Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this successful revolution , there would be the construction of the Communist Utopia , ‘ where society inscribes on its banners : ‘ From each according to his ability , to each according to his needs ! ’ ' |
| 2 | Then , gripping it , he passed through the rustle of the reed jalousie hanging in the doorway into the small interior , where Sycorax lay on her side , collapsed on the beaten earth like a child 's poppet made from plaited grass , with Ariel on her haunches beside her , head sunk on her knees , a fan fallen to the ground beside her . |
| 3 | At the archway which divides the suyo of puro papa , where women sit on their hunkers , feet planted in the soft earth , and hack small potatoes out with their hoes , and the suyo of pura oca with its neat rows of bunched , dark green leaves , carriers stop and rest their bundles on the wall . |
| 4 | My recommendations are no more than guide-lines based on my own judgment and personal preference . |
| 5 | By ‘ brainstorming ’ , groups can generate far more and better ideas than individuals working on their own . |
| 6 | Chicks started on their third day , for instance , made fewer errors to begin with than chicks started on their first day . |
| 7 | For Mill 's view is that coercion is now less of a worry than people voting on their class interest or their personal interest . |
| 8 | The sky was darkening , and no breeze disturbing the trees , so Juliet slipped on her red raincoat over her jeans and cream shirt . |
| 9 | The crew fell , although Susan kept on her feet ( foot , rather ) . |
| 10 | Although at first sight , therefore , it seems that there was a strong age-related gradient in the overall net income of elderly people , the effect was largely accounted for by the dissolution of married-couple households when husbands died , leaving widows significantly worse off not only than married couples , but also than men living on their own . |
| 11 | But if horse went on his own you 'd have to put it on . |
| 12 | Terraces , yes , but only if supporters stand on their heads ? |
| 13 | NeXT Computer Inc is likely to go public next year , founder Steve Jobs said in Chicago last week , although he added that no steps have yet been taken to start the process : ‘ Things ( have been ) going very well for us the last few quarters , ’ Jobs said , and ‘ this quarter looks quite good as well , so if things keep on their present course and the market is good , I think there 's a real good possibility that we 'll go public next year . ’ |
| 14 | But if knowledge proceeds on what must be presupposed before it is proved , the cover is blown on the pretensions of critical doubt . |
| 15 | Were n't no good saying you would n't do it , you had to do it and you had to go whether that was raining or not , yeah cos people relied on you taking round little bit of meat for their dinner that day , yeah . |
| 16 | it create more problems o you know cos people stand on it and |
| 17 | It 's more comfortable if Herta lies on her side and I take up position behind her . |
| 18 | On more than one occasion the view was expressed that ‘ physics is the best degree you can get ’ — because employers looked on it favourably . |
| 19 | Because administrators depended on their lord 's favour , they devoted themselves with vigour to Promoting his interests . |
| 20 | Here she was , past the prime of life it was true , but grumbling because others depended on her for their family traditions to be kept up , and here was Doris Smythe with no family and unable to do much for herself — and she was the sort of person who 'd always helped others when she was younger , Linda remembered . |
| 21 | But we do not realise this till Gandalf remarks on their near-meeting some thirty pages later . |
| 22 | On the whole the Englishmen he commanded feared her : because death lay on her , and because she repelled it too . |
| 23 | My biggest fantasy I think was to be a sort of assistant , a nurse , holding Boy 's hand while O worked on him . |
| 24 | Staring up at the ceiling while work proceeds on her thighs and knees , Lil continues . |
| 25 | The two girls totter to the lavatory door , laughing at the funniest thing they 've seen since Grandma sat on her chihuahua . |
| 26 | Jim Bateson , trading group manager with BP 's International Lubricants Marketing division , led the project team , while Unipart drew on its expertise in designing shops on computer . |
| 27 | So Preston put his reservations behind him and his wrist in front and lay on his back on the sofa while Emily bounced on him . |
| 28 | Private scheme , Page 4 JONATHAN BAINBRIDGE/REUTER MARTIN CLEAVER/AP Shared rage : the crowd screams abuse as the two boys accused of James 's murder leave the Liverpool court in police vans , which were pelted with missiles while people hammered on their sides . |
| 29 | More generally , Kennedy appealed in his campaign to a need for change , while Nixon relied on his greater experience — as Vice-President since 1952 — and on the record of the Eisenhower administration . |
| 30 | She was constantly watched by photographers and reporters while newspapers commented on her every action . |