Example sentences of "[vb past] [be] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he 'd been going to hang up on me , something made him change his mind and could be it was something I said . |
| 2 | Impressive though he undoubtedly was , if you analyse his career , all he did was put make up on his face and pretend to be somebody else . |
| 3 | Nearly all interviewees claimed they had been forced to cut down on food and fuel and many reported ill health . |
| 4 | The employer said it had been attempting to tighten up on the very widespread practice of employees going for tea immediately after clocking on . |
| 5 | They had been briefed to report in on their mobile telephone at certain checkpoints en route , and to inform the Ops Room of any suspicious incidents , but their main task was to stop and talk to locals , in order to make their presence known in as friendly a way as possible . |
| 6 | It was not clear whether the two latest bombs had been set to go off on Friday , like one discovered and defused on Sunday , or whether they were freshly planted . |