Example sentences of "[verb] on a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The obvious solution was for the ELR to put on a daily goods train to service the site from both Bury Buckley Wells yard and a temporary sand and gravel dump established at Ewood Bridge . |
| 2 | He switched on a few lights , took off his coat and tie and rolled up his sleeves , then he pottered around the kitchen making himself a good night mug of milkless tea . |
| 3 | Clare asked Carolyn , casually , if she was interested in taking on a few hours a week . |
| 4 | Wolfgang took the advice of his Mannheim friends — who professed themselves as disappointed as he on his lack of success — and decided to stay on until the spring , moving to cheaper lodgings and taking on a few pupils to earn money . |
| 5 | As a personal contribution to the stability of British industry ( who on earth invented that one ? ) may I pass on a few nuggets of advice : |
| 6 | This means any class taken on a voluntary basics , classes paid for by a private concern , ( W.I. T.W.G. sports sections of firms etc. ) , are hiring your own premises and running a class , or are coaching any display team . |