Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On arrival at the theatre I was met by Mr and Mrs Alexander Heymeyer , the latter was originally Scottish and born on the Isle of Skye . |
| 2 | It was a dazzling Saturday afternoon , and the park was full of contented people : children stood knicker-deep in bliss , stroking the paddling-pool as if it were some great tame animal ; attendant mothers soaked in the sun ; lovers were prone and entranced on the grass . |
| 3 | She 's blond , Sloaney , utterly vacuous and gossips on the phone . |
| 4 | I held her , trying to appear calm and composed on the outside , a shaking wreck on the inside . |
| 5 | Worrying about people 's comments instead of keeping calm and concentrating on the flying and on getting down safely is often the root cause of a bad landing . |
| 6 | A vicar has now joined the ranks of the unemployed and signed on the dole . |
| 7 | The house was old and situated on the outskirts of London . |
| 8 | As the waves crashed round the hilltops the wizards ' palaces broke free and floated on the surface of the waves . |
| 9 | Turning away from the commscreen , she saw Ari sitting hunched and troubled on the bed . |
| 10 | All of these sizes are theoretical and err on the generous side to ensure a safe and floating descent , but they can not take into account any climatic influence . |
| 11 | It specialised in producing the fusillage for A272 Coachliners , which were then transported to another of the corporation 's branches for assembling , and smaller ten-seater aircraft which were built , assembled and tested on the site . |
| 12 | Never mind , as long as you 're careful and tread on the drugget . ’ |
| 13 | The shackles , the whip and the hoe , these emblems of slavery , lie broken and scattered on the ground ; while the plough , the sickle and the flail , emblematical of improved and free labour are conspicuously displayed . |
| 14 | John Tavener 's cello work The Protecting Veil is hymn-like and bordering on the minimalist . |
| 15 | Joe could n't be sure without checking , but he thought that the street was somewhere outside of Soho proper and bordering on the fringe of Chinatown . |
| 16 | Dot sat rigid and shivering on the wicker armchair in the conservatory . |
| 17 | Each case is individual and depends on the people , entities and issues involved . |
| 18 | And he put his hand out to her , warm and loving on the counterpane between them . |
| 19 | A tender aquatic of great beauty , usually grown as an annual and placed on the pool when all danger of frost has gone . |
| 20 | There is insufficient time for the land to recover between cultivations and , largely through the agency of western man , exotic weeds become established and encroach on the smallholdings . |
| 21 | The first person goes round the outside and pats on the head those sitting saying ‘ duck ’ each time . |
| 22 | The procedure is simple and based on the wording of each contract adopting expert determination : precedents used in the various applications do not vary greatly from each other . |
| 23 | Effective management requires accurate timber inventories , data on productivity and predictions of future growth ; determination of the rotation age , which is the age of a stand at harvest , is also crucial and depends on the species and the time period required for optimum growth . |
| 24 | Duvall , semi-conscious and moaning on the floor . |
| 25 | ‘ And when assembly lasts too long they start getting bored and roll on the floor or play Pat-a-cake . ’ |
| 26 | In winter it grew dark and fed on the sap in trees , or the blood of animals . |
| 27 | The Government are confident that this defence plan , while helping to relieve the strain on the economy , will produce compact all-regular forces of the highest quality , armed and organized on the most up-to-date lines . |
| 28 | I could hear the shotgun barking as I walked through the dim , dripping woods from the house , staying off the muddy path as much as possible and walking on the flattened , exhausted-looking grass at its side to keep my shoes from clogging up . |
| 29 | The system is called PAM-Stamp and runs on the RS/6000 . |
| 30 | I sat sweating and swearing on the sticky back seat . |