Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others , however , set up ad hoc authorities to take on functions delegated by central government . |
| 2 | No , the trees are the er things tied on to them are n't . |
| 3 | Possibly because some of them might 've been councillors and knew the ways that sort of er things went on and how to get things done officially and above board . |
| 4 | Well , I think it 's , it 's largely to do with the changed uses of the living room , because I think one of the , one of the changes that I found in , in the way that people organise the rooms within their house , is changing over from having a best parlour , usually in the front , which was very seldom used except for inviting the vicar in or whatever , or laying out the dead , combined with a back kitchen , a family room , where you ate and so on , and a move over to having one combined living-dining room where all the family 's activities went on . |
| 5 | The ASB 's proposals build on and develop those of the Accounting Standards Committee published as ED48 in 1990 . |
| 6 | A hand feeling blindly for throat or arm or hair landed in the middle of Gabriel 's face , and Garvey 's fingers clung on like a starfish , pressing it out of shape . |
| 7 | They were climbing quite rapidly and soon Maggie 's eyes took on a very troubled look . |
| 8 | During the final stages of an attack the weapon 's sensors lock on to the target ship 's radar or sonar signals and the Telemine homes in on them . |
| 9 | He is set to tackle Mr Lamont 's criticisms head on and reject his claim that policies are presented for 36 hours of good publicity . |
| 10 | He is set to tackle Mr Lamont 's criticisms head on and reject his claim that policies are presented for 36 hours of good publicity . |
| 11 | The door 's observation panel slid open , closed , and the screw 's footsteps passed on . |
| 12 | He had reached the open area of the tank trails when the helicopter 's lights blazed on and it started to lift into the sky . |
| 13 | The relief they felt was emphasised by the way Gustafsson 's team-mates jumped on to the court , picked him up and tossed him high in the air in celebration at the end . |
| 14 | Children 's paintings hung on the gate of a timber yard , the most restrained moment of a day long protest against the tropical timber trade . |
| 15 | With a group of other Australians , I first went there in 1973 , to see Graeme Langland 's Kangaroos take on the Lions before a much smaller crowd than honoured Ellery 's boys last year . |
| 16 | If you were good friends with another lass , you would get each other 's names put on . |
| 17 | People packed St. Lawrence Church Hall to hear their questions answered , and although all four 's answers ran on fairly predictable lines , intense interest was maintained throughout the nearly two-hour event . |
| 18 | The country 's leaders went on as before . |
| 19 | Thérèse 's tears splashed on to the tiles at her feet . |
| 20 | All the women 's magazines go on about it . |
| 21 | While Graeme Souness 's men take on Middlesbrough in an attempt to recover from their midweek European exit , Barnes will spend his 29th birthday bidding to resurrect his personal fortunes at the club 's training ground . |
| 22 | And finally , while Oxford United 's men take on Sunderland at the Manor tomorrow the club 's newly formed Ladies team makes its debut at the Witney Town Ground on Sunday afternoon … formerly known as the Oxford and County Ladies , United kick off their campaign against the Hassocks from Sussex . |
| 23 | The tray in the human 's hands crashed on to the floor in front of it . |
| 24 | Not all Sue 's students go on to start up their own enterprise , but that does n't worry her . |
| 25 | But we are fascinated by ourselves — which is why Jane 's thoughts rabbited on so long about her country . |
| 26 | Nikos 's thoughts moved on to a different tack . |
| 27 | Among the subjects Terkel 's interviewees muse on are Louis Farrakhan , the Nation of Islam 's leader , who seems to command utter loyalty or utter loathing ; sexual jealosy , a theme that has gone cool in Britain , but still raises temperatures in the US ; and the future , about which there is absolutely no agreement . |
| 28 | Then , in addition , it decided it must limit local authorities ' powers to go on increasing local rates . |
| 29 | I do not want to have to found a Royal College of Ships ' Surgeons to carry on practising my brand of general practice . |
| 30 | Your conductors ' competitions brought on some new talent , beginning with the Finnish conductor Okko Kamu , who won the first competition in 1969 ; and you 've been a great help to most of the new generation of top conductors — Abbado , Ozawa , and so on . |