Example sentences of "[to-vb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Do you think it 's safe to switch on a light ? ’ |
| 32 | Perry 's manager Sally Dickinson said at one point Mr Glenn had tried to switch on a light to raise the alarm but had been threatened with violence . |
| 33 | I had to yell out for him to hang on a minute . ’ |
| 34 | I move in the er public protection report that er Mr Chairman , the bell 's still going do you want me to hang on a minute or what ? |
| 35 | Here 's a decoration with a difference — a super Santa plaque to hang on a wall . |
| 36 | She told me to hang on a bit , and then I was talking to this David Kendrew bloke — the one on the programme — the one Mum 's always on about . |
| 37 | It was too cumbersome to hang on a peg in the hall with the others . |
| 38 | I take up a rifle and being that I am a crack shot , I win something to hang on a car mirror . |
| 39 | Baked star biscuits to hang on a Christmas tree ? |
| 40 | Abrams believed neighbouring to hang on a dilemma which those who live near to each other have between the need for support in times of crisis and the need for privacy . |
| 41 | ‘ Well , I 've decided to stay on a bit to settle him . ’ |
| 42 | You know , nobody wants to take on a girl ! |
| 43 | But for the moment , it seems he is n't the luxury most women want to take on a desert island with them . |
| 44 | Yet he would spend hours pleading with a reluctant employer to take on a boy he knew needed desperately to work . |
| 45 | He revealed to the Daily Post recently that he was ready and willing to take on a player-manager 's role . |
| 46 | The loose skin of Vologsky 's cheeks and lower chin quivered under the increasing pull of the G-force and his entire body seemed to take on a couple of stone in extra weight . |
| 47 | The combination of a broad industrial experience and a close understanding of how the typical mineworker views life gave him the confidence to take on a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked . |
| 48 | You are , perhaps , the captain of a pirate ship , proposing to take on a cargo of slaves because it 's easy money . |
| 49 | Characteristic of his style is his intensely naturalistic carving of man and nature ; the carved drapery folds seem to take on a life of their own . |
| 50 | Although strongly influenced by Dicey , the tradition comes to take on a life of its own . |
| 51 | Maggie put her hands up to push him away but as soon as they touched his skin her palms seemed to take on a life of their own , moving over the strong muscles , her fingers wanting to curl in the crisp black hair that lightly covered his chest . |
| 52 | However , by August , when it was obvious that there was no family accommodation to be found in town , I was forced to take on a croft cottage about seven miles to the north of Stornoway on the Eye Peninsula , known locally as the Point district . |
| 53 | Then they seem to take on a mind of their own , then they become positively malignant ! ’ |
| 54 | The Acts also provide for a quota scheme , which makes it compulsory for every employer of more than twenty people to take on a quota of at least 3 per cent registered disabled , although few firms adhere to this scheme and monitoring is poor . |
| 55 | Because I mind our Dad saying : ‘ She 'd do better to take on a class o' twelve-years-olds than take on Walter Machin ! ’ |
| 56 | Perhaps this is because they really are wanting or perhaps it is because the professional refuses to take on a role that the parents want but that he or she thinks unsuitable . |
| 57 | To make a speech , propose a toast , or write a manifesto is to take on a role and also to impose a role on the receivers . |
| 58 | From there it is a comparatively small step for you to take on a role in a piece of forum theatre , and then on to working in role with the whole class . |
| 59 | ‘ I ca n't afford to take on a loan at this stage . |
| 60 | She was about to take on a job whose previous holder had just been fired specifically to make room for her . |