Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb pp] on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether or not attitudes changed in the next ten years , by the Act 1 & 2 Victoria cap 110 of 1837 abolished arrest by ‘ mesne process ’ by which , as seen , a debtor could spend time in prison before his case had been tried in court and judgement made on it . |
| 2 | She was lying on her bed , looking up at the ceiling , Smudge and Whisky curled on her stomach . |
| 3 | Apparently the offer from the department to submit itself to cross-examination came about because of a gaff in communications between the department and counsel instructed on its behalf by the Treasury Solicitor . |
| 4 | So often interpreted in this country as merely not telling anybody who 's actually got a hammer and sickle embroidered on his tie . |
| 5 | Karl , as it were , added the italics as he cast a speculative eye over a huge grey building which loomed over the avenue like a battleship over a flotilla of cargo boats and from which , in the still , clear air , hung a vast flag , red , with a golden hammer and sickle emblazoned on it . |
| 6 | Soon afterwards the track was blocked again by sand and gravel dumped on it . |
| 7 | A further way of reducing the spread of sampling is to use what is called cluster sampling , a device by which sub-units are grouped together and work concentrated on them . |
| 8 | Pupils were provided with a rectangular grid on which was drawn a rectangle 13 x 16 cm representing a room with a door and window marked on it . |
| 9 | The successful candidates work as guest curators at the Tate Gallery and prepare an exhibition and publication based on their research . |
| 10 | A great desire to stand and cry descended on her . |
| 11 | A regime whose ‘ raison d'être , prestige and pride rested on its claim to defend Russia 's standing in the world ’ was singularly ill-equipped to back down or even postpone a reckoning with the Central Powers . |
| 12 | ‘ All right , Gran , ’ she said ; and Gran put on her hat and coat and departed , leaving Ruth on her own . |
| 13 | Delegates could contribute valuable insight and comment based on their own experiences and expertise , and this went a long way towards creating LASMO 's HSE blueprint for 1993 and beyond . |
| 14 | In return we wanted the skeleton of sexuality wrenched from the closet and flesh put on its bones . |
| 15 | Disgruntled , he turned sharply away , leaving her staring after him and shaking her head , disappointment and frustration written on her face . |
| 16 | All you have to do is to mail us a postcard with your name and address written on it together with your answer to the following simple question : |
| 17 | People would emerge into a sunken greenhouse where organifarming methods would be displayed , and information given on its local practicalities and its world-wide implications . |
| 18 | The latter builds decisions into the hardware and software based on his knowledge of the limitations of the mechanisms . |
| 19 | There was cream and jam smeared on her cheek . |
| 20 | and darkness settled on his shoulders |
| 21 | I have become aware of three stages , all three of which deserve equal attention and time spent on them . |
| 22 | In the end , Puttnam in the flesh endorses the film industry view of Puttnam : a beguiling mixture of energy that radiates to others and energy focused on himself . |