Example sentences of "[adv] he [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initially reluctant to tackle the area of post-war policy ( doubtless with thoughts of Lloyd George 's empty words of a quarter-century previously ) , when he did so he insisted on a full-blooded promise over the opposition of many in his party and administration . |
| 2 | Eventually he decided on a temporary surrender . |
| 3 | Then he pulled on a well-worn jacket of aerated leather and strolled out of the flat , with Tal in a box on one shoulder and a duffel over the other . |
| 4 | Ray Beattie , Manager , Nantwich Branch fulfilled a life long ambition to visit Israel when he went on an eight-day tour of the country . |
| 5 | Only the thickness of the crossbar prevented Booth from scoring after five minutes when he turned on a Paatelainen pass . |