Example sentences of "on [pos pn] [noun sg] [coord] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , say I then took Fiona off him and maybe I told him to go find himself another filly and the next thing was he got a pincer-hold on my ear and was bopping me one on the nose and there I was bleeding fit to fill the Frenchy furrows so naturally I gave him one back . ’ |
| 2 | The United Nations said it was planning to build on its success and was hoping to get another aid convoy through to the embattled town tomorrow . |
| 3 | Uzbekistan took control of all union enterprises on its territory and was to conduct its own foreign policy . |
| 4 | By the time I was ready ( if it became necessary ) to defend the party , the bear had got fed up waiting , had sat down on its backside and was yawning . |
| 5 | She also had three penalty points endorsed on her licence and was ordered to pay £15 towards prosecution costs . |
| 6 | The expected organism was grown from the original site of minor surgery on her back and was confirmed as a type of S aureus producing toxic shock syndrome toxin I. Isolation of such a toxin is diagnostically helpful , but there is substantial evidence that other staphylococcal enterotoxins contribute to a high mortality . |
| 7 | She felt certain that she must fall on her face and be trampled underfoot . |
| 8 | Then he saw the look of misery on her face and was seized by fear . |
| 9 | It must be one of the major frustrations of being a veterinary surgeon that you can never convince your patients that you are on their side and are working tirelessly to save them and help them back to full health . |
| 10 | As you can see , it is important to accustom your dog to lying quietly on his back and being brushed before you attempt to get close with the scissors . |
| 11 | He had put on his overcoat and was pulling the collar up about his ears . |
| 12 | Mossgara was hampered at halfway but stayed on well when second to Wizzard Artist at Plumpton on his debut and is bound to have derived considerable benefit from that experience . |
| 13 | He too had three penalty points put on his licence and was ordered to pay £15 towards the prosecution costs . |
| 14 | He admitted failing to comply with a red signal and was fined £50 , had three penalty points imposed on his licence and was ordered to pay £20 costs . |
| 15 | Biff turned on his heel and was gone . |
| 16 | As he spoke , he had already turned abruptly on his heel and was leading her in swift strides across the wide hallway . |