Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] on [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sandblasting of the Great Slab area at Stanage to remove graffiti painted on over the August bank holiday has had the beneficial side effect of totally cleaning the afflicted area of chalk and rubber marks , and has also increased the friction . |
| 2 | This is one of the Enemy 's favourite tricks : nothing is more convincing than a half-truth joined on to a lie . |
| 3 | Matches and trophies carried on after the outbreak of war in August 1914 , although the Autumn Meeting in October was almost cancelled . |
| 4 | ( a ) The Agency Principle Section 5 of the Partnership Act ( power of partner to bind the firm ) states that : Every partner is an agent of the firm and his other partners for the purpose of the business of the partnership ; and the acts of every partner who does any act for carrying on in the usual way of business of the kind carried on by the firm of which he is a member bind the firm and his partners , unless the partner so acting has in fact no authority to act for the firm in the particular matter , and the person with whom he is dealing either knows that he has no authority , or does not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 5 | Living history approaches , allowing children to dress up and experience activities carried on in the past can be extremely successful in the primary school . |
| 6 | ( ) If it appears to the Secretary of State — ( a ) that the financial affairs of any institution within the higher education sector have been or are being mismanaged ; or ( b ) that , in consequence of matters outwith the control of such an institution , it is likely that the financial position of the institution will be significantly adversely affected , he may , after consulting the Council and the institution , give such directions to the Council about the provision of financial support in respect of the activities carried on by the institution as he considers are necessary or expedient by reason of the mismanagement or , as the case may be , adverse effect on the institution 's financial position . ' . |
| 7 | Kate had somehow knocked over her cup , and tea spilled on to the tray , splashing her skirt . |
| 8 | She watched it keenly through opera glasses from the third row of the empty stalls , and I do n't know how the poor actress carried on under the circumstances . |
| 9 | Willie carried on following the dots between the lines and then stopped . |
| 10 | In particular the attention of the court was drawn to clause 1 of the agreement which referred to the practice carried on by the parties as a " practice of general medical practitioners " . |
| 11 | Then this pantomime carried on from the coast . |
| 12 | Politicking carried on within the coalitions during both world wars and the financial crisis , but in a muted , coded and generally responsible way . |
| 13 | His eyes moved on to a chest of drawers , two chairs and a bed he had never seen before . |
| 14 | Vision is a response to changing values in the intensity and wavelengths of light reflected on to the retina of our eye and transmitted to our brain by our optic nerves for decoding and interpretation . |
| 15 | They arrived in July 1547 and took the castle , after a brief siege featuring a spectacular air-battle in which the outer walls were battered by artillery hoisted on to the church steeple of St Salvator 's College and the abbey walls ; the lairds disappeared into prison in France , and Knox and others went to the galleys . |
| 16 | Both cars spun on to the grass outfield , Senna 's McLaren minus its left front wheel and Mansell 's car damaged badly enough to ensure his retirement . |
| 17 | As she was about to hand a cup to another air man , Peggy happened to jostle her arm and the tea sprayed on to the counter , splashing the man on the other side . |
| 18 | This would be detected by loops buried in the road at what are called key junctions and the data passed on to a computer which would issue the bills later . |
| 19 | The first defendant passed on to the plaintiff this indication of interest by Mr. Perot . |
| 20 | Out of that curve , Doohan grabs another gear and the warbling exhaust note signals that the rear tyre is still scrabbling for grip as he shifts up again and aims at the daunting , sixth gear left on to the back straight . |
| 21 | The juggernaut bucked and the poet held on to the side to prevent himself being thrown around . |
| 22 | But , although the construction company 's overlord continued to stay away , a day or two later a gang of his labourers moved on to the land which surrounded her house . |
| 23 | About 6,000 silk rosettes have to be made next , and these are stitched on the inside and outside of the garland before forty-eight red , white and blue ribbons with bells sewn on to the ends are attached . |
| 24 | On landing , the Ashdown mob spilled on to the apron and surrounded Kinnock 's plane , still singing and trying to persuade the party leaders to shake hands like opposing troops on the Western Front at Christmas . |
| 25 | York skyline painted on to the car by artist Paula MacArthur . |
| 26 | And , in the heightened mood brought on by the success of his performance , it was an invitation he felt inclined to take up . |
| 27 | The aggression may spring from the threat to my inner peace and well-being brought on by the anxiety which I impose unconsciously on the situation . |
| 28 | Footsteps on a wood floor ; then silence as the feet stepped on to a rug . |
| 29 | The tutor 's personal machine switched on to the cube . |
| 30 | Republicans believe that intelligence passed on by the RUC special branch insider led to the arrest of several of their members recently on serious criminal charges . |