Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] on [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Football was never an entirely respectable sport and from the outset crowds swore and shouted , occasionally threw things or charged on to the pitch . |
| 2 | They can be massaged into the skin , or dropped on to a cloth or pillow to be inhaled . |
| 3 | Perhaps even more importantly , few of these authors in fact attempt to understand the implications of the expressive order ; how the classes and class-based processes which they emphasise are appreciated or acted on by the people concerned . |
| 4 | Bryony come and stand over here or hang on to the buggy whichever you want to do . |
| 5 | Do you combine it with the weekly ‘ big shop ’ at Sainsbury 's , wait until you fall ill or hang on for the January sales ? |
| 6 | After all , the weather does not normally stop you getting to work , playing golf , or getting on with the rest of your life . |
| 7 | If you were sick or unemployed ( provided you sent in sick notes to your Social Security office or signed on at the Unemployment Benefit office ) ; |
| 8 | Dr Edwin Pugh , director of public health medicine , said : ‘ Most accidents occur when children are in the street or straying on to the road as parents we must be completely vigilant . ’ |
| 9 | Cyclists should take particular care entering the route or emerging on to the road at the accesses . |
| 10 | Cyclists should take particular care when entering the route or emerging on to the road at the accesses . |
| 11 | The consequences of a low initial limit was that a solicitor would either have to stop work at an early stage and wait for an extension to be authorised , which ‘ is time-consuming , causes delay and raises difficulties with clients , ’ or work on without an extension . |
| 12 | He 's sort of waving one arm and hanging on with the other . |
| 13 | Carrie had been listening intently , enthralled and hanging on to the union man 's every word , but she suddenly caught sight of Fred standing at the counter . |
| 14 | I drove to the hospital in Bangor with Nathan watching the road intently and hanging on to the handbrake . |
| 15 | In all this , he was backed by Lavinia although her main interest lay in trying to keep their heads above water and hanging on to the estate . |
| 16 | He called out : ‘ I ca n't hold on any longer , ’ then fell straight on the ledge below , bounded out into the air , turning a somersault backwards , and pitching on to a grass projection some 30′ lower down … |
| 17 | Willie blushed and clung on to the top of the blankets . |
| 18 | Seconds later they were off again , and she shut her eyes tight , pressed her cheek against his back and clung on like a limpet . |
| 19 | ‘ You will load your aeroplanes with T.N.T. , ’ he said , ‘ fly in line-astern to Corps H.Q. , and crash on to the roof of the Corps commander 's chateau , in alphabetical order . ’ |
| 20 | A hole saw looks like a hacksaw blade curled into a circle and fits on to a twist drill ( typically 6mm ) and can be used with an electric drill . |
| 21 | The Parks tournament at Calderstones Park , which starts on July 19 and goes on for a week , will have the added bonus of the Dunlop tennis roadshow , with Castle and other leading coaches topping the bill . |
| 22 | And it goes out in a blaze of colour — a spectacular firework display which starts at 6.45pm and goes on into the night . |
| 23 | In practical terms this means The Fix can be placed in a horizontal crack with a large proportion of the stem sticking out and fallen on in the knowledge that the device has been specifically designed to give an increased safety margin . |
| 24 | Jan Indian-striped my cheek with lipstick and hopped on to the platform , turning to shout : ‘ They 'll think I 'm one too , Monica ! |
| 25 | Some of the cost can be borne by the management company and passed on to the owners through the maintenance charge , but the proportion relating to the construction and pre-sales periods will have to be borne by ourselves as developers . |
| 26 | All the cans of food and money , which came to more than £50 , has been collected and passed on to the County Durham Kostroma Appeal . |
| 27 | They both chuckled and passed on down the road . |
| 28 | I waved to him and passed on into the lecture room . ’ |
| 29 | The wind parted imperturbably around the cottage and passed on up the valley . |
| 30 | The first is the period of oral tradition when the stories of Jesus were used and passed on by the Church . |