Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 " I shall only allow those boys to use the range who have attained considerable proficiency in their physical exercises and drill ; and all shooting will be carried on under the strictest supervision .
2 All this conversation was carried on with the greatest difficulty .
3 In particular the whole idea of a Prime Minister was looked on with the gravest suspicion .
4 Some are looking to sell their practices or merge their way out of problems that have been brought on by the severest recession the UK has experienced since the 1930s .
5 Tools , especially bellows , were passed on to the eldest boy , younger sons had the opportunity to rent workshops of their own .
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