Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He wanted me to pass on a message to the police . |
| 2 | For me this has been a very exciting year in which to take on a directorship of the department . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I take up a rifle and being that I am a crack shot , I win something to hang on a car mirror . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | Jacob , trim in his dinner-jacket , his dark eyes sparkling darker against the greying of his thick hair ; Leo , blond , relaxed , despite the effort it had cost him to put on a suit for the occasion . |
| 8 | I had to yell out for him to hang on a minute . ’ |