Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] on a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They once lived on a housing estate , but the council was forced to move them to the isolated bungalow after complaints from neighbours . |
| 2 | Two Asian students Perveen Akraman and Shanaz Anwar began by improving their language skills , then went on to a beauty care course for women and recently they both enrolled on a car maintenance course . |
| 3 | They then agreed on a communiqué reaffirming " their commitment to contribute actively to a settlement of the other problems of the region " and inviting Aziz to Luxembourg . |
| 4 | Dressed in authentic costumes , enacting the part of rogues in a street brawl , they playfully put on a display of fisticuffs to show the system of fines in the 1600s . |
| 5 | After Josh had gone to bed , they again sat on a rug before the fire with their backs to the broken-backed armchair , holding hands as they listened to a radio concert . |