Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was young I was like a stick insect , then at fourteen or fifteen I put on weight . |
| 2 | He always yawns a lot and says Who ? in a bored voice when I pass on news from the Edwardian , but I suspect he 's interested . |
| 3 | I keep on thinking of him : of things he said and I said , and how we neither of us really understood what the other meant . |
| 4 | I do n't want to die because I keep on thinking of the future . |
| 5 | There 's a pain in my lung when I breathe , and I keep on thinking of pneumonia . |
| 6 | For example , I take on mobility and activities , somebody else is doing incontinence , somebody else first aid , somebody else mental health . |
| 7 | ‘ I think you 've lost hope , and the only thing I can tell you is that if you hang on hope will come back , and you must n't do anything until it does . ’ |
| 8 | " Who are these law-breaking Chinese [ In Limehouse ] who carry on opium dens , gambling dens and disorderly houses " but potential German spies ? |
| 9 | If you carry on spending money like it 's going out of style you 'll end up in debt with a mass of interest to pay off . |
| 10 | ‘ We pass on knowledge to our trading partners , telling them what we see to be the benefits , and what some of our other customers have found to be the benefits . |
| 11 | Any verdict we pass on punishment must be soundly based on an acceptable general moral philosophy . |
| 12 | As the figures we carry on Page 7 show , there is now virtual random breath-testing in this country . |
| 13 | A couple of girls go past and they got this red sparkly stuff wrapped round their necks — you know , a sort of silvery string they hang on Christmas trees . |
| 14 | They carry on average only 2.5 grains each and , as the corollas fall in the morning , they ny back up to the canopy , where they effect pollination , any slight wind drifting them to other trees . |
| 15 | Darlington A team bowlers , chasing a Durham County league double , have a tough task ahead on Sunday when they take on South Tyneside over six rinks on a home and away basis . |
| 16 | Tomorrow ( Sat ) they take on league leaders Colden Common at the Bass Sports Ground , kick-off 3 p.m . |