Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the early nineteenth century three ‘ large carrying establishments ’ had made their headquarters here , of which Sutton & Co. carried on a great trade with Hull and Gainsborough , Liverpool and Manchester , the Cheshire salt works and the Potteries , and with Birmingham , Dudley and the Black Country . |
| 2 | In the intervals between his military activities Karadjordje had carried on a successful business as a livestock trader , selling pigs across the border into Austria , and he had acquired a modest level of prosperity . |
| 3 | The coffin was carried on a horse-drawn cart because it was a long time before a motor hearse became available . |
| 4 | A vote was taken on this and was carried on a decisive majority . |
| 5 | Managing Director Stuart Hyslop said the posters with slogans on issues including the poll tax , crime , health and employment are carried on a commercial cash basis and no other party has approached the company to book space . |
| 6 | Oblivious to her injuries , Thomas Duke would have carried his daughter back to their cottage in his arms , though it is conceivable that she was carried on an old door or something . |
| 7 | He has carried on the good work this term and is well on the way to establishing himself in the top 10 with 16 wins in the current campaign . |
| 8 | 8 information about other books published , materials , tapes , etc — often carried on the inside back cover . |
| 9 | Her successor , Margaret Moore , successfully carried on the established pattern . |
| 10 | Mrs Southey had asked Sarah to visit so they could ‘ talk over the American affair ’ , and it may by then have seemed inevitable to Sarah that she too would be carried on the Pantisocratic tide . |
| 11 | Loose canvas seat covers were also carried on the upper decks . |
| 12 | These are replacements but are still carried on the original pendentives . |
| 13 | Perhaps I think it beneath my dignity to let myself be carried on the spontaneous flood , employing my divine gift of reason only to navigate on the course of greatest awareness . |
| 14 | PLEASE NOTE : ONLY INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE NEW FORMS WILL BE CARRIED ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE NEXT ISSUE OF LEADS . |
| 15 | A variety of cargoes , as diverse as Britain 's industries , has been carried on the inland waterways . |
| 16 | I mean Simon Greyson is not not picking up here neither is Colin Hill and really it 's come on a little bit sudden but that was totally unnecessary as well . |
| 17 | The chart itself should be hung on a well-lit , shadow-free wall at a distance of six metres from where the subject stands . |
| 18 | Flocks need to be hung on a good wall surface . |
| 19 | The Netherlandish and Dutch paintings are hung on a dull green background , the Spanish and French on light grey . |
| 20 | With the exception of relief papers and thick fabrics like hessian or grasscloth , most of these special wallcoverings need to be hung on a smooth and level surface for a satisfactory result . |
| 21 | Mrs Browning began to laugh but the laugh brought on a coughing fit and , when Wilson rushed to her aid and raised her higher on the pillow , her face took on an ugly blue tinge , which she had never seen before . |
| 22 | Mrs Smith accepted a sherry from her husband and looked resigned about the outcome of the evening and eventually excused herself to see to the dinner , and Mr Smith poured more whiskies and ‘ something harmless ’ for Nutty , which tasted delicious and brought on an amazing feeling of optimism . |
| 23 | He discovered that this talk and barter over food had brought on an almighty appetite . |
| 24 | He says the substance , which is used to make internal organs show up on X-Rays , brought on an incurable condition which affects the nerves in his back . |
| 25 | In many cases it obviously would be and if there was any element of duress brought on the other contracting party under the modern development of this branch of the law the proposed breaker of the contract would not benefit . |
| 26 | In fact , the government ‘ took on ’ AT&T in the 1970s , and it was the Reagan administration of the 1980s — the villain of your piece — that secured real relief and brought on the phenomenal competition enjoyed today by refusing to accept the cosmetic settlement that had been negotiated by the Carter administration . |
| 27 | Further minor straws in the wind were Archbishop Makarios ’ request for British help in Cyprus in December 1963 , which drew in most of the Strategic Reserve 's 3rd Division before a hand-over to the United Nations could be negotiated ; and the quelling of the military mutinies in newly independent Tanzania , Kenya and Uganda in January 1964 , at their governments ’ request , by Commandos brought on the aircraft-carrier Centaur from Aden and by units of the Strategic Reserve in Kenya . |
| 28 | The SPD pointed out that one-third of asylum-seekers came from Turkey and that strong pressure should be brought on the Turkish government to prevent this . |
| 29 | ‘ You have taken on a great responsibility , ’ the turtle told her . |
| 30 | The woman was taken on a terrifying 45-minute journey in another car into the countryside before the gunman committed what police described as a ‘ serious sexual assault ’ . |