Example sentences of "[verb] on [art] [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | We held it was the duty of revolutionary Socialists to denounce both imperialist peace and imperialist war as the inevitable consequences of Capitalism and , whichever came , to carry on the independent class struggle of the workers , directing it towards the conquest of Worker 's Power … . |
2 | Through the side window he could see his grey garments and underwear hanging on a small washing line outside . |
3 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |
4 | Managing Director Stuart Hyslop said the posters with slogans on issues including the poll tax , crime , health and employment are carried on a commercial cash basis and no other party has approached the company to book space . |
5 | 8 information about other books published , materials , tapes , etc — often carried on the inside back cover . |
6 | The new aqueduct was necessary to allow ships to pass on the new Manchester Ship Canal . |
7 | On my third shelf , I had put all my puppets and they put on a small puppet show for me . |
8 | And there 's no telling quite what they will do … some nights they put on a full stage show , other times there may be a game or a sing song to join in with … but whatever the day , whatever the time there 's one thing you wo n't be at Tropicana , and that 's bored ! |
9 | Flocks need to be hung on a good wall surface . |
10 | The insect jerks itself free and hangs on the empty pupa case , its body trembling . |
11 | Checking Zhukov 's pulse , he satisfied himself that the man would be senseless for at least another five minutes , then walked smartly into the darkroom , switching on the red safety light . |
12 | We dismounted from the BMW and Werewolf slipped on a pair of gold-rimmed shades , which reminded me to put on the plain glass Yuppie specs I 'd borrowed from Fly . |
13 | Abak from Integrated Furniture Systems consists of a series of panels , hung on a tubular metal framework with integral adjustable feet . |
14 | The lamp could be hooked onto the front of a miner 's cap or hung on a wooden roof support while he was working . |
15 | June 's event takes on a new prize category , a team award . |
16 | It is as a consequence of the choices facing countries which are in this intermediate category that the postmodernist organizational debate takes on an important policy dimension . |
17 | And the new structure erm moves towards erm team working across the advice centre composes of three teams er and also , takes on the critical self managing team so that erm in terms of the this work and technical support that er , has in the past been offered by a team leader , er , team leader and advice centre manager that will be , in the future will be offered by a senior member of staff erm , for each other and for less experienced staff . |
18 | He reached to switch on the soft bedside light . |
19 | When the selected pile alone remained , he switched on a powerful reading spotlamp above the table , took a jeweller 's loupe from his pocket , a pair of tweezers in his right hand , and held up the first stone to the light . |
20 | Anyway , when the complete transferral was done , I dressed myself with care and switched on a full length mirror for an inspection . |
21 | He even switched on the blue urinal lamp to see how its light looked against the clean walls . |
22 | Like a zombie she let him lead her from Tivoli , allowed him to fasten the seatbelt of the Mercedes round her , followed him into the apartment , standing motionless while he switched on the soft wall lighting . |
23 | Kevin switched on the public address system and shouted into it . |
24 | He activated the aircraft 's radar scrambling unit , switched on the moving map display and set the detection and recording equipment for fully automatic sequence . |
25 | Switzerland stood down from taking on the rotating EFTA presidency in the first six months of 1993 , taking up instead the vice-presidency ( in charge of negotiations with third countries , including eastern Europe ) ; the presidency passed instead to Sweden . |
26 | De Niro , in his funniest performance since Rupert King Of Comedy Pupkin plays a small-time New York lawyer keen to be someone , to make his mark by taking on the local crime boss/boxing promoter as well as tangling with the local barman 's wife played by Cape Fear co star Jessica Lange . |
27 | But they could also switch on a constitutional warning light about future treaties , as yet unwritten , calling for still closer European integration . |
28 | A race held across land , on water and through the air came up with an unlikely winner , when a steamroller took on a hot air balloon and a narrow boat to see which was the fastest . |
29 | Brian McEniff 's side took on a full strength Roscommon in a challenge match at the week-end and won by six points . |
30 | In Jennings 's absence Neil Barker , one of this season 's England newcomers , took on the chief goalscoring role , ably supported by his captain Andy Halliday . |