Example sentences of "[been] [verb] [adv] on [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 This is probably a result of inadequate treatment and is more common in those who have been treated late on in the infectious stage .
2 He noticed that the ink was blacker , showing how each word had been pressed hard on to the paper .
3 Charles had been moved early on by the plight of disadvantaged young people and much of his energy had gone into that .
4 He had been accused early on in the play by Agydeus that he was too barbaric to offer Zenocrate any amorous discourse , yet he manages to produce a lovely speech for her where he talks about he stunning beauty and his love for her : ‘ Zenocrate , the loveliest maid alive … whose eyes are brighter than the lamps of heaven … that with thy looks canst clear the darkened sky ’ .
5 ‘ Could the body have been dumped straight on to the shoal ? ’
6 She said yeah I 'll be alright , but I could see she 'd been crying earlier on in the evening , she said you always feel as if you 're
7 They had been recruited earlier on in the day after having been spotted out amongst all the mud , pulling shapes .
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