Example sentences of "[art] [noun] on for [art] " in BNC.

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1 When the school closed , they kept the animals on for the toddlers in the local playgroups .
2 Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ?
3 If you attempt to pass the SPR on for the seventh time or to the same user twice , LIFESPAN will display an error message and you will not be allowed to pass it on .
4 He put the stub of the fat cigar he had been smoking under the cold tap , turned the water on for a second while the brown stump sizzled and died , then threw the sodden remnant in the bin .
5 CAN anyone tell me why : I can put the water on for a bath , pop out and come home to find HIM up to his ears in it uninvited .
6 I 'm just going to put the video on for a moment Thank you .
7 At nine she put the television on for the news .
8 So I 'm zooming down , which I thought must have been fifty mile an hour , but it was probably only about five really , or ten , but er put the brake on for the platform to stop , no chance , it just kept going .
9 The 21 shots format was used when Coatbridge hosted the world indoor singles championship , before television put the pressure on for a change .
10 The 21 shots format was used when Coatbridge hosted the world indoor singles championship , before television put the pressure on for a change .
11 They used to put the cloth on for the winter and take it off during the summer .
12 Finally they reached home and tried to put the kettle on for a welcome cup of tea — to discover their water had been cut off .
13 As soon as I was clear of the entrance to the voe , I let the boat steer herself while I put the kettle on for a cuppa after a modest breakfast of bread and cheese .
14 She put the kettle on for a cup of coffee .
15 Half way through Edward gave up , scraped the rest into Tam 's food bowl and put the kettle on for a cup of tea ; behind him , Tam slurped as though rescued from the brink of starvation .
16 Mrs. Feather says : " I 'll put the kettle on for a cup of tea .
17 ‘ I 've got the kettle on for a cup of tea . ’
18 I tell you what I 'll do — I 'll pop downstairs and put the kettle on for a good cup of tea . ’
19 Put the kettle on for a cuppa .
20 And I take it erm the commission structure is just the same if I am continuing a contract on for the following year .
21 That 's why there 's been no music on for a week . ’
22 Behind the scenes , apparently unknown to the minister and BT , there is a hunt on for a suitable candidate , probably Prince Philip or Prince Charles .
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