Example sentences of "[verb] on the [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It bursts at internals to release into the atmosphere an enormous number of rusty-red spores which are carried on the breeze to germinate in distant damp timber , starting the process afresh . |
| 2 | I only have to switch on the news to hear things a whole lot crazier than that . ’ |
| 3 | Smiling to herself , she walked into the kitchen , switched on the kettle to make a drink , picked up the phone and dialled . |
| 4 | She switched on the radio to recover normality . |
| 5 | Judy 's house was struck by lightning during that storm , and moments later she switched on the radio to hear that he had died . |
| 6 | Often , when I switched on the light to make sure that the dish was scraped clean , I was disgusted at the mess I had been eating . |
| 7 | Clause 4.2 of Precedent 1 deals with the matter by not taking on the obligation to deliver to a specific date in the first place . |
| 8 | It was Jones who set up Swansea 's first try by firing out a quick , decisive pass which Scott Gibbs took on the burst to drive over . |
| 9 | The WE177 free-fall bomb will be approaching the end of its service life around the turn of the century , but no decision has yet been taken on the system to replace it , or where it will be based . |
| 10 | That we know because the room was cleaned at lunch-time and the cleaner actually switched on the light to help her see the condition of the table she was polishing . ’ |