Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Good horses they bred down on that road you know .
2 They finished up on all four rinks in their 78–66 win at Carrickfergus with Rathfriland 's Gary McIlroy being their only loser .
3 Val with Matthew and William took the train to Auckland — a trip they recommended so much that I did it as well , 5 weeks later — and after staying overnight with the Hartleys they flew out on 23rd March — five and a half months after our arrival .
4 They sat down on some chairs by the window , and looked out across the Rivoli Gardens .
5 They sat down on hard , knobbly ground , sparsely covered with grass , in the grudging shade of a withered tree .
6 As Derby bade farewell to one striker , they missed out on another when an ambitious move to bring a Colombian World Cup winger to the Baseball Ground fell through .
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