Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] [noun] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the man who had first joined in when Clive started on Nina . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Almost invariably , when that happens , its blue tail drops off and lies wriggling on the rock with such vigour that the aggressor 's attention is diverted to it , often for sufficiently long for the skink itself to slip free and escape . |
| 4 | Flowers , exquisitely perfumed and graced with a multitude of colours and shapes , bloomed long before man appeared on the earth . |
| 5 | You got fed regularly and women waited on you and asked you how you felt . |
| 6 | This idea was scuppered even before TV-AM went on the air with the flippant Frost formula which has proved so disastrous . |
| 7 | DEALINGS in Davies and Newman , the struggling Dan-Air airline , were halted yesterday while talks continue on a possible link-up with Virgin tycoon Richard Branson ( above ) . |
| 8 | Mondeo roars out as sun sets on Sierra |
| 9 | The music was once more blaring out and Lizzy slipped on her boots and followed Joey and JoJo from the room . |
| 10 | You would , would you ? ’ said Bob with as much avuncular bonhomie as he could force out of himself , feinting punches back at them , turning them upside down , and trying not to scream and double up when Damian trod on his genitals . |
| 11 | He is worried , however , that the team which won the East Championship so well could be broken up if Chelmsford insist on retaining all their players for friendly matches . |
| 12 | I was lying on the grass , seeing it all from a low angle , Gómez moving in and Ward turning on him . |
| 13 | Denis dutifully bent down and Clara climbed on his back putting her little arms round his neck . |
| 14 | IN THE MEANTIME I CONTINUED TO SEARCH OUT AND SCRIBBLE NOTES ON BACKGROUND MATERIAL . |
| 15 | Staff at the BBC seemed far from happy with the outcome , but the belief was that the row will die down as management concentrates on the market-oriented reforms being ushered in . |
| 16 | Yarn is now stored beneath with carpets being laid out and pattern matched on the Planning floor above . |
| 17 | She began to wipe the tops down with unnecessary vigour , muttering crossly when water splashed on her dress . |
| 18 | I go inside and Chris goes on the top deck and we meet on a quiet corner near the end of the Landing Stage , ’ Maureen said . |
| 19 | Only to know each day that tomorrow one would still have a roof over one 's head , a bed to lie in and food to put on the table . |
| 20 | Someone fell over and others collapsed on top . |
| 21 | The woman fell over and Bernice collapsed on top of the struggling body . |
| 22 | According to Keune , alkyds prepared on the basis of linseed oil turn yellow quicker and become harder than alkyds based on soya oils . |
| 23 | Since the need for prior approval for capital grants ( other than the AHDS ) from the Agriculture Departments in the UK was abolished in 1980 ( except for National Parks and SSSIs — see Chapter 9 ) , implementation of individual schemes can go ahead and grant claimed on completion . |
| 24 | What do men do standing up which women do sitting down and dogs do on three legs ? |
| 25 | By way of final illustration , we can apply Nozick 's refutation to Descartes ' sceptical argument about dreaming , and hence perhaps do better than Descartes did on the last page of the Meditations . |
| 26 | Eventually , alternative ways of relating to the social fund were put forward and Council agreed on a policy of ‘ impartial advocacy ’ . |
| 27 | Cap Millet rides again and passion surges on rugged cliffs at Whitby A WRITER who has turned his hand to westerns , historical romance and local history books has achieved a hard-back hat-trick . |
| 28 | The door was shut fast but Hari hammered on it , anger lending her strength . |
| 29 | Thus , prices begin adjusting earlier when insiders trade on their information . |