Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] on at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lancashire they used to call it and , we used to , they used to set one on at first and then , as he knocked , if he could knock one off his feet onto his two feet , then he had to help him to knock the others over as they come in close and er , I know they do n't sound nothing like , you know , now but er , in them days we use to think it was great . |
| 2 | ‘ Sadly there is n't a venue in England yet 1,200 British fans came over to cheer me on at The Hague in Holland recently . ’ |
| 3 | Its prime time is shortly before the 8 am news , but it decided to put him on at 8.20 am , when many listeners will be on their way to work . |
| 4 | Testers ' comments : Pamela : ‘ It was a bit hard to understand how to put it on at first , but we were both very comfortable , and the baby did n't seem to droop down as sometimes happens . ’ |
| 5 | but er any attempt to put anything on at the back to the extent , right up to the Scout 's hut in Beech Hall will , I think , generate a lot of feelings about |
| 6 | I mean , they 're begging 'em you to ke they 're begging you to keep 'em on at school , and yet you ca n't get no help to keep 'em on . |
| 7 | I had a small beach searchlight but was not allowed to switch it on at night . |
| 8 | He positively brims with charm , suggesting that , like the proverbial Don , he has the enviable ability to turn it on at just the right moment . |
| 9 | Codron tried to get it on at the Royal Court — on the face of things , an ideal setting-but it was turned down there , too . |