Example sentences of "on [art] [noun sg] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Press the legs of the barrow into the sand but keep the wheel on the road so that it does n't get stuck . |
| 2 | ‘ Another man-witch , who was sentenced to the galleys for life , said that he had such a pity for the horses which the postillion galloped along the road that he did something to prevent it , which was that he took vervain and said over it the Pater Noster five times and the Ave Maria five times , and then put it on the road so that the horses should cease to run . ’ |
| 3 | The practice fence should be jumped slowly initially , then a couple of times a bit faster to get into cross country ‘ mood ’ and a couple of times on the angle so that the horse is awake and ready to think about the task ahead . |
| 4 | Another spring masterpiece is a baby sole served on the bone so that its glutinous quality matches exactly a beurre blanc made of sherry and Madeira . |
| 5 | Although the guest may no longer be there — gone home — his name remains on the board so that the orderly upward progression might continue , thus ensuring fair distribution of fishing . |
| 6 | ‘ They are not clear on their objectives and are not given the technical tools to use on the field so that they can not play to their potential . |
| 7 | The glider dived almost vertically and I was just in time to pull back on the stick so that we hit the ground in a level attitude without any damage . |
| 8 | And then after that we have some soothing gel put on the eyebrow so that , the skin is slightly pink so that when you actually have a , erm , an eyebrow trim , the soothing gel takes away the pinkness . |
| 9 | I think we only want to be on the mainframe so that the divisions can access details in the middle of the night . |
| 10 | The lamp rests on the manuscript so that enough light will fall on the corner of the sofa in which the man sits in the evening to read his paper . |
| 11 | All I mean by forearm rotation is that the forearm rotates slightly to the left on the backswing so that the club moves up on the correct swing plane . |
| 12 | Place it right on the edge so that the next step below the bottom is at least a couple of stories down , because even moderately sloping sections of a mountain goat cliff may have forbidding dropoffs at the base . |
| 13 | He spun round on the stool so that he could face her . |
| 14 | It was great to be working in one place for a few nights on the trot so that I could afford to go to that amount of trouble . ’ |
| 15 | Now our houses backed on to each other , with only the party wall between , so she just picked up the poker from the fender and started banging on the wall so that the plaster showered a cloud of dust in the room . |
| 16 | A pail of cold water for washing was set on the floor so that performers had to bend over to use it . |
| 17 | Jimmy returned with arms full of torches , switching each on and positioning them in the brackets of the huge copper boilers , or on the floor so that surreal fans of light were cast against the dirty plaster walls . |
| 18 | I lie on the floor so that they can scuttle over me . |
| 19 | The pupils were provided with an answer sheet , and in some administrations the numbers mentioned in the question were printed on the sheet so that the effect of the memory load could be estimated by comparing the results with and without numbers given . |
| 20 | I 've put it resting on the dish so that any acid from it does n't get on to that bench there . |
| 21 | Miguel picked up his guitar from where it was lying on the sofa so that she could sit down . |
| 22 | And have those mounted on the bottom so that it 's a drop down shelf . |
| 23 | Oh fine , yet Jo was just saying on the phone there that she 'd seen him in a catalogue . |
| 24 | We stopped off at a few cafes on the way so that we could stretch our legs . |
| 25 | As a matter of fact , one of the men from Scotland Yard , a very nice inspector , told me on the way out that the whole thing was a waste of time as far as he was concerned . |
| 26 | And great to hear on radio 5 on the way back that we are level with Villa on 3rd place . |
| 27 | game so they can have an effect on the child so that the outcome is better if you just if you do n't get to them till there the child 's done the SATS and it 's over |
| 28 | It is played between two people in a small arena and the object is to hit the opponent on the head so that his cerebrum thwacks against his skull with sufficient force to cause loss of consciousness . |
| 29 | One is clipped on the inside so that the occupants of the cabin may open the hatch and the other is clipped on the outside for rescue from the cockpit . |
| 30 | The other windows must belong to the studio but the lower panes were dirty on the inside so that it was difficult to see anything . |