Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] on [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you do n't mind this cinema verité approach to pornography and you get turned on by freaky-looking people , then the amateur video could introduce you to some interesting new bedtime pals . |
| 2 | So different people want different things and get turned on by different things . |
| 3 | They influence development , and they get passed on to future generations . |
| 4 | I 've gone on to decaffeinated coffee I do drink decaffeinated |
| 5 | I am conscious of many in history who have opposed advances in medicine , and of the pioneers who have struggled on against difficult odds . |
| 6 | Although the survey was carried out in 1987 , and events in education have moved on with amazing rapidity since then , many of the conclusions that can be drawn from the interviews seem to have retained their relevance , particularly in the context of the issue I have been exploring in this chapter . |
| 7 | Developing countries in the Far East , that use much less plastic than the developed world , have cottoned on to modern waste management schemes very quickly . |
| 8 | This week the Solidarity trade union — the workers , that is , bereft of old leaders who have gone on to other things — led a two-hour nationwide protest strike . |
| 9 | A few pupils have gone on in recent years to study Classics at universities including Oxbridge . |
| 10 | Since film became a major component of mass circulation popular culture , the anxieties and fears — and also the pleasures — associated with Black people have erupted on to British cinema screens in a non-systematic , erratic manner . |