Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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1 | There is a very basic hostel here , for serious , long-range walkers , and in summer you can hire horses or ponies to ride about on the surrounding , pine-covered hillsides . |
2 | Then , as soon as the lecture was over , I 'd rush to the campus shop or café to fill up on more food : sweets , cakes and peanuts . |
3 | The following are several interesting demonstrations and experiments to try out on your own gliders , or to show to students . |
4 | I want some of your certainty and happiness to rub off on my kid ? ’ |
5 | There were also some complicated sleeping arrangements to juggle : all Emma 's friends were to stay in the ‘ commun ’ while most of the rest of the young people brought sleeping bags and pillows to put down on the marquee floor . |
6 | You have had a long life of service and time to look back on it and if I did not know how your arthritis troubles you and with what difficulty you pen your kind notes I would ask you to help me in this . |
7 | Organiser Andrew Gemmell said the rare breeds were growing in popularity , with more farmers taking them on , not just as a hobby but as livestock to help out on farms . |
8 | But for many more the importance of relatives — especially of grandmothers — lies in their availability as people who can be called upon in a crisis , or as people to fall back on when other arrangements break down . |