Example sentences of "[verb] on [prep] a [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roof goes on in a few tumultuous hours . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , actually , this is such a beautiful place , I was thinking of maybe staying on for a few extra days , ’ she invented hastily , knowing her mother would worry herself silly if she knew the half of it — let alone that her car had packed up . |
| 3 | Erm we 'd better get on to a few other things . |
| 4 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
| 5 | He ate a gargantuan meal , starting with some plovers ' eggs they had overlooked earlier , working on through a few roast geese with a brace or so of ducklings on the side , and ending with one half of a cheese and a couple of bowls of fruit . |