Example sentences of "[verb] on [prep] a [adj] thing " in BNC.

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1 hold on to a finished thing ?
2 Well why 's he got on like a big thing round his neck , a ruff .
3 Once I get on to a good thing I keep it going until I run out of luck .
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5 Quick to latch on to a good thing , the Taiwanese have already started to adopt the All Black style of play .
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