Example sentences of "[noun sg] on for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you leave a light bulb on for a year , it 'll cost you more than leaving the fan heater on for an hour . |
| 2 | Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ? |
| 3 | Electric immersion heater , er , ah , oh of course we had an Ideal boiler under there and it , that 's what heated this kitchen actually an Ideal boiler and it heated the water in the winter and also heated the , and in the summer we let that out and had an immersion heater , well being in the electrical trade we had an immersion heater all the time and if we wanted to top up from the boiler we used to just put the immersion heater on for a erm week or so and get hot water and then let it go off in the winter time , you know , but er we have n't made a great deal of alteration to this place really , we 've put a new front door on fairly recently , that was one of the things that er was very ugly , they , the back of the front of the doors to look at , ooh they were ugly doors |
| 4 | Outside , to the right , the Coke machine switches up a gear , back on for a big freeze . |
| 5 | I 'm just going to put the video on for a moment Thank you . |
| 6 | He put the stub of the fat cigar he had been smoking under the cold tap , turned the water on for a second while the brown stump sizzled and died , then threw the sodden remnant in the bin . |
| 7 | CAN anyone tell me why : I can put the water on for a bath , pop out and come home to find HIM up to his ears in it uninvited . |
| 8 | That 's why there 's been no music on for a week . ’ |
| 9 | Educational Business Partnership which is part of Greater Nottingham Tec , major funders so they are er taking over the erm design centre on for a week . |
| 10 | The 21 shots format was used when Coatbridge hosted the world indoor singles championship , before television put the pressure on for a change . |
| 11 | The 21 shots format was used when Coatbridge hosted the world indoor singles championship , before television put the pressure on for a change . |
| 12 | Finally they reached home and tried to put the kettle on for a welcome cup of tea — to discover their water had been cut off . |
| 13 | As soon as I was clear of the entrance to the voe , I let the boat steer herself while I put the kettle on for a cuppa after a modest breakfast of bread and cheese . |
| 14 | She put the kettle on for a cup of coffee . |
| 15 | Half way through Edward gave up , scraped the rest into Tam 's food bowl and put the kettle on for a cup of tea ; behind him , Tam slurped as though rescued from the brink of starvation . |
| 16 | Mrs. Feather says : " I 'll put the kettle on for a cup of tea . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've got the kettle on for a cup of tea . ’ |
| 18 | I tell you what I 'll do — I 'll pop downstairs and put the kettle on for a good cup of tea . ’ |
| 19 | Put the kettle on for a cuppa . |
| 20 | I 'll put me coat on for a start |
| 21 | Behind the scenes , apparently unknown to the minister and BT , there is a hunt on for a suitable candidate , probably Prince Philip or Prince Charles . |
| 22 | I went to the sink and turned the cold tap on for a long drink to combat the dehydration . |
| 23 | If your record starts to pick up air play and get reviewed just after three weeks , it may be worth keeping your plugger and press officer on for a bit longer . |
| 24 | Now luck would have it that my drawing was spot on for a guy who drank in The Roebuck . |