Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] on [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt he 'd enjoyed this association with young men , trousers and jackets endlessly tried on in curtained booths . |
| 2 | They gradually caught on at other establishments , although not on such a substantial scale . |
| 3 | Whatever research still went on in that area remained the privilege of Tech-Green itself : unpublished and hidden . |
| 4 | Recognising that Uganda permits barter deals , General Motors Trading Corporation in Kenya , for example , negotiated the export of Isuzu buses ( assembled in bond in Kenya ) in exchange for hides and skins which it then sold on to third parties . |
| 5 | FoE 's local branch had paid £2,000 for a stretch of disused railway land , which it then sold on in square-metre plots to 1,700 supporters . |
| 6 | Allen looked about and then scampered on to another branch . |
| 7 | ‘ The Gruagach sent me here , ’ began Caspar , and stopped , and then went on with more assurance , ‘ they sent me along to see if you can provide a — well , I do n't know what you 'd call it really . |
| 8 | He provided a sketch showing the exact stage dimensions , then went on with detailed instructions : |
| 9 | Mercer came back after a while to collect the Unwins and the Youngs , and the general jollifications everywhere wore on without any alarms . |
| 10 | ‘ The story tells how she left her body behind yet went on to other things , ’ says Deaconess Pat Phillips . |
| 11 | ‘ The story tells how he left his body behind yet went on to other things , ’ she said . |