Example sentences of "on [prep] the [adj] surface " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever has to be copied is typed or handwritten on to the exposed surface of the special paper creating a reverse image in carbon on the back of the paper . |
| 2 | In the parasitic phase the L3 enter the mucosa of the small intestine and occasionally that of the caecum and colon ; after a week they moult , the L4 emerge on to the mucosal surface and migrate to congregate in the caecum where development to the L5 is completed about 25 days after infection . |
| 3 | These L4 then emerge on to the mucosal surface , migrate to the colon , develop to the adult stage . |
| 4 | This discourages mounting adhesive from oozing on to the lower surface of the preparation , where it would affect attachment on the lapping machine 's vacuum chucks . |
| 5 | He hated it especially now as he dragged it out of its corner in the garage , squeezed it between his Vauxhall Viva estate car and the twins ' tricycles , and rolled it on to the uneven surface in front of the garage doors . |
| 6 | On warm days the area between the lawn and water surface had constantly to be watched so that , immediately signs of shrinkage appeared , water could be sprayed on to the puddled surface . |
| 7 | If you do , the ants will climb out on to the upper surface of the block and you will not be able to replace the glass without crushing many of the ants . |
| 8 | She took a couple of steps on to the damp surface , lost her balance and collapsed to her knees . |
| 9 | Packets of sugar leaking crystals , biscuits , flour seeping on to the scrubbed surface , plates with the remains of a meal . |
| 10 | When using a plunger , ensure that it seals well on to the surface ( smearing petroleum jelly on to the rubber surface helps ) and that you do n't simply pump the water up the overflow pipe and back into the sink — hold a wet cloth tightly over the overflow while using one . |
| 11 | He opened the car door and dropped his cigarette end on to the concreted surface where it glowed with vulgar ruddiness on the silver sharpness of the frost till he ground it under his foot as he stepped out . |
| 12 | There is even one report of a couple of Russian geologists hopping on to the bouldery surface of an aa flow on the slopes of the Klyuchevskaya volcano in Kamchatka while it was still moving . |
| 13 | And towards the end of each over — when the bowlers know the ball is most likely to be inspected by the umpires — the new gouges are disguised by rubbing sweat on to the roughened surface . |
| 14 | The oral area is covered with skin , often with small granules , which extends on to the ventral surface of the arms . |