Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly it 's all there , complete with toilet paper , which you use and then deftly wind back on to the roll . |
| 2 | He was rather looked down on by the Trebetherick set . |
| 3 | Periodically the ship had literally sailed up on to the tug , ramming her bows against the stern , and finally the towing hawser had ripped out the capstan to which it was fastened . |
| 4 | Thus far The Buddha of Suburbia is autobiographical : thereafter Karim and Hanif go their separate ways , only getting back on to the same tracks when they both flee north of the river to west London . |
| 5 | Then Edgley found an unplayable lie off the tee ; James could only hack out on to the fairway and Dorset lost the hole to a five . |
| 6 | a car behind me , the car behind that just pulled out on to the wrong side of the road , sat there looking and decided not to and pulled back |
| 7 | She began to pace about and finally went out on to the balcony to watch the mountains and try to take her mind off a pain that she was sure would keep her awake all night . |
| 8 | Very , very slow moving there indeed , and it 's going very very slowly heading out on to the A40 . |
| 9 | ‘ Your brothers wo n't be back until tomorrow , ’ her father replied , still staring out on to the street . |
| 10 | On other JAR matters , the Library staff restructuring has pushed a lot more work down on to the front desk staff , and I 'm sure that the effects will be noticed in future . |
| 11 | Pain Teens open up in a cloud of dry ice that fills the stage and eventually leaks out on to the dance floor . |
| 12 | These are the things that we have both missed out on over the last few years , both of us working at all times . ’ |
| 13 | She also went up on to the stage afterwards to meet the singers , and endeared herself to them all when one of the chorus asked , ‘ Why do n't you come and audition for the company ? ’ |
| 14 | That was attached to for the July Course the Jockey Club runs a long way right near round on to the Swaffham Road , yeah see runs right up , right up to the Swaffham Road , you see . |
| 15 | Hector , who had been whining all the while , now crept back on to the bed and pushed his nose under the veined hand resting on the coverlet . |
| 16 | On the other hand , public relations is often looked down on by the media as messengers with stories that hold no interest and which will be presented in the wrong way at the wrong time and in the wrong situation . |
| 17 | Do n't go up on to the roof yourself unless you are very confident — and your insurance policy covers you ! |
| 18 | But police said children had ignored them and even as rescue workers left the scene they had to warn two more boys who were about to go out on to the ice . |
| 19 | There was a thump as the lorry hit the bank , heeled over , and then bounced back on to the lane . |
| 20 | He wrapped this and the fat-soaked bread in sheets of clean newspaper taken from the bathroom , then climbed back on to the stool to see what else he could find . |
| 21 | The Warlord toppled backwards — slowly at first , then avalanching down on to the vitrodur surface . |
| 22 | As an afterthought , Ellwood emptied the priest 's pockets , then scrambled back on to the rock and pushed Carey 's belongings in between the boulders along with his own clothing . |
| 23 | And when Victoria put her hand over her mouth and almost fell down on to the couch she said , and with some indignation , ‘ You find it funny , Gran ? ’ |
| 24 | C'zinsit bounced out of the saddle , touched the ground with his feet , then vaulted up on to the mare 's back again . |
| 25 | When I went to find her , however , I discovered she had gone right to the top of the house to talk to Heathcliff through his locked bedroom door , and had then climbed out on to the roof and in through his window . |
| 26 | A shoe like a heavy old bullet thrown out of the shadows , and skilfully caught , off-balance and one-handed ; windmilling trousers trapped by the foot and then kicked up on to the leg ; that serpent necktie . |
| 27 | If you use brilliant white flowers , such as larkspur or some of the daisies , you must ensure that there are several light tones in the picture , otherwise one 's eye will automatically focus on the white flowers and only then fall back on to the rest of the picture . |
| 28 | He was as psyched up as a footballer about to step out on to the field on Super Bowl Sunday — but he would be sustaining this level of feverish anticipation all winter . |
| 29 | Interestingly enough in the interval there 's a couple of interesting observations been made by by various of you which I 'd like to mention before we actually get back on to the handout as it were . |
| 30 | Lay paths below the level of adjoining lawns , to make mowing easier , and contain flower bed soil with a stand-up edging , to prevent soil continually washing down on to the path . |