Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life . |
| 2 | Er , the first thing is I put on the top of my draught that I 'd rather the pupils were n't involved at this stage I 'd rather they were involved in the over view with form tutor . |
| 3 | The frown was back between his eyes as I put on the light in my room . |
| 4 | I hang on a second whilst I get the phone . |
| 5 | So at the end of each appointment you want a result and a result is either the business or introductions , hopefully both so I hang on the importance again . |
| 6 | ‘ And Theo , ’ he confided , ‘ when I pass on the heath here such a woman with a child on her arm , it pierces me right through , the melancholy , and my eyes get moist . ’ |
| 7 | He 's sometimes in the hall when I pass on the way out . |
| 8 | I pass on the advice given by the Lochcarron police : Do n't panic , the pilots know what they are doing and where they are going . |
| 9 | Mum and I get on a lot better these days . |
| 10 | From the rattles and clunks it 's difficult to tell what 's happening , but I switch on the cassette recorder in case . |
| 11 | But if you 'd wait until I switch on the hall light … ’ |
| 12 | ‘ When I go out I switch on the video and know my cats are having a good time looking at visions of snakes , hippos , mice , rabbits — oh , just about everything . |
| 13 | I switch on the radio , open a newspaper or a magazine , glance at an advertisement — it all seems like madness to me . |
| 14 | Sitting on my unused bed , swigging room service orange juice , I switch on the Rosenbloom show . |
| 15 | ‘ These drills run at a tremendous speed , ’ the father said , ‘ so when I switch on the drill the mileage numbers on the speedo spin backwards at a fantastic rate . |
| 16 | I switch on the fire and warm my hands for a bit . |
| 17 | My kid I take on no call Monsoon . |
| 18 | I take on a board all the comments that are made here , I I think they do need investigation . |
| 19 | I take on the role of the mayor to ask — " What on earth has been causing all this damage ? " |
| 20 | If I take on an artist , for example , I need to think they will have a future . |
| 21 | But you worry on a bit longer , lad . |
| 22 | ‘ You put on a head and face cover , ’ she explained almost mechanically , ‘ go into a chamber naked , and come out covered in white powder . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's what you put on the inside that counts , not what you do to the outside , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Perhaps if you perhaps if you hang on a minute , erm well Jacqueline want wants me to answer one question for her . |
| 25 | you hang on the line and we 'll lob it all off to you . |
| 26 | You switch on the kettle and sit on the stool . |
| 27 | Let them dry overnight before you switch on the heat again . |
| 28 | No , but when you switch on the telly on a Saturday afternoon there 's football , football , football ! |
| 29 | Then it happens — it does n't happen and you switch on the light and get dressed sadly . |
| 30 | The sense of adventure felt by the pioneers of flight still remains with those who carry on the tradition of ballooning today . |