Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb past] on [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A strange band , they rode a jazzy musical offshoot which often bordered on directionless experimentalism . |
| 2 | The 1970s and 1980s also saw the rise of institutional shareholders who often acted on similar information and hence took similar buy or sell decisions . |
| 3 | The grass they always lay on parched yellow . |
| 4 | They also agreed on joint mineral exploration ventures in Kirgizstan . |
| 5 | Although Gould might have increased his funds through sponsorship , he wisely insisted on remaining independent of any institution , reserving the rewards of his labours for no one but himself . |
| 6 | And I mean this one that Miss Clark 's mentioned he probably died on active service through wounds or something like that . |
| 7 | He later went on national television to state that he would stand down unless his new government gained public backing . |
| 8 | He later worked on American television documentaries , photographing combat in Korea , Malaya and Indo-China . |
| 9 | Without imperial authority to reinforce its moral precepts , it increasingly relied on high-minded exhortation . |
| 10 | He regularly lectured on new surgery techniques , and in 1980 he became an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons . |