Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [verb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The resolution of the problem of compensation and betterment , which has changed on a number of occasions according to political philosophy , has not affected the system of plan and control . |
| 2 | A MUTANT is the descendant of an individual which has passed on a mutant gene . |
| 3 | That 's the message from the Department of Agriculture which has embarked on a safety drive . |
| 4 | I felt rather like a man who has knocked on a cottage door and found himself in a palace ; vaguely foolish . |
| 5 | Mrs Browning , who looks weak and I believe has hardly moved from her room all winter , though she has ventured on a carriage trip or two since spring arrived , is excited by the promise Cavour has made to bring some statesmanship into this affair and hopes much from him . |
| 6 | I 've got this friend who is slim , and she keeps saying she has to go on a diet , so you think : well , if she had to go on a diet , what must I be like ? |
| 7 | She has put on a bit , but |
| 8 | I mean it 's the old story , is n't it , one person who gets killed on a Bank Holiday car crash is not news but four getting killed together is a disaster , is newsworthy , I mean that 's the way it works . |
| 9 | Well I suppose she does go on a Saturday as well . |
| 10 | Like this , you see looking for and I said she 's gone on a bike ride ! |
| 11 | No , she 's gone on a trip , Simon called round he just dropped mother off . |
| 12 | a history which exists eternally in Jesus , who was born in poverty and humility in a manger , who dies abandoned on a cross , and who calls us to follow Him right through to the morning of His resurrection , with its message of hope . |
| 13 | He hates shopping on a Saturday . |
| 14 | Lewis 's performance was a reminder of how compelling heavyweight boxing can still be when it dares to step out from behind the curtain of cynical and protective matchmaking ; when it dares to put on a career life-or-death fight between two men with the pedigree to be king . |
| 15 | On 7 May the applicant was admitted to bail , and so far as we are aware has been at liberty ever since , although it appears that he has appeared on a number of occasions at the Guildhall Magistrates ' Court , to what effect we do not know . |
| 16 | I am aware he has met on a number of occasions with our members , and he was instrumental in selecting a team , which met with the General Secretary of USDAW who said that they had had a er a er reasonable meeting with him . |
| 17 | They each fall utterly under his spell and promise to obey him in everything , whereupon he tells them that he has to go on a journey and gives them the keys of his magnificent house but forbids them to enter a room which is opened by a particular little key . |
| 18 | He has embarked on a drawing/painting course which seems to be about as full and hectic as yours , but then both your chosen activities are a mystery to me . |
| 19 | The hon. Gentleman is so distinguished that it may be some time since he has sat on a Standing Committee . |
| 20 | In Zambia itself the ruling party , UNIP , took virtual control of the Times , but even before this the president had acquired the power to hire and fire its editor : a power he has used on a number of occasions . |
| 21 | But otherwise it has survived on a diet of small deals while making a nice living rewinding British industry 's electric motors . |
| 22 | The regional council says that unless it gets guarantees about the money it wants to spend on a railway service now facing privatisation , it may have to switch the money to its own plans to upgrade Glasgow public transport . |
| 23 | ALTHOUGH Prince Andrew is seemingly lovelorn , we can reveal that he intends to go on a shopping trip next week for high-class ladies ' underwear . |
| 24 | I do n't know why , if he gets put on a murder case he 's there for three weeks in a hotel , it 's easy he said well I , you 'll be able to come over if you want to it 'll be like sitting at work , no one will know |
| 25 | Observe his glasses , his mussel shells for mixing the paint , the fine pencil which he appears to use on a copper base , but most of all note his ‘ bohemian ’ air . |
| 26 | Young people with backpacks and habitual travellers may know what it means to go on a journey , but for most the romance of escape begins with deciding where to go on holiday and then getting there as quickly as possible . |
| 27 | If possible , the patient learns to walk without any support at all : if he learns to lean on a stick , tripod or quadrupod , his body balance is likely to become totally distorted , and he can not learn the necessary body control to walk safely . |
| 28 | Continue to bounce the Squig Hopper and continue to attack until it fails to land on a model . |
| 29 | I mean , the real problem is that the rating system is out of date , it 's based on a rating valuation which was last updated in 1973 and has n't been updated since . |
| 30 | It 's based on a design that 's earthquake-proof . |