Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a leather purse hung on the handle of the loft door were eight bright shillings . |
| 2 | His words hung on the chill , stale air . |
| 3 | Specifically , several of his pictures hung on the walls , and one stood on an easel in the centre of the living-room . |
| 4 | Scott switched on the radio , heard pop music , twiddled the frequency dial past classical and reggae and finally found a discussion programme . |
| 5 | While long-standing fans either relished it or waited patiently for them to return to straightforward indie pop , more than a few older folk fans switched on the enigma of The Wedding Present . |
| 6 | Eloise switched on the lights . |
| 7 | The Royal Society for Nature Conservation / Wildlife Trusts Partnership took on the role of lead-organisation within the Consortium , although they have tried hard to liaise with all other partners , particularly CPRW . |
| 8 | Alton 's rugby men were outnumbered , restricted , sin-binned and generally given a rough ride when a hand-picked side took on the club 's ladies team in a fun game on Sunday morning . |
| 9 | I see him as a sort of spiritual descendant of Norman Mailer , just as Mailer took on the mantle of Lawrence — in fact I wrote an essay on that very subject in my last term at school . |
| 10 | Like the rest , the ex-Croydon cars took on the visible signs of war , headlamp masks , white collision fenders and protective netting on the windows . |
| 11 | In borrowing from structural linguistics the early structuralists took on the task of analysing signs and systems of signification . |
| 12 | The gradual encroachment of the state in the succeeding centuries took on the dimensions of a tidal wave in the twentieth century . |
| 13 | Shah was setting in motion a chain of events which would lead to the bitter Wapping strike , when Murdoch took on the print unions — previously assumed to be invincible — and won . |
| 14 | Athletico took on the toughest of opposition by playing a Darlington Groundstaff XI . |
| 15 | Roberta produced the storyline , Ken took on the programming . |
| 16 | The Loch Ness Project took on the mantle of the LNI and picked up from the Loch Morar expeditions , and we returned to Loch Ness , whose steep-walled uniformity is more favourable to sonar . |
| 17 | Deputy Premier Djamshed Karimov took on the role of acting Premier after the resignation of Prime Minister Akbar Mirzoyev on Aug. 30 . |
| 18 | She heard the rattle of the curtain rings as the blackouts were pulled across , and then the click of the switch on the standard lamp as Bella put on the light . |
| 19 | Flowered Up 's co-manager Terry stars in Rude Boy as a wayward yoof put on the straight and narrow by Joe . |
| 20 | A glimpse of rough woodland carpeted with bluebells and wild garlic could be seen beyond a daisy-sprinkled lawn ; a wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees ; voices carried on the still air . |
| 21 | I heard the sound of voices carried on the thin air . |
| 22 | His widow Mary Ann carried on the business with the assistance of her late husband 's associates , including Pierre André , who with John Chapman began a large-scale map of Essex ‘ for Mrs. Rocque ’ . |
| 23 | My father 's feelings towards the General were , naturally , those of utmost loathing ; but he realized too that his employer 's present business aspirations hung on the smooth running of the house party — which with some eighteen or so people expected would be no trifling affair . |
| 24 | Cornelius switched on the windscreen wipers . |
| 25 | Cornelius switched on the heater . |
| 26 | Lissa switched on the light , and Rebecca swung round sharply to face her , shock startling a gasp on her lips , the torch falling with a muffled thud . |
| 27 | Rachaela switched on the radio . |
| 28 | At ten thirty-five , Rachaela switched on the main light and walked behind the screen into Ruth 's area . |
| 29 | There he sat until a child switched on the widescreen t.v. showing a news broadcast . |
| 30 | After the death of her mother , one lady took on the task of caring for her bereaved cat . |