Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [adv] [vb pp] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Not , by the way , that I have my heart particularly set on a boy but , having grown up with only brothers , I do n't quite know what the female clichés look like . ) |
| 2 | But rigging and sails did , and once I was on deck , coiling and sorting the ropes and making notes of what I would need , I barely noticed anything else , time slipping by and my mind so concentrated on the job that I barely felt the wind force rising , small frozen particles of snow driving almost horizontally . |
| 3 | No one was moved to burn the place down and the teachers were not encouraged to beat the children : though I had my knuckles painfully rapped on various occasions when I had apparently failed to decode some mysterious message or other . |
| 4 | He has been associated with the Clyde Yacht Club 's Association for a quarter of a century and headed the team which organized the nineteen seventy three Clyde and National Regatta , the largest event of its kind ever held on that famous stretch of water . |
| 5 | Three well-seasoned designers , then , their talents variously deployed on printed material for BP . |
| 6 | She fell asleep with her mind determinedly focused on plans for the next chapter . |
| 7 | But the authorities of the cat world do seem to have their eyes firmly fixed on possible dangers , and we can hope for a much greater restraint than has existed in the case of a number of breeds of dog . |
| 8 | College students in the 1990s should have their eyes firmly fixed on the year 2000 and beyond . |
| 9 | The children were listening though they kept their eyes intently fixed on their school books . |
| 10 | They had their eyes so fixed on its wagging that some said you 'd disappeared in plain sight . ’ |
| 11 | Her eyes slowly focused on him as she became aware that he was mouthing words at her — trying to be kind . |
| 12 | Her eyes only focused on the sergeant a couple of seconds after he posed the question . |
| 13 | Upstairs , Donna heard the sound of forced entry , her eyes still fixed on the barely moving form of Stark . |
| 14 | Her eyes still fixed on his , her breath shuddering and jerking in her parted mouth , she completed the task . |
| 15 | ‘ Could be right , ’ said Iris , her eyes still fixed on Melissa 's face . |
| 16 | A wry , self-mocking smile playing about her mouth , her eyes still riveted on thick dark hair , she asked absently , ‘ So who is he , this man who follows unknown women ? |
| 17 | Her Majesty barely touched on the problems afflicting her family this year , which included the separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of York . |
| 18 | For those who prefer to keep their feet firmly placed on the ground , Mar Estang also has a small weight training centre , as well as three tennis courts . |
| 19 | I have no alternative but to advise Mary , and others , to keep their feet firmly planted on the sure foundation of Christ 's teachings in Scripture . |
| 20 | The friction that others noticed in their exchange probably rested on unspoken criticism of each other 's work . |
| 21 | It is a brick , cross-domed basilica , its plan clearly based on Constantinople pattern , and was originally nearly square in plan , with a central dome about 25 feet in diameter and 12 smaller domes ( to represent Christ and his apostles ) . |
| 22 | Each box had the name of its occupant thoughtfully provided on a typewritten card slotted into a holder on the door . |
| 23 | She kept the room neat , her bed made and her workclothes carefully preserved on a hanger on the front of the wardrobe . |
| 24 | As a production of the Ministry of Town Planning much of its message clearly trespassed on the domain of the Ministry of Transport , so that it was scarcely surprising that some intractable transport problems were glossed over in the euphoria for a brave new world . |
| 25 | Five Thirty have managed to harness themselves into a sound that nods towards the '60s but keeps its arse firmly placed on a '90s seat and its head ensconced in a pretty rock 'n' roll street attitude . |
| 26 | Five Thirty have managed to harness themselves into a sound that nods towards the '60s but keeps its arse firmly placed on a '90s seat and its head ensconced in a pretty rock 'n' roll street attitude . |
| 27 | She had long since grown used to the sight of her only daughter charging recklessly into battle — usually with her hand firmly clasped on the wrong end of the stick . |
| 28 | The next case is Campbell v. Hall , 1 Cowp. 204 in which duty unlawfully exacted on the export of sugar from Grenada was held to be recoverable . |
| 29 | She stumbled out of the car only to find that Rune had been quicker , waiting for her to emerge , offering her his supporting arm as her ankle momentarily twisted on the cobblestones , causing her to utter a sharp cry of distress . |
| 30 | At first in The German Ideology and The Communist Manifesto , both relatively early works , their interest mainly concentrated on feudalism , the period in European history which comes immediately before capitalism . |