Example sentences of "i [vb past] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All was going well until I knelt on the front overlap . |
| 2 | ( Before I went to work in the morning I would take a bucket of water and a scrubbing brush and deal with the black-and-white chequered marble shop doorstep — in my memory it is a glittering affair , although cold on frosty mornings — because at that time of the day the rising sun often shone full down the High Street where we lived and on me , as I knelt on the cobbled pavement plying my scrubbing-brush . ) |
| 3 | I knelt on the wooden floor in the East Yorkshire winter praying , " Dear God if you exist let me be warmed . " |
| 4 | I knelt on the top step and poked my head through , near the bottom of the gap … |
| 5 | Very , very quickly , can I just say , that in the er , consultat in the , in the work I did in the , which led to the production of the report , and the many , many people I talked to , some of whom I , I see around the table , I found on the one hand , ample evidence throughout the county authorities , the health authority , the district councils , and the voluntary sector , of much evidence of recognition of improved collaboration between agencies in delivery of community care in Shropshire . |
| 6 | This broad sketch helped me to explore the crayon 's versatility without using the final painting as a trial piece , it also helped keep the whole composition in mind as I concentrated on a specific detail in the finished painting . |
| 7 | He was a most able officer , and I was able to hand over this part of the work to him with confidence , while I concentrated on the current activities of the department . |
| 8 | But when I concentrated on the postage-stamp-sized photographs bearing his name that had started to appear , I could no longer be certain that he and The Fat Controller were one and the same . |
| 9 | Checking a positive climb and flicking up the quick-retracting gear I concentrated on the slow process of building speed , getting the flaps in at 130 and maintaining a gentle increase in height with steady acceleration to 170 knots , when the nose can be raised for 3,000 fpm to show on the VSI as she really starts to go . |
| 10 | I had a feeling it would be for the best , I said , when I stopped on the hard shoulder that day . |
| 11 | I banged on the front door for ten minutes , getting colder and colder . |
| 12 | Therefore , it was not surprising that when I intervened on the hon. Member for Newham , North-East he was a little coy about referring to his party 's record on unemployment . |
| 13 | The first one is the one I played on the entire record of ‘ Question And Answer ’ . |
| 14 | Not until I arrived on the 18th tee 1-down did it suddenly occur to me that I was on the point of losing . |
| 15 | I caddied on a temporary basis for Nick in Los Angeles and in Kapalua . |
| 16 | So I reckoned on a quick Sunday journey out to Oxfordshire . |
| 17 | I knocked on the front door , but there was no answer . ’ |
| 18 | I knocked on the open door and strode into the front room trusting that Patterson was right behind me . |
| 19 | I remarked on the beautiful sympathy evinced in one speech by Sophia Stace ( Brothers and Sisters ) and in another by the terrible Matty ( A Family and a Fortune ) . |
| 20 | You probably guessed it already : I landed on the wrong runway . |
| 21 | It was only as I rapped on the open door of his office that I realized the plan was upside down . |
| 22 | ‘ I know whose voice I heard on the other end of the line . ’ |
| 23 | I pulled on a white coat and went in . |
| 24 | First , I worked on a rapid landscape sketch , using a technique that was not dissimilar from the one used previously . |
| 25 | She says : ‘ I worked on a local footballer and I was able to detect all his old injuries . |
| 26 | I told him I worked on the Menai Suspension Bridge . |
| 27 | For a long time I have had a desire to understand better the behaviour and movements of wild birds and animals , and in the absence of the time ( and probably the dedication ) to undertake a proper study , I decided on a simple ploy which , I hoped , would get some results in the fullness of time . |
| 28 | Then , before it grew dark , I decided on a quick sprint up to the Narrow Neck , the area most vulnerable in times of storm . |
| 29 | I decided on a further session in the gym before making my grand entry to the spa complex . |
| 30 | I decided on a different approach , and I will explain that approach and why I adopted it . |