Example sentences of "and [vb past] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He slowed in flight , rolled expertly , backed away and then stalled and hung on the thin wind all at once . |
| 2 | Anyway , when the complete transferral was done , I dressed myself with care and switched on a full length mirror for an inspection . |
| 3 | Her face became twisted and not so pretty , and as her voice grew louder it lost its cultured tones and took on a snarling harshness . |
| 4 | Twenty-five years ago , the line built by George Stephenson in 1836 was saved from closure and took on a new lease of life as the North Yorkshire Moors Railway . |
| 5 | It changed as the Dornier accelerated away from them , and took on a rhythmic throbbing as it left the ground . |
| 6 | Immediately the smug features reassembled themselves in his imagination and took on the friendly demeanour of an irrelevant sibling . |
| 7 | Determined to honour the family tradition of social responsibility , she forgot her various ailments , put aside her various unfinished manuscripts , and took on the onerous commitment of managing one of the most important zinc factories in the United Kingdom at a time when women were virtually excluded from the boardrooms of business and commerce . |
| 8 | After the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England in 1603 , and because the country now had an absent sovereign , the symbols of majesty became a substitute and took on an extra significance . |
| 9 | The royals will try to shrug off their problems and put on a good show for Margaret . |
| 10 | At the agreed hour I reported to the Endoscopy Unit of the London Clinic , was shown into a small room , told to undress and put on a blue shift , then lie down on a mobile bed . |
| 11 | And Piers saw himself being seen and put on a clever sort of don't-mind-us smile . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 13 | Label the pot and put on a cool bench or in a cold frame . |
| 14 | And Newton himself exudes the confidence of someone who has just had a shave and put on a fresh shirt . |
| 15 | Long gone were the days when an actor could , like Paul Muni , have his hair powdered and his face lined , and put on a wavering voice and a stoop to represent ageing . |
| 16 | Instead , there will be attempts to paper over the chasms and put on a united front for the sake of appearances . |
| 17 | Dawn was taken immediately to the nearest hospital and put on a life-support machine in the Intensive Care Unit . |
| 18 | Someone got up and put on a Pink Floyd album . |
| 19 | It was getting dark so he pulled the curtains and put on the overhead light . |
| 20 | They were shown into cubicles with inadequate curtains , where they were told to strip completely and put on the clean towelling gowns in there . |
| 21 | As Thurlow sums him up , ‘ in everyday life he was a small insignificant man in an ordinary suit … but take off the uniform of the city solicitor and put on the running singlet and the track shoes and the transformation was amazing ’ . |
| 22 | Twice his quarry threw him backward glances , and on the second occasion seemed to slow his pace , as if he might stop and attempt a truce , but then thought better of it and put on an extra turn of speed . |
| 23 | Luke laughed and put on an English accent : |