Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [prep] [adj] [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt he himself would have difficulties : but he thought that the Conservatives , without entering into any general undertaking , would support his Government , which would not embark upon any extravagant legislation ; and in this way the King 's Government might be carried on for another Session or even longer . |
| 2 | ( 1987 ) found at least 76 per cent of depressive illness in the general population to be brought on by severe events or major difficulties . |
| 3 | Seven cases in the sample ( 14 per cent ) had gone on for four years or longer . |
| 4 | Many garden pools have ornamental fountains which are switched on on hot days or when you are in the garden . |
| 5 | But this is exactly the sort of attitude that has forced RAF pilots to take on the most terrifying assignments and attack runways and hardened aircraft shelters ( built with British expertise ) , to be fired on by Soviet missiles or Soviet antiaircraft guns , or face the threat of German-developed chemical warfare or French Exocet missiles . |