Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] on [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We both had large appetites and although we tried to get on the same table at mealtimes so that we could monopolise the food , we were permanently hungry . |
| 2 | The stunning view of Dumyat makes a splendid backdrop to the garden , reminding us of the times Sir Monty spent hillwalking on the many occasions he visited Stirling . |
| 3 | The pair , both 73 , decided to quit on the same day they celebrated their golden wedding . |
| 4 | Last night Dr Clarke 's election agent Kevin Scott said : ‘ One of our supporters lives in Vine Street and Donald and I went knocking on a few doors . |
| 5 | ( A similar attack had occurred on the same sub-prefecture in May 1985 — see p. 34927 . ) |
| 6 | Her lovely face came before his eyes and he thought how beautifully she had played on the few occasions she had come down here with him . |
| 7 | Faith , her boyfriend and I waited to ride on the same flight as the box . |
| 8 | He had hit on the same theme in Jubilate Agno , B404 : |
| 9 | In fact Major Wiseman 's letter preserves an inaccurate memory — not surprising after so long — of the actual circumstances , for it conflates the events of twelve days and relates them as if they had happened on the same night . |
| 10 | She had planned on no such thing , but the mere thought of Piers with Nicole had made her see red , and her reaction had made her angrier still . |
| 11 | Amazingly , they all had lived on the same street , and all had lived what one of these illustrious club-handlers estimated as a ‘ good wedge from one another ’ . |
| 12 | Both sums were repaid , but by 1631 a further ‘ surplusage ’ of £12,000 had arisen on the latter account . |
| 13 | The State Council and the Council of Ministers , acting upon a recommendation made by the central committee of the ruling Bulgarian Communist party ( BCP ) on Dec. 29 , had published on the same day a joint resolution " condemning all actions which curtail the right to a free choice of name , to freedom of religion , and also the right of everyone — while formally recognizing and using the Bulgarian language as the official language — to speak other languages in their day-to-day communication and to observe their customs " . |
| 14 | Toscanini was clearly very much in tune with Mendelssohn 's music , but as in the case of other composers he tended to concentrate on a few scores , and not always those which were best . |