Example sentences of "[vb past] and [vb past] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Muttering about the appalling decline in standards since she was last in Lisbon , Maria Candida knelt to help Sara off with her shoes , and while she did so , Sara sighed and lay back on the feather bed . |
| 2 | Ronni sighed and lay back on the hyacinth-coloured bedspread . |
| 3 | I sighed and sat down on the stairs . |
| 4 | Ari nodded and sat down on the cushions . |
| 5 | The rider nodded and pushed off on the Kawasaki . |
| 6 | Nails bit his tongue as Midnight jiggled and swung about on the end of the rein . |
| 7 | Wetherall then stumbled and fell over on the appalling pitch in the centre of the 6 yard box ( as he was correctly keeping his eye on the incoming ball ) . |
| 8 | Something lumbered and crashed out on the sandbank . |
| 9 | I went and sat down on the lounging chair . |
| 10 | These simple precautions observed , Kirov relaxed and sat down on the edge of his small cot , smiling with relief . |
| 11 | A servant girl brought me up water , I washed and lay back on the bed to rest before dinner . |