Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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1 | But we think it is highly regrettable that economic development is being seen as an integral part of the war against terrorism , not least for those charged with making it work on the ground . |
2 | So I succeeded in training her to feed on the fist . |
3 | And forced as she was by circumstances to bring her own dirty and vicious brood to work with her , she took a great pleasure in letting them loose on the two youngest Milligans , deliberately ignoring their torments and teases . |
4 | Sir Fulke 's honesty in admitting he walked on the frozen moat saved him from suspicion . |
5 | Previous attempts at encouraging her to sit on the lavatory or the potty for this had ended in tantrums and tears so mother had given up trying . |