Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [adv] [verb] on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Samuel 's eyes suddenly riveted on his hated rival . |
| 2 | Deacon 's work clearly stands on its own . |
| 3 | At first , his mind dulled with sleep and wine , Cranston dared blankly but the significance of the friar 's discovery gradually dawned on him . |
| 4 | And I missed that in the seventies and eighties , and my wife said you know you 're mad , towards the late eighties she told me off , she said you 're mad , you 'll spend your life looking for something that you 've already got , for god 's sake just concentrate on what you r are , you 're an actor , do that , perform . |
| 5 | When the leading lady 's on stage , you do n't notice the rest of the cast , Sabine thought wryly , the wording of madame 's introduction not lost on her , as a young woman got up from a sofa in another part of the room , and came forward with open reluctance . |
| 6 | He enclosed the green that had been open to the villagers for years , and he bought up Hooper 's farm just to tack on his land , this land you 're living on . ’ |
| 7 | Benedict 's head snapped round and last night 's frown again descended on his brow . |
| 8 | The opaque yellow liquid floated high beside Byrkin 's face then splashed on his tunic , onto the shoulder of the man who had nudged him , onto the boards of the floor . |