Example sentences of "resting on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've put it resting on the dish so that any acid from it does n't get on to that bench there . |
| 2 | She lay with her head resting on the inside of his thigh , and held his limp prick loosely between her tired lips . |
| 3 | The male figure of the pair has his arms across his chest , level with the bottom of the rib-cage , whereas the wife has her hands resting on the chest and clasped in an attitude of prayer . |
| 4 | If this is an improvised one such as a pierced cake tin , without feet to raise it from the plate on which it drains , set it in the top of a basin , mixing bowl , saucepan , wide jar , or any vessel in which it will fit without actually resting on the bottom . |
| 5 | They start to descend the rivers , resting on the bottom during the day and travelling mostly at night . |
| 6 | He did n't smile as the Shermans approached but waited with his left hand resting on the hilt of his ceremonial sword , his aloof expression suggesting that he estimated the dignity of his person to be at least equal to that of the fabled hero of France looking down from the wall behind him . |
| 7 | He had ended his own life , but in the cold had remained crouched , his hand resting on the hilt of the blade which he had pushed into his heart . |
| 8 | Gabriel stood , feet apart , shoulders back , his outstretched hands resting on the hilt of the big tin sword . |
| 9 | Behind the woman , kneeling stern and impassive , was a knight in full armour , gauntleted hands resting on the hilt of his great two-handled sword . |
| 10 | And , miraculously , there was little resistance and I stared in disbelief as the great organ disappeared gloriously and wonderfully from sight I was right behind it with my arm , probing frantically away up to the shoulder as I rotated my wrist again and again till both uterine cornua were fully involuted Ben I was certain beyond doubt that everything was back in place I lay there for a few moments , my arm still deep inside the sow , my forehead resting on the floor . |
| 11 | and I thought he can put that on something so that 's not resting on the floor as well , cos that 's where the wet 's on the |
| 12 | From Madras my wife and I were taken to see the Shore Temples at Mahabalipuram and beside this is ( or was ) a very large boulder resting on the hillside . |
| 13 | A branch of one tree hung out over a pond ending in a spray of twigs resting on the water . |
| 14 | When he had gone , Li Yuan turned back to his father , smiling , one hand still resting on the Andalusian 's smooth , strong neck . |
| 15 | Wycliffe was half expecting to be asked : ‘ What exactly is the trouble ? ’ but Tate did not speak ; he waited , apparently relaxed , his thin , pale hands resting on the desk in front of him . |
| 16 | Look for them where fairly large , heavy objects are resting on the soil , for example , under large stones , a garden roller or a log . |
| 17 | Another mechanical argument against Copernicus concerns loose objects such as stones , philosophers , etc. resting on the surface of the earth . |
| 18 | She was still resting on the bed . |
| 19 | She looked at Dolly , resting on the bed . |
| 20 | Shaking off the nostalgia that threatened to overwhelm her , she went to the window and threw it open , startling a tiny robin that had been resting on the sill . |
| 21 | As I stood with my hands resting on the stone of the bridge , the door of the hotel was again thrown open . |
| 22 | The flames seemed to burn brighter in her presence , illuminating her finely etched profile and the hand resting on the stone wall beside her . |
| 23 | Fräulein Silber was standing by the high jump , one hand resting on the bar . |
| 24 | He laughed down his nose , trying to sound smooth , and a huge green plug of congealed snot landed with a ‘ thwap ’ on the back of my hand , which was resting on the bar . |
| 25 | The following are their main provisions , resting on the proposition that when a contract is registered with LCH , LCH becomes counterparty to it . |
| 26 | A fat woman , resting on the beach at Bournemouth . |
| 27 | of her , he could see Martin standing with his arms folded and resting on the mantelshelf . |
| 28 | A couple went by on bicycles , less hindered than usual because the roads were n't busy , the woman riding with one hand resting on the man 's shoulder . |
| 29 | Each girl sat on her three-legged stool as she milked , her right cheek resting on the cow 's body , watching Tess arrive . |
| 30 | Elaine 's elbow was resting on the edge of hers and her hand was supporting her head . |