Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't see to put the needle on properly on the record |
| 2 | So if the law was clear that in those circumstances they should have been on notice and should have therefore watched where the money was going , there would n't have been a problem and are we not saying that legitimate stock lending which I think is what is about is suggesting , if carried on properly on the market , would be all right , but if it immediately goes off market into the back doors and back rooms and people ca n't see what 's going on and the Financial Institutions take part in that , then they are doing something that un undoubtedly is probably going to cause loss to pension funds and should n't there be a clear law which makes them liable in those circumstances . |
| 3 | There was another commotion going on down on the slip ; the BMW people were gesticulating wildly and pointing at the tyres on one side of the trailer holding the big ski boat , which appeared to be listing slightly in that direction now . |
| 4 | She hurried next door to get the spare one she always left with her neighbour , then let herself inside and sank down wearily on the bottom of the stairs . |
| 5 | And so perhaps the time had come just to sit down somewhere on the ground and wait . |
| 6 | Down below on the staircase , the thing that had been Farley Peters was trying to crawl up the steps towards him . |
| 7 | Down below on the forecourt the tub flowers had been flattened into a sodden pink mush . |
| 8 | Their families , if they come over too , live down below on the edge of the city in a sort of ghetto . |
| 9 | ‘ I suppose you think that your father and I have scrimped and saved to give you children a good education so that you can waste your time and money at the pictures , ’ said Mrs Mallory , pressing down fiercely on a handkerchief . |
| 10 | Probably the most historic and also the most photogenic is that of the counts of Kyburg , perched high above woodlands and looking down fiercely on the river Toss . |
| 11 | We had a little garden in the front and we used to put er a in in in the in in on the soil and we used to put some crumbs on on a on a plate you know . |
| 12 | Mrs Tilling viewed the proceedings with some misgivings , but sat herself down gingerly on the edge of the seat . |
| 13 | She sat down gingerly on the edge of a nearby armchair , took a mouthful of vodka and pulled herself together . |
| 14 | ‘ The Sierra , despite being more roomy and having a 2.3-litre motor , gets along nicely on a lot less . |
| 15 | Joan had no wish to live in Denbigh Terrace , a house filled with all Branson 's memories and few of her own , and the pair moved in together on the Duende . |
| 16 | The robot sat down suddenly on the floor . |
| 17 | Which car did Nigel go down in on the Thursday ? ’ |
| 18 | With a toss of her blonde head , Ronni laid her glass down pointedly on the coffee-table that stood between them . |
| 19 | But then suddenly Wallace played through … brought down just on the right of the area . |
| 20 | Softly , he sighed , drew in deeply on the cigarette , blew the smoke languidly towards the leafy canopy and said : |
| 21 | Serfdom survived in Russia , as in Rumania , chiefly in areas of grain production with a dense peasant population , where landlords could either compensate for their competitive weakness by raising labour services , or alternatively hope by the same method temporarily to cut themselves in cheaply on the grain export market . |
| 22 | She sat down quickly on the couch and hugged herself to keep from shaking . |
| 23 | Now he pressed his foot down harder on the accelerator and eased the Ford Scorpio past a car , cutting in ahead of the driver . |
| 24 | She pressed down harder on the gas pedal , coaxing more speed from the car , trying to put more distance between herself and the maniac in the Audi , but whoever was driving the pursuing car had no intention of letting her get away . |
| 25 | For example , many Westerners are indignant when seeing an Indian mahout raise high his ankus ( an iron rod with a hook at one end ) and bring it down smartly on the head of his inattentive elephant . |
| 26 | When I came in early on the Saturday morning , I was very surprised to find that Mr Jimmy Mackenzie — patrolman — had washed all the glasses for me — unasked . |
| 27 | Darren , 21 , said : ‘ The smoke was very dense , so I got down low on the floor and pushed the kitchen door open . |
| 28 | She sighed , sitting down stiffly on the chair by the wall . |
| 29 | The latest published figures for Lloyd 's show £575m ( $950m ) of pre-tax profit in 1987 ( Lloyd 's syndicates close their accounts only after three years ) , down slightly on the record profits of 1986 . |
| 30 | He read it three times , laid it down carefully on the desk , smoothed it out and looked across at the Chairman . |