Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] on [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This is one of the Enemy 's favourite tricks : nothing is more convincing than a half-truth joined on to a lie . |
| 2 | The lorry rolled on to a car after its rear wheels were hit by another car which had lost control . |
| 3 | ‘ A deficient libido brought on by a set of socio-physical determinants manifesting in a psycho-sexual syndrome , whereby you can only achieve sensual gratification through the experience of pain . ’ |
| 4 | The backyards of the houses in this road faced on to a canal . |
| 5 | Fig 4 is chenille woven on to a backing of Bramwell Silky using the same design as Fig 1 and knitting at tension 6 . |
| 6 | If you touched a picture , there was a brief humming noise and then the food dropped on to a tray in a slot . |
| 7 | As they were looking at the seed packets together , the robin hopped on to a branch near them . |
| 8 | A subsequent ramp built on to a fire exit out of one of the rooms was better , though the aforementioned student had long since left . |
| 9 | Her triumph in securing Dombey as a husband for Edith is dashed by Edith 's unconcealed contempt and resentment after the marriage , and she dies in confusion of mind and physical incapacity brought on by a stroke . |