Example sentences of "and [verb] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah but I 'm not I 'm going home and put on a different pair of shoes though . |
| 2 | And takes on a surprising amount of colour : RED , naturally . |
| 3 | By the end of the programme Gary was much happier , showing much more pro-social behaviour and getting on a good deal better with his parents . |
| 4 | I mean if you 're a builder and you receive sixteen thousand , of , of that there 's a thousand pounds from Joe Bloggs builder whatnot , then the er the tax inspector will make a note , and pass on a little note to Joe Bloggs ' file that , yeah he paid Bill Smith a thousand pounds , and i that then should appear in his accounts , and if it does n't , then he 's a ripe subject for being investigated . |
| 5 | It is the private world of the student 's mind that is at issue , a world that should expand and take on a rich array of colours , within the course of studies . |
| 6 | Anyway , when the complete transferral was done , I dressed myself with care and switched on a full length mirror for an inspection . |
| 7 | Banishing an old life and taking on a new life and character when the time seemed ripe was a very Indian thing to do . |
| 8 | In other cases he remains cut off , although he may then recover well enough physically and mentally to start a new life , perhaps even setting up home with someone else and taking on a new job . |
| 9 | Austerity was Britain 's peculiar reward for surviving World War II unbeaten at the cost of selling her foreign assets and taking on a crippling load of debt to the United States . |
| 10 | A younger person marrying and taking on a teenage family may know very little about adolescents . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It changed as the Dornier accelerated away from them , and took on a rhythmic throbbing as it left the ground . |
| 14 | Remove the fitting and thoroughly clean up the two ends of pipe with wire wool , before smearing on flux and putting on a new fitting . |
| 15 | ‘ Come on now , mind my beasts , ’ a drover would say , standing up among the Golds of the plaid in which he had spent the night and putting on a practised tone of wheedling grievance . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't quite know how to handle it , ’ said David , lowering his voice and putting on a mock-serious face . |
| 17 | Up in her booth , a puzzled DJ stares at a machine with nothing on it , shrugs and puts on a current hit to get things moving once again . |
| 18 | The royals will try to shrug off their problems and put on a good show for Margaret . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | And Piers saw himself being seen and put on a clever sort of don't-mind-us smile . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 22 | Label the pot and put on a cool bench or in a cold frame . |
| 23 | And Newton himself exudes the confidence of someone who has just had a shave and put on a fresh shirt . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Instead , there will be attempts to paper over the chasms and put on a united front for the sake of appearances . |
| 26 | Dawn was taken immediately to the nearest hospital and put on a life-support machine in the Intensive Care Unit . |
| 27 | Someone got up and put on a Pink Floyd album . |
| 28 | And so therefore , as we did in our case , would like erm some indication o er of whether or not er he could and this was his suggestion er give up his current lease which runs out next year and take on a new lease with us for a period . |
| 29 | And now fly up above the forest , and take on a human form . |
| 30 | His vision was starting to cloud over , and take on a red tinge . |