Example sentences of "[verb] on the [adj] [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wanted to carry on the great work that Nick had done and I wanted to broaden the paper 's scope . |
| 2 | As soon as she reached the club , as soon as she was back in the public eye , she would have to switch on the false persona that had carried her through the past week . |
| 3 | Banknote paper was then prepared with a colouring agent made from cobalt , silex , salt and potash : if you set light to a bundle of money , the cinder would take on the extraordinary tint that Musgrave saw on the Caen dockside . |
| 4 | ‘ Margaret , ’ called my mother , and ‘ Margaret ’ again , her voice taking on the faint exasperation that had flavoured her tone as she used my name for many years now . |
| 5 | ‘ What rotten luck , ’ Daisy said , putting on the upper-class voice that she used only when she was feeling guarded . |
| 6 | Yes well , for the experimental aircraft programme British Aerospace specified what G E C had to do and er a a this time , if you like , Deutsch Aerospace has taken on the equivalent role that B A E had for the experimental aircraft programme and er Deutsch Aerospace are not without experience in flight controls they have . |