Example sentences of "[pron] on for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 2 | Pulling the centre-half back left a gap in midfield which needed a link man to pick up passes from defence and lay them on for the forwards . |
| 3 | I keep them on for the programme . |
| 4 | The centre forward , whom they nicknamed Ossie , wore his sideburns long and his shorts even longer — but at least he kept them on for the duration . |
| 5 | He pulled rank and went to bed at half past eleven , leaving me on for the late-night drinks . |
| 6 | Are you on for the treble ? |
| 7 | Put that heater on then would you that one on for a while just before they come . |
| 8 | had this one on for a few days . |
| 9 | The Campbells steamer his mother had once taken him on for a day trip to Ilfracombe . |
| 10 | He found another vessel whose captain ( a Scot ) was prepared to sign him on for the voyage to New York . |
| 11 | But when you want to heat the bedrooms up you ca n't , unless you only have it on for a bit you know . |
| 12 | Leave it on for a year you 'll get a bill . |
| 13 | made with all milk you see , and I put this on the other day , it was Monday , and I put it on for a cup of coffee , well Jim was out the front with Tom cos Tom fixed the front door |
| 14 | Cusworth , England 's former stand-off who still turns it on for the Tigers , leaves for a fortnight 's holiday next week . |
| 15 | He refuses to play for the moment , boldly pressing on where others tend to dwell ; yet , with those Philadelphians really turning it on for the composer with whom this orchestra is most indelibly associated , superbly captured in Decca sound of great sumptuousness and tonal allure ( even if not always ideally balanced ) , it all makes for compulsive listening . |
| 16 | Still , I had an overseas news radio set and sometimes at dusk when I turned it on for the BBC overseas news , the light on its dial welcomed me like a beacon from home . |
| 17 | You can put one on them we 've converse for the , put it on for the evening |