Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb past] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he worked on the nocturne by day , mindful of the contradiction . |
| 2 | But 12 minutes later he got on the end of a superb cross from Paul Dalton . |
| 3 | And about two minutes later he knocked on the door did n't he ? |
| 4 | But er , that 's a great advantage when compared with the newly appointed British Ambassador in Washington , who having just arrived in Washington , er picked up the telephone and heard a voice at the other end , say , what do you want for Christmas , it was just before Christmas , what do you want for Christmas , and he thought hastily and , did n't want to be impolite or too greedy , so he said a small box of crystallised fruit , and put the telephone down , and a few momen a few moments later he put on the radio , and the announcer said , we 've just conducted our normal review of the Ambassadors ' wishes for Christmas , er , the the Ambassadors in Washington . |
| 5 | Here he worked on the home ground of his old master , Adam Sedgwick , and began his long continued interest in Lower Palaeozoic stratigraphy . |
| 6 | Moodily he put on the kettle for some more coffee , powdered this time , he could not rise to the skills performed so effortlessly by Sarah Fleming . |
| 7 | Edward III 's orchestration of support for the war was skilful and successful , yet fundamentally he depended on the co-operation of the nobility , who recruited and led the contract armies that became increasingly important as the war continued . |
| 8 | She had been surprised how hard he worked on the place . |
| 9 | Then he seized on the idea of demonstrating his cross-bow . |
| 10 | Then he checked on the car , took the long walk back to his serviced apartment , and spent a restless night staring at the stain patterns on his ceiling . |
| 11 | He was a dredgerman yes , see he was on the river first then he went on the dredger and course that 's before my time and that was during the First World War he was on he was at Ramsgate . |
| 12 | Finnan nodded and smiled , then he hammered on the door with his fist . |
| 13 | Then he pulled on the hand-brake and leapt out . |
| 14 | Then he leaned on the wall and rubbed his face with his free hand . |
| 15 | Then he sat on the floor beside her , half turned towards her , leaning on one elbow . |
| 16 | Then he turned on the style to sink Linfield . |
| 17 | ‘ They had just been reconciled for about the 18th time and when work forced them apart he started on the vodka . |
| 18 | Briefly he elaborated on the post . |
| 19 | Afterwards he reflected on the preacher 's dilemma : ‘ If he is a strong man , the possessor of popular gifts , he will be treated with plenty of consideration ; but the consideration is not due to his office so much as to his personal qualities . ’ |