Example sentences of "[verb] on [prep] a [adj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The end of power-sharing had left a vacuum , which the constitutional convention had failed to fill , and Ulster staggered on with a vicious IRA campaign , tit-for-tat assassinations , unconvincing direct rule , and no obvious sense of direction . |
| 2 | A minute later Payton moved on to a sloppy Jobling pass and shot into the side netting as fans jumped to their feet in anticipation of a goal . |
| 3 | Only the Russians and some German Social Democrats keep banging on about a neutral Germany . |
| 4 | Don Johnson holds on to a chic Melanie Griffith ( above ) |
| 5 | Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel . |
| 6 | Sandra Peden , her that works in the Co-operative she 's a Gold Medallist in Elocution you know , well wait till I tell you she came on in a long Laura Ashley nightdress carrying a Wee Willie Winkie candlestick with wee pink bedsocks and a matching pompom hat and did Holy Willie 's Prayer . |
| 7 | Jason Donohue raced on to a speculative John Pendlebury kick and beat the Hull defence to touch down . |
| 8 | Moving on to a major NBC station WHO in Des Moines , Iowa , Reagan , during the next four years , acquired considerable broadcasting experience . |
| 9 | Mike Vater sprays us with champagne , urged on by a joyful Adele . |
| 10 | Urged on by a renewed Ibrox roar , they stormed forward in search of an equaliser , and it came in the 83rd minute . |