fear that a SECOND tape may exist . |
| 4 | The man sitting on the chintz sofa rose awkwardly to his feet . |
| 5 | Rostov asked one of the guards if the man sitting on the cart was the Khan , but the trooper only grinned insolently at him and replied in his own tongue . |
| 6 | He bowed again to the man sitting on the cart , then walked back across the clearing . |
| 7 | er , could you have erm the , agreed in front of you please and just look at C thirty that 's erm you can see the golf club in this one , at er the page thirty one and the man sitting on the lake at the top of thirty one , yes , I think we know the brochures , we 've got erm leisure pursuits like bowls , that sort of thing . |
| 8 | of the man left on the ground , |
| 9 | The man stayed on the other side , bent down and locked his hands behind her . |
| 10 | A movement caught his eye and he looked back at the man standing on the steps of the rear coach . |
| 11 | ‘ We do believe the information to be useful and we also believe it is a possibility that the man shown on the tape in Phil Wells . |
| 12 | It was there that she saw the man lying on the plastic strips of an off-white metal reclining chair beside the pool , which was undoubtedly smaller than it had looked in the photograph . |
| 13 | I saw P C pointing his shot gun in the direction of the man lying on the ground . |
| 14 | As Sowerberry began to measure the body for a coffin , the man knelt on the floor and cried out , ‘ She starved to death , I tell you ! |