Example sentences of "[adv prt] on [pron] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tall , dark-haired girl had prepared the way for me , and I said ‘ Now let us all kneel , and cry to that same Jesus who spoke those words , ’ and down on their knees they fell every one of them , reverently , on that damp stone floor , some saying the words after me , others moaning and weeping . |
| 2 | ‘ Honest to God , ’ Violet said , begging , pleading , ready to go down on her knees she saw , a glint ; it quaked her bowels , the steel of the cut-throat razor . |
| 3 | I could no longer contain my emotion , but going down on my knees I wept as quietly as I could for quite a long while . |
| 4 | wrote down on his book it was n't him |
| 5 | Rolling over on my back I looked up at him , panting , waiting till I had the wind to speak . |
| 6 | If you 've ever bought a leather product with gold writing on it saying ‘ real leather ’ or ‘ a present from Bognor ’ , and the writing has come off on your fingers it 's been done by ‘ cold foil ’ printing . |
| 7 | The soles of her feet and the then they knew she 'd been up on her feet you know . |
| 8 | When the lights of Canewdon village began to spring up on their hill they looked like lights through frosted glass . |
| 9 | Will we be able to get in before the day to check up on what colour we want things and yo , that sort of thing , you know you just you know ? |
| 10 | If the company does prove its case , it is still not clear whether it would escape the sanctions threatened by the US against European telecommunications products and services — mainly because the US has not firmed up on what action it will take . |
| 11 | When I checked up on his progress I was startled to find that he had not only planted up the four pots but his red wellington boots as well , liberally watering both them and himself and then garnishing with sprigs of a semi-dormant fuchsia as a finishing touch . |
| 12 | If I had a swelling like that come up on my ankle I 'd say right go to the doctors . |
| 13 | Well it 's just come up on my screen it says , He 's in the roller . |
| 14 | He had been a good friend to her and when she walked out on her parents she had made straight for the bar , looking for him . |
| 15 | Women would come up to me very unhappy about how I walked out on my children they REALLY believed I was their mother . |
| 16 | And as I 'm putting you out on your half-day I 'll make it up to you , there will be something extra by way of a thank you in your pay packet on Friday ’ |
| 17 | But looking back on his past he can say simply : ‘ I have had a good time . ’ |
| 18 | As I lay back on my bed I tried to work out the connection between him and the British Empire and Fresnes gaol , but could make nothing of it . |
| 19 | When I look back on my marriage I ca n't believe what a fool I was to allow myself to stay in that situation . |
| 20 | Next time round on his beat he made sure he crossed the road . |