Example sentences of "[adv prt] [art] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having taken on the teachers and the police , he will now square up to fellow ministers and the voters . |
| 2 | Some were hanging on the brambles and a few flat , wet clots were lying well out in open ground beyond the clump . |
| 3 | Although a late developer , it began to take on the size and conformation of an excellent Clydesdale stallion . |
| 4 | A notice hung on the gate and he read the words in the beam of the headlamps : DANGER . |
| 5 | He switched on the lights and drove down the tank paths towards the front gate . |
| 6 | But they dare n't take on the decisions and responsibility that would allow them to make their own alternatives , and to drop right out . |
| 7 | " Since it matters to some extent ( and perhaps a good deal ) which rule is chosen , we do best to use convention only to protect decisions that some responsible political institution has actually taken on the merits and to not include under that umbrella decisions by default , that is decisions no one has actually made . |
| 8 | I put my conversations with Lou and Brenda from my mind , at least for the time being , and had switched on the WP and was enjoying the little moans and buzzes of its warming up , when there was a mighty banging on the door and there stood Hugo . |
| 9 | She sighed as she switched on the ignition and the Glory moved off . |
| 10 | Thompson , the Secretary of the Yorkshire North District , and Littlecott , Secretary of the Western District , wrote to Jacques urging that a firm stand be taken on the issue and no further concessions be made . |
| 11 | Adults learning to use computers are frequently taught very basic principles ( like how to switch on the machine and " boot " a disc ) and then encouraged to simply play with it for a while . |
| 12 | The French , for their part , are promoting the idea of a ‘ Euro-champion ’ to take on the US and Japanese world leaders . |
| 13 | I had watched Quintin under pressure during the Suez crisis where he had shown admirable calm at the Admiralty in testing circumstances ; and while I had some misgivings about his famous ‘ judgement ’ I felt that he could take on the leadership and the job of Prime Minister , and make a success of it . |
| 14 | Anna , determined not to be able to reproach herself for not trying , took on the women and children . |
| 15 | She switched on the shower and tested the water , then looked round for some shampoo to wash the rest of the snarls from her hair . |
| 16 | In Dudley , the place of his first ministry , his preaching was so popular that the people not only filled the church , but also hung on the windows and the ‘ leads ’ to hear him . |
| 17 | .. he has shown us that we can take on the Americans and beat them . |
| 18 | As an infection carried on the air and in milk , diphtheria was not much affected by changes in living standards . |
| 19 | Tristan was not in the sitting room but a haze of smoke hung on the air and a reek like a garden bonfire prickled in my nostrils . |
| 20 | He switched on the engine and drove on . |
| 21 | She switched on the engine and headed back on to the road . |
| 22 | Well it used to be carried on the back and . |
| 23 | Well usually erm modern telephones have got a switch on the back and you can switch them to pulse or tone |
| 24 | Mm , mm , cos of King 's Cross , had to come at all it 's awful and one time you just went straight on the escalator and now you 've got to go |
| 25 | Whitlock activated the switch on the dashboard and the glass slid into place , sealing off the back and front seats of the car . |
| 26 | I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life . |
| 27 | The turning-point in his fortunes came in October 1861 , when he was asked to take on the printing and publishing of the Union newspaper , which was trying to bring Tractarian Anglicans into touch with Roman Catholics . |
| 28 | Robert was not envious ; he knew that the time would come when he must retire , though not yet ; and Dinah would carry on the name and the tradition . |
| 29 | ‘ By this time I had waited about 15 minutes hanging on the phone and the clerk had not confirmed any booking . ’ |
| 30 | Henry carried on the milling and baking side , Thomas was the corn dealer and Edward the dairy man and grocer . |