Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] on [noun sg] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tipped about half of the cash into the box and then took a couple of shirts from the second bag and laid them on top of the remaining cash . |
| 2 | With sudden inspiration and at the last moment , I stripped the big bed of its blanket and pillows and stuffed them on top of the suitcases . |
| 3 | I also received them on behalf of the new church that she dare to be intimate in worship of her Lord . |
| 4 | At the end of Mass , Canon Mulvaney presented the Papal Blessing to Mrs Pat Nicholls , chairman , who received it on behalf of the section . |
| 5 | Chief executive presented a cup and a cheque for £250 to Ealees Mill operator , who received it on behalf of the Performance Fabrics team . |
| 6 | I threw myself on top of the wheelbarrow to hold it down as he passed . |
| 7 | Rents for these appalling houses — eight thousand back-to-backs , rising three storeys with single rooms piled one on top of the other — took a high proportion of a working-class income . |
| 8 | They were buried in mass graves , the corpses piled one on top of the other under a few inches of soil . |
| 9 | I wrote and thanked him on behalf of the Council for what he 'd done but it 's now a question of finding somebody who can match it . |
| 10 | It finished ( as a bowler ) the former Derbyshire player , Fred Swarbrook , who gave up the unequal struggle when , peering frantically around to see where a delivery had gone , he found out only when the ball dropped out of the stratosphere and hit him on top of the head . |
| 11 | And hit her on top of the head . |
| 12 | ‘ Thanks , Rose , ’ he said and placed it on top of the radio . |
| 13 | Then she unzipped her handbag , took out the cassette and placed it on top of the envelope . |
| 14 | I placed it on top of the bowl . |
| 15 | If a movie were to be made of her American tour , one would see pages fly from calendars , clock hands spin and headlines slapped one on top of the next . |
| 16 | I saw one on top of the bed I do n't know where I put the other one It 's down here Jean . |
| 17 | Kalchu searched in the fire for an ember , laid it on top of the chillim and drew in deeply . |
| 18 | He pulled the small plastic box free and laid it on top of the crate , fumbling in his jacket pocket for something . |
| 19 | An individual suspecting that an unwarranted invasion of privacy may about to be published would be able to approach the council 's director , who , when satisfied of this , ‘ should instantly contact the editor and put him on notice of the complaint . |
| 20 | Ken put it on top of the locker , where it staggered around the perimeter mewing and testing space with its paw . |
| 21 | and erm whatever you may need a stock and that and put sliced potatoes in it and some carrots and then on the top I 've put sliced potatoes and left them on top of the casserole , well later on when I came home I just took the lid off and stuck in the top of the oven instead |
| 22 | That one 's a bit burnt cos Bernie left it on top of the cooker Where 's the dog ? |
| 23 | Deputy manager Philip Ronan presented the cheque to Herold [ Bomber ] Graham , former European and British Middleweight Boxing Champion , who accepted it on behalf of the hospital . |
| 24 | 7 The tallest recorded man in the world measured 2½m while the tallest living man measures 2m.What would be their total height If they stood one on top of the other ? |