Example sentences of "[vb pp] on a [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 | 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 . |
| 7 | The chart itself should be hung on a well-lit , shadow-free wall at a distance of six metres from where the subject stands . |
| 8 | Flocks need to be hung on a good wall surface . |
| 9 | The Netherlandish and Dutch paintings are hung on a dull green background , the Spanish and French on light grey . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ You have taken on a great responsibility , ’ the turtle told her . |
| 13 | 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 ’ . |
| 14 | 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 ’ at an unknown location . |
| 15 | One reason why the modern reader has difficulty with a positive evaluation of the term ‘ national prejudices ’ is that , in the twentieth century , prejudice has taken on a substantive meaning . |
| 16 | These can be taken on a full- or part-time basis , usually in FE colleges , but also in some schools . |
| 17 | passengers are now taken on a picturesque two and a half mile long trip to Holywell Halt and beyond . |
| 18 | Labour had taken on a flagging government in the midst of the longest recession since the last world war . |
| 19 | A press corps reaching into three figures has accompanied the side to Scotland and , in the absence of World Cup qualifying matches to play , each appearance made by Vogts ' team has taken on a genuine significance . |
| 20 | By eating the herbs , the fish would have taken on a slight herby flavour themselves . |
| 21 | Was it possible that her sister had taken on a new maid for the Fanshawes ' flat and not said anything about it ? |
| 22 | The recruits themselves have taken on a new air of self-confidence . |
| 23 | Since moving into a gymnasium in Florida and working with Vic Andreetti , a former British champion from the East End of London , Benn has taken on a new mantle . |
| 24 | Since moving into a gymnasium in Florida and working with Vic Andreetti , a former British champion from the East End of London , Benn has taken on a new mantle . |
| 25 | His life had taken on a new dimension . |
| 26 | The parliamentary party has taken on a new style , in which the old alliance of interests to which Henry Fairlie alluded has fractured . |
| 27 | In introducing the subject Grant commented that while it was important in crime investigation , it has taken on a new significance in the past year because of the large number of valuable documents that had been damaged as a result of fires caused by enemy action . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , the paper had taken on a new cub reporter in the person of Matthew Smith , a tall gangling young man who was to go far in his chosen field . |
| 29 | The minster leads into the largely undisturbed Georgian town centre , which has taken on a new lease of life under the guidance of the local Civic Society . |
| 30 | Life has taken on a new sense of urgency and my mind is working overtime . |