Example sentences of "[verb] on the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | One , however , was the decision to establish a European Movement which would have a National Council in each country , to carry on the debate and pressure governments . |
| 2 | But he died rather young , leaving his widow to carry on the farm and bring up their three children . |
| 3 | And if all these should flicker out like candles , still his young , lusty brother Edmund , strong as a stag , and ripe for marriage , capable of getting more sons , more Mortimers to carry on the line and the claim to eternity . |
| 4 | Some were hanging on the brambles and a few flat , wet clots were lying well out in open ground beyond the clump . |
| 5 | ‘ By this time I had waited about 15 minutes hanging on the phone and the clerk had not confirmed any booking . ’ |
| 6 | He walked as far as the cart , took a packet of cigarettes from his jacket that was hanging on the tailgate and stood , sullenly smoking . |
| 7 | We left our belongings hanging on the handlebars and |
| 8 | Berowne 's towel is presumably the one hanging on the chair and that looked dry enough . ’ |
| 9 | Well it used to be carried on the back and . |
| 10 | As the wind begins to build , the boom should continue to be carried on the centreline and you should not attempt to sheet the main using the vang : because the boom is so long , the mainsheet is a more effective control . |
| 11 | I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life . |
| 12 | Dry sore throat with the thirst but cold drinks may bring on the cough and pains . |
| 13 | and we put a little sex appeal into it and turn it into what I thought was a very contemporary , viable and graphic arts piece that would be very broadly hung on the wall and used . |
| 14 | In Dudley , the place of his first ministry , his preaching was so popular that the people not only filled the church , but also hung on the windows and the ‘ leads ’ to hear him . |
| 15 | Robert was not envious ; he knew that the time would come when he must retire , though not yet ; and Dinah would carry on the name and the tradition . |
| 16 | Okey-dokey well erm hang on the line and er we 'll get you all sorted . |
| 17 | you hang on the line and we 'll lob it all off to you . |
| 18 | A notice , its spelling primly corrected , hangs on the fence and says : ‘ This was the arrangement on the grave of Patrick Kavanagh from 1967 to 19th August 1989 when the grave was forcibly opened and the arrangement scattered . |
| 19 | ‘ Embarrassment does not come into it , ’ he rasped , switching on the kettle and turning to glare at her . |
| 20 | I bent my knees a little to put on the shoulder-strap and left him watching me move back onto the road . |
| 21 | He scrambled out of his sleeping bag and went to fetch a torch he kept for when he wanted to read late , not liking to put on the light and get all the other going . |
| 22 | Massage the skin and pass on the pressure and bingo ! |
| 23 | Same list of icecream flavours hung on the wall and bowl of aniseed lollipops on the counter , same gilt baskets of croissants and racks like umbrella stands packed with tall loaves . |
| 24 | It was like coming home and the first thing she did was to walk to the pictures that hung on the wall and look at them all over again . |
| 25 | Tristan was not in the sitting room but a haze of smoke hung on the air and a reek like a garden bonfire prickled in my nostrils . |
| 26 | A notice hung on the gate and he read the words in the beam of the headlamps : DANGER . |
| 27 | The Ministry of Economic Warfare hung on the periphery and stirred the witches ' brew . |
| 28 | Tapestries hung on the walls and Turkey rugs covered the polished floor . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not saying I did n't lift my arm and I 'm sorry for the embarrassment it has brought on the club and our supporters . |
| 30 | Adults learning to use computers are frequently taught very basic principles ( like how to switch on the machine and " boot " a disc ) and then encouraged to simply play with it for a while . |