Example sentences of "on it [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its thirteen powerful dorsal spines contain enough poison to kill any human swimmer who accidentally treads on it with a bare foot . |
| 2 | From the doorway , Pete watched her turn the key on it with a certain relief . |
| 3 | Always inspect each hook closely before you use it ; test it for breaking or bending ; reduce or remove the barb where necessary , and work on it with a fine oil stone until it is as sharp as you can get it — this should not actually be necessary with the new chemically sharpened hooks . |
| 4 | The discussion that follows will examine the imperfections in the market for control and then consider the wider implications of reliance on it as a disciplinary mechanism . |
| 5 | I can also look back on it as a terrible warning . |
| 6 | I always think you get a much better perspective on it as a real castle from up here . ’ |
| 7 | She was n't much of a drinker either — did n't even particularly like the taste of alcohol , but she 'd have to look on it as a necessary medicine . |
| 8 | Many looked on it as a long-term investment. , with over a quarter planning to hold on to their savings for more than 10 years . |
| 9 | That Cheetah has the name ‘ Bert ’ engraved on it as a permanent memorial to Bert Mason who has worked unstintingly on bringing the Cheetahs back to life and had worked at 42 AS during the war years . |
| 10 | Gain-up does tend to make the picture look rather grainy , though , so it is best to look on it as a last resort and reserve it for those times when a grainy picture is better than no picture at all . |
| 11 | Obviously many look on it as a significant occasion which is very , very flattering ’ . |
| 12 | But before getting into bed she emptied her bag out on it for a final attempt to work out what he had wanted , possibly taken . |
| 13 | machine until Monday and then though we 'll take him off , of course being on it for a long period |
| 14 | Well , in my observation , as regards young boys , it er th they played could play them up , the lads would play pranks on the teacher , who would put the best on it for a long time . |
| 15 | Wew 've been working on it for a long time , polticals issues are nothing to do with us , we 're a commercial company |
| 16 | on it for a little while now . |
| 17 | But there was a post on the lonely road and sometimes if I was tired from hunting I would take stance on it for a few moments , to rest . |
| 18 | He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight . |
| 19 | But she was still in the grip of a puzzling weariness , and she could barely walk by her couch without feeling compelled to drop down on it for a short nap . |
| 20 | It is very appealing however , and if you do have a turntable it would be a lovely idea to present the roundabout cake on it for a spinning effect . |
| 21 | They find some woollen garment or other soft furnishing in the house and then settle down on it in a contented fashion . |
| 22 | As a result , by 1956/7 , although there remained a cumulative backlog of nearly 1800MW of uncompleted power station capacity , the system was capable of meeting the demands placed on it in a mild winter , and power cuts had by then become a rare occurrence . |
| 23 | Because of DM/SVR4 's Transport Library Interface ( TLI ) , it will not need OSF 's DCE to run , though it will apparently run on it in a later release as it will also be DME-compatible . |
| 24 | Look on it from a medical angle if you like , as a cure for an ailment . ’ |
| 25 | Even more than in the 1930s , the TUC were imprisoned within constraints imposed on it by a capitalist wage-structure : the TUC argued strongly for adequate pensions ( denying , for example , that an old person needed less to eat ) ; but if this was to be implemented without encouraging further wage-cuts to elderly workers , then it appeared to them inevitable that a retirement condition must be introduced . |
| 26 | Rachaela did as she was told , and came out to the examining table , very white with something on it like a large paper towel . |