Example sentences of "[verb] on a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dadda only smoked when he was contented and then he would get through forty or fifty a day , bringing on a cough and staining his fingers yellow-brown . |
| 2 | He faced a prison sentence , and in his eagerness to keep his client out of prison , defending QC Mr Christmas Humphreys claimed that Trevor had been overworking and was drinking ‘ to give him the energy to carry on a task that was almost more than he could bear ’ . |
| 3 | This argument was rejected on the basis that , from its formation , Newco 's wider purpose was to carry on a trade and that was why it was acquiring the business . |
| 4 | A successful tour is the priority — the icing on the cake would come if wife , Wendy , could hang on a week or so for the birth of their second child due a month before the end of the tour . ‘ |
| 5 | It was not a weapon which was capable of being carried on a belt or in a sash . |
| 6 | We w we was partnerships you see well when our place collapsed they carried on just carried on a bit because they were connected with Japan . |
| 7 | He does not have Evelyn 's elegance , either , although his spare , laconic , style can produce some memorable passages ; here , for example , is a Queen Christina of Sweden — very different from her portrayal by Greta Garbo — telling Whitelocke , who had hesitated to pass on a letter and a mastiff sent by the preacher , Hugh Peter , that ‘ the dog and the letter did belong to her , and she would have them ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ You put on a head and face cover , ’ she explained almost mechanically , ‘ go into a chamber naked , and come out covered in white powder . |
| 9 | Er do n't wipe your se hang on a minute till I catch this soup that 's dribbling down . |
| 10 | Ah here it is hang on a second while I rinse it out . |
| 11 | I hang on a second whilst I get the phone . |
| 12 | ‘ Hang on a sec and I 'll drop you at Joanie 's . ’ |
| 13 | Can now , can we actually move on a bit because , that has been very valuable what you said , but in fairness to Mr Maxwell it also has to be said does n't it that up until he stole these assets er this process of throwing organisations , peoples monies into a spin dryer and pulling them out of different sort of sequences was something he regularly did and we 've had witnesses to say how well he did manage the funds and how they grew , whether when they should sell stock and when they should n't sell stock and so on . |
| 14 | Holly , ivy , mistletoe , real flowers and gilded artificial or dried sprays all look lovely hung on a wall or suspended from ceilings or in windows . |
| 15 | Over the sink at the other end there was a shelf with cups , saucers , and plates ; a saucepan hung on a hook and there was a kettle on the oil stove . |
| 16 | she said who , I said Joy , she said oh blimey is she , I said yeah , so he hung on a bit but he 'd |
| 17 | A cooking pot hung on a tripod though the logs beneath were now blackened cinders . |
| 18 | They were getting on a bit when I was born . ’ |
| 19 | Exhaust fumes made her drowsy and brought on a headache and pains in her eyes . |
| 20 | You should not take on a case if you or your firm has a conflict of interest . |
| 21 | I could take on a Gladiator and probably beat them ! ’ ’ |
| 22 | The fashionable discussion of incentives usually overlooks what may be one of the more potent of the disincentives operating on the productivity of the British labour force : the anticipation of domesticity , discouraging young women from seeking training and employers and educational institutions from providing it , even to women who do not take on a family or a traditional role within one . |
| 23 | The teacher can take on a role and introduce the information in role — as a messenger , as a member of the group , as an outsider , as someone giving orders . |
| 24 | Later , in the mid-70s , while on holiday in the Caribbean , he switched on a lamp that had frayed wiring and he received a terrific shock . |
| 25 | Sara switched on a lamp and Lizzie became visible . |
| 26 | Clearly this was no place for me , and having tiptoed back to the sitting-room , I switched on a light and picked up the evening paper . |
| 27 | 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 ? |
| 28 | Stipe sings for the main part in the first person , though it 's unclear if he 's taking on a character or being genuinely autobiographical for the most part . |
| 29 | In fact , looking back at the affair , the only thing which stood out unequivocal and substantial was my great whitebound digit which had hovered constantly over the scene , almost taking on a personality and significance of its own . |
| 30 | Framed by the silver fur her face took on a glow that emphasized her high cheekbones . |