Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] on [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Once it was dark , Jane went out to sit on a low wall where she could have a good view . |
2 | Allitt went over to check on the boy and then shouted to a staff nurse to come quickly . |
3 | When Jos moved round to work on the other side of the gate , he handed Mungo a sheet of sandpaper , telling him to use plenty of ‘ elbow grease ’ . |
4 | Rob came over to perch on the corner of her desk . |
5 | After loudly supporting an often-uncomfortable Jackson campaign again in the primary , Fulani went on to run on the NAP ticket , winning 240,000 votes in the general election — a considerable performance for a minor party . |
6 | McIlvanney went on to work on the Scotsman as a news reporter and feature writer , though with his passion for football and boxing , the attraction towards sports was inevitable . |