Example sentences of "it [prep] [adj] [noun] on [pron] " in BNC.

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1 After the war , Bank use of the hotel began to diminish and in May 1949 it was sold to a member of staff who ran it for many years on his own account .
2 He stood beside the cardinal 's chair , leaning against it with one hand on its gilded back .
3 Meanwhile , the government published a report from its radioactive waste management advisory committee saying that BNFL had failed to supply it with sufficient information on its proposals to deal with waste arising from work carried out at THORP for foreign customers .
4 Er , you there 's no offend that I can cover with you , I 'm just having a wee chat with you on it in general terms on it , but I mean I could fill pages and pages
5 Bees collect it in great baskets on their thighs and take it back to their hives for immediate consumption or for turning into pollen bread which is an essential food for their developing young .
6 If the dog continues , then place it in another room on its own , re-emphasizing the word quiet .
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