Example sentences of "on [pron] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I would n't er bestow them er on you even for a short visit though .
2 He advanced on him only for an exquisite googly to dip and dart through the gap to bruise the off stump .
3 I think it dawned on him then for the first time that there were two streams , and that the pond was not formed by Burden Creek .
4 Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep .
5 Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you .
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