Example sentences of "[vb past] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then we walked on a little bit further and there was big clumps of them everywhere they was . |
| 2 | Abak from Integrated Furniture Systems consists of a series of panels , hung on a tubular metal framework with integral adjustable feet . |
| 3 | Three identical aprons hung on a crooked coatstand . |
| 4 | The lamp could be hooked onto the front of a miner 's cap or hung on a wooden roof support while he was working . |
| 5 | When the selected pile alone remained , he switched on a powerful reading spotlamp above the table , took a jeweller 's loupe from his pocket , a pair of tweezers in his right hand , and held up the first stone to the light . |
| 6 | They were met at the front door by a delirious spaniel , who clearly had no idea of funeral decorum , and they proceeded into the front room , where Bill Clough switched on a bulging orangey imitation-coal electric fire , and then went to a horrible drinks cabinet — all plastic and flashing lights . |
| 7 | Emily switched on a bare bulb overhead . |
| 8 | Anyway , when the complete transferral was done , I dressed myself with care and switched on a full length mirror for an inspection . |
| 9 | Suddenly she switched on a yellow lamp that stood by her on the table and moved the snake-like stem so that Larry 's face was spotlighted as if on stage . |
| 10 | Around this time Heather took on a philosophical mood and confided all she wanted out of life was ‘ to be on dry land with a dry pair of knickers , clean teeth and to be able to wash in fresh water ’ . |
| 11 | He took on a strange , thoughtful expression . |
| 12 | Her smile took on a strange quality as she surveyed the bracelet at arm 's length . |
| 13 | She bustled to the door and her voice took on a repressive note . |
| 14 | He reacted by behaving in a way which rammed home to the Scots memories of Edward I. The events of 1543 took on a sinister familiarity ; for Edward 's attempted annexation of Scotland had also begun with a proposed marriage , between the infant Margaret , Maid of Norway , who succeeded Alexander III in 1286 , and Edward 's son , the future Edward II . |
| 15 | A race held across land , on water and through the air came up with an unlikely winner , when a steamroller took on a hot air balloon and a narrow boat to see which was the fastest . |
| 16 | So Sarazen took on a young caddie , who , it transpired , seemed to do all the things that even the caddies of today would not dream of doing , like pulling the clubs without consultation with Sarazen , and then , if the club did not work , telling Sarazen he had just hit a bad shot — it was not his club selection at fault . |
| 17 | For some time before this heavy clouds had increased and in the west the sky had become a dense purplish-black , a range of mountainous cumulus against which the outlines of buildings took on a curious clarity and the trees stood out livid and sickly bright . |
| 18 | His white face took on a curious mauve tinge and the loose flaps of skin under his cheeks quivered . |
| 19 | The place took on a magical quality for Lewis , who had towards it something of that feeling of the Grand Meaulnes for his lost domain . |
| 20 | Besides — ’ his mouth took on a sardonic curve ‘ — what price would you put on your credibility — a woman who liaises with a married man , makes dates with him behind his wife 's back ? |
| 21 | His mouth took on a sardonic twist . |
| 22 | When Pauline and Chris Lloyd of Dudley moved house then took on a new garden with a 1 in 3 slope . |
| 23 | As a result , he necessarily developed a new self-image , and took on a new social personality in the process . |
| 24 | That which had been so familiar to me and accepted almost without thinking now took on a new and almost bizzare aspect . |
| 25 | Suddenly , this had become a special event and Lewis knew it , for his playing took on a new intensity as he began to alternate between rock ‘ n ’ roll classics from his early career back in the Fifties Sun era to later country material . |
| 26 | Grigorovich 's simplistic , ideological heroes took on a new dimension when danced with such dramatic appeal , with such virility , such fabulous jumps . |
| 27 | FREE-market economics took on a new meaning last week as schools received an invitation to shop around for the cheapest General Certificate of Secondary Education exams . |
| 28 | Last October in Harare , the Commonwealth took on a new role as a promoter of democracy , the rule of law , and respect for individual freedoms . |
| 29 | However , the golf reports took on a new look when supplied by Jack Webb in the two or three years before his death . |
| 30 | But when Mexican stations moved from the era of foreign capital to the period of nationalist fervour , they took on a new self-conscious national grandeur , complete with the acres of frescos which Aldous Huxley noted on his visit to Mexico . |