Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] on [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Also pensioners , there 's now more of an incentive for them to come back on to the labour market .
2 Station Officer Alan Bridle , from Canning Place 's Green Watch , said : ‘ When we arrived I got up on to the roof and then lowered myself down into the centre .
3 I walk out on to the great parade-ground beyond , where the grandstands left over from Trooping the Colour are still displacing the more usual arrangements for Trooping the Parked Cars .
4 ‘ Sometimes I run out on to the pitch with an erection , I 'm so excited . ’
5 Then I padded out on to the colonnade .
6 I go up on to the headland where there are huge cliffs shot with crevices and water streams down the walls from melting snow .
7 And er they were still whistling and calling , so I went up on to the top of the bank and they it was this plantation that fell down in the warren and caught fire .
8 We examined the corpse and I went up on to the parapet . ’
9 I went out on to the roof to have a look and at first I could see nothing amiss .
10 I went out on to the roof , glad to be in the fresh air after the smoky room and the raksi .
11 I went out on to the verandah for some air .
12 I went out on to the landing to wait for him .
13 I step out on to the patio carrying the tray with porcelain mugs by Boots the Chemists .
14 I ran out on to the bridge and jumped down into the moat .
15 The sooner she got back on to the track the better .
16 She sagged back on to the ground again .
17 ‘ Has that any special significance ? ’ she asked bravely as she crumpled down on to the blanket and gazed up at him .
18 She sank down on to the sofa , breathing deeply to steady herself .
19 She sank down on to the bed and glanced at the writing pad that she 'd tossed there after a brief effort to write to Arnie .
20 Reporter asks : What have you missed out on in the last forty years ?
21 She flopped down on to the padded driver 's seat , planning to catch up on her sleep .
22 She came out on to the porch , lifting the lamp higher .
23 When she came out on to the landing , her grandmother called to her .
24 as if she had just been in actual combat she dropped down on to the couch and sat gasping , drawing in long , shuddering breaths .
25 She climbed up on to the Magician 's shoe .
26 She climbed up on to the rickety driving platform , which had been made by tying a plank across the cab .
27 We kissed and she climbed out on to the track , clutching Willmouse to her neat breast .
28 He kicked his st'lyan into motion and she trotted out on to the open plain .
29 The scientists pounded after her as she hurtled out on to the open floor , almost bumping into a pair of guards who were doing their rounds .
30 ‘ Why do n't you step out on to the pavement ? ’
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