Example sentences of "[vb -s] on the [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The insect jerks itself free and hangs on the empty pupa case , its body trembling . |
| 2 | And the new structure erm moves towards erm team working across the advice centre composes of three teams er and also , takes on the critical self managing team so that erm in terms of the this work and technical support that er , has in the past been offered by a team leader , er , team leader and advice centre manager that will be , in the future will be offered by a senior member of staff erm , for each other and for less experienced staff . |
| 3 | Half-way through the movie Ms Dash switches on the mental light bulb and asks her suitor how he can afford to buy her diamond rings on a mailboy 's salary . |
| 4 | The pilot light burns continuously on most boilers , and lights the main burners when the programmer switches on the main gas supply . |
| 5 | Today Oxfordshire 's Steve Redgrave carries on the British rowing tradition . |