Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Cecilia got on to the platform .
2 ‘ Go for the girl , ’ ordered Randy Sherwood , as South Sussex rode on to the field .
3 Herr Nordern sank on to the sofa and , astonishingly , found himself holding his wife 's hand , and feeling hers firmly gripping his .
4 The Caribbean lapped on to the deserted palm-fringed beach just beyond .
5 Without his bad-tempered dad , Rab C. Nesbitt , to annoy him , Wee Burney got on with the job of handing a trophy and a Cash Club Account containing £10 to young Heather Stobbs .
6 Ultimately Childebert and Guntram patched up their quarrel , and Chilperic moved on to the defensive , only to be murdered at Chelles in 584 .
7 Richard came on to the terrace .
8 If you were in a wine bar with ferns , mellowed out on red wine and having a really sloppy kissy kissy lovey dovey ooghy woogy dinner with your lover and Blueboy came on as the cabaret , you would go berserk and slash open their gizzards with the cake fork .
9 Rocky came on in the 60th minute but could not affect the game .
10 Waqar and Ramiz look on as the umpire examine the ball at Lord 's .
11 Ahead of her , Molly stepped on to the deck , lifting her right hand in salute .
12 Frere stepped on to the ice , sniffed at the cold air , and then , hands clasped at his back , the tail of his frock-coat lifting a little in the breeze , he sailed off .
13 Delia Sutherland fell on to the cream leather sofa with her arms stretched across the back of it , her legs stiff in front of her , laughing uncontrollably .
14 ‘ You told me , Hugh , what the priest 's man of Upton said , how he parted from Aldhelm at Preston , while Aldhelm went on to the ferry . ’
15 I am well aware of the anxiety of people in Plymouth to get on with the whole business of the release and development of Ministry of Defence land .
16 Koch resolutely stayed away from America 's wheel , letting Buddy Melges get on with the job of dispatching Conner .
17 Becky continued on into the bedroom .
18 United 's best chance of the half came just a minute later ; Martin Foyle ran on to the perfect Paul Simpson through ball , he actually got past goal keeper Andy Gosney but he was forced just a little bit wide .
19 In fact , after going three goals down , in sheer desperation Mr Singh ran on to the field , dispossessed an Alborne forward , rounded two defenders and netted in the top left corner .
20 Corbett continued on into the village , Maltote and Ranulf behind him , chatting about the lies of the horse-copers at Smithfield Market and how best to detect their tricks .
21 The intra-Christian fighting of the first half of 1990 did not result in any tangible changes in territorial control over the enclave ; the LF maintained control of Jounieh and Jubail areas to the north of Beirut as well as the East Beirut quarters of Ashrafieh and Karantina , while Aoun held on to the area around the Baabda Presidential palace , where he himself was based , and around Ras al Metn and the southern entrances to East Beirut .
22 She revved the ambulance into a U-turn , and Woolley jumped on to the running-board .
23 ‘ Penny , we do not look upon divorce and remarriage in that way , ’ said Mark sternly , but — Sophia thought rather in the tone he used when Faustina jumped on to the table and began licking the butter dish .
24 They were filming in the street , on Ealing Broadway when Ken jumped on to the back of a van .
25 ‘ Adam Reed came on for the last half hour and did well for a 16-year-old . ’
26 Sharpe rode on down the slope till he reached the stream where , as the stallion drank , he reloaded the rifle and shoved the weapon into its holster .
27 Route II came in 1943 with Brian Kellet climbing on from the chimney rift of Route I to cross the upper slabs .
28 Sterland came on for the last half-hour of this week 's 3-0 reserve team win over Manchester City at Maine Road , and yesterday declared : ‘ It went brilliantly .
29 With an unhappy sigh , Mrs McMahon got out at the crossroads , and , feeling choked , Ellie drove on to the hall to drop off the suit , and collect her own luggage .
30 John Parrott hangs on to the trophy he is determine
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