Example sentences of "[pers pn] on for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I keep them on for the programme . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He pulled rank and went to bed at half past eleven , leaving me on for the late-night drinks . |
| 5 | Are you on for the treble ? |
| 6 | He found another vessel whose captain ( a Scot ) was prepared to sign him on for the voyage to New York . |
| 7 | Cusworth , England 's former stand-off who still turns it on for the Tigers , leaves for a fortnight 's holiday next week . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | You can put one on them we 've converse for the , put it on for the evening |