Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [indef pn] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prentice reached up and put something on the thin collar of Rory 's shirt . |
| 2 | He stepped into the kitchen and put something on the table . |
| 3 | and I 'm just wondering if maybe , maybe we will just have to do a wee bit of work and try and get something on the go to see if somebody will |
| 4 | McIntyre was able to drive her almost as fast to windward as the 50-footers and lost nothing on the downwind legs . |
| 5 | That would mean she could buy eggs for supper and pay something on the grocery bill and have enough left over for the vet . |
| 6 | And chuck one on the floor . |
| 7 | They all agreed it was better to make steps on the eroded paths scarring Beinn Eighe and keep everyone on the one track . |
| 8 | Extract 1 A : so if there 's a hardware store we could call in and get one on the way back B : do you think there is one A : yes B : OK then * A : that would be nice would n't it ? |
| 9 | She found an envelope in her bag and wrote something on the back , then handed it over . |
| 10 | The shocked driver assumed that he had run over and killed someone on the line , but on investigation there was no injured person to be found . |
| 11 | ‘ Here , ’ said the boy pulling his pictures out of his pocket and laying one on the ground in front of Philip . |
| 12 | The first rule of safety is never to have electrical wires off the ground , and gaffer everything on the ground . |