Example sentences of "[adv prt] on the main [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Touching down on the main wheels first , the Ercoupe twitched into line ; they even tried it with the rudder pedals locked , flying on elevator and aileron only , but found the feeling ‘ rather disconcerting ’ !
2 My daughter lives over on the main Oxford road .
3 You can compensate for using more time working a really special border and so on by speeding up on the main sections .
4 There was the hum of cars up on the main road .
5 The cottage next door to this on the right , it 's got a ghastly fake wishing well in the front garden , belongs to the chap who runs the garage up on the main road , Joe Fenniwick and his wife .
6 Traffic was beginning to build up on the main road which bypassed Axe , and the sound of one particular car engine could be heard , becoming steadily louder as it approached her part of the lane .
7 After all the Christmas lights remain up on the main street , and are still working .
8 He made a radio receiver when we were children and set it up on the main bridge over the Salzach .
9 we had two people today who rushed out on the main road .
10 But have you heard about the metamorphosis demonstration out on the main plaza ?
11 When I arrived I found I was the only newspaperman so involved , and Mains had his men out on the main field .
12 Back on the main road , one kilometre out of the village , it is worth turning off and making the short drive up to the Pico da Torre viewpoint which gives a lovely view of Câmara de Lobos .
13 Back on the main road , our luck changed .
14 Back on the main road , it turns right at the junction in Gleann Beag , passing a complex of handsome farm buildings , and ascends a long incline where much-needed improvements have taken place .
15 Back on the main road , Robert caught a glimpse of Aziz the janitor .
16 Back on the main stage , BASTI are the night 's anachronism , but their errant percussiveness sees 'em through .
17 Chestnuts line the edge of the small park and afford the house a dignified protection from the lorries that now hurtle by on the main road .
18 A car swished by on the main road .
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