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

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1 And I take it erm the commission structure is just the same if I am continuing a contract on for the following year .
2 This extends to his judicious choice of tempi which thankfully avoids the ‘ brakes on for the big melodies ’ approach , which in some versions comes close to collapsing the entire edifice under its own emotional weight .
3 Outside , to the right , the Coke machine switches up a gear , back on for a big freeze .
4 Infra-red detectors are very effective devices — they react to body heat , and will leave lights on for a predetermined time after they first sense body heat .
5 I tell you what I 'll do — I 'll pop downstairs and put the kettle on for a good cup of tea . ’
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 I went to the sink and turned the cold tap on for a long drink to combat the dehydration .
9 She had to leave the floor , they had to walk , that 's right , they had to walk on the concrete floor without tiles on for a long time
10 The whole thing becomes one fluid manoeuvre with power on for the maximum possible time .
11 Intel 's Michael Pope said the the AST Manhattan was spot on for an emerging market for what he termed shrink wrapped servers — application server sold with pre-installed operating system and database software .
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