Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can a chimp perceive a movie as representing a second individual trying to solve a problem , like reaching bananas or switching on a heater ? |
| 2 | Removing stale , moist air from inside the house may be brought about deliberately — by opening a window or switching on an extractor fan — or may occur fortuitously — air passing up chimney flues , for example , or finding its own way out through one or two small gaps in the house structure . |
| 3 | You can work with any size of mirror , from minute to enormous , and it can be free-standing to sit on top of a dressing table or hung on a wall , as shown in the photograph on the opposite page . |
| 4 | Alternatively , buy folding chairs that could either be put away in , say , a hall cupboard and taken out when needed , or hung on a wall . |
| 5 | Or suppose , again , that your neighbour has agreed with you that he will not open a public house or carry on a school of music next door , and does and threatens to continue doing one or the other ; or that you have a right to light for your windows , and he threatens to erect a building within three feet of them . |
| 6 | Some of them were spattered with blood from the carcasses that hung on a row of meat-hooks nearby . |
| 7 | She meant it was n't any good just talking , sitting there beneath a cross that hung on a wall . |
| 8 | She rose to her feet , reaching for the white coat that hung on a peg behind the door . |
| 9 | However , if staff are to remain in touch with each other , and the head is to remain in touch with all staff , close attention needs to be paid to communication , and to ensuring that managerial procedures like school philosophies and policy statements remain rooted in day-to-day needs and realities rather than take on a life of their own . |
| 10 | Erm I think , yeah , o over elaborate erm explanation of why the C C Q , that went on a bit long . |
| 11 | At half time you can change your tactics and bring on a substitute . |
| 12 | The sensor will react instantaneously to body heat and bring on a light outside your home whenever anyone approaches . |
| 13 | In its varied type-faces , its symbols of mourning — lilies , the reaping sickle , the portrait photograph framed in lines as if hanging on a wall — and its verses from Longfellow , this seemed an almost Victorian celebration of death . |
| 14 | Vertical loyalties within groups are taken to be the common base for the preservation of conformity as each individual knows their place and takes on a role consistent with that place . |
| 15 | inherit , preserve and pass on a tradition … they engender modes of life , habits of thought and standards of judgement which render them centres of resistance to crude forces which threaten steady and peaceful evolution … |
| 16 | Inanna 's request for water was denied and her sister , inflamed with jealousy , had her turned into a corpse and hung on a stake . |
| 17 | All she got for her pains was a slight smile but no verbal reply as with efficient ease he filled and switched on a percolator . |
| 18 | Rising to his feet , he stretched , as sleek and graceful as one of his own cats , and switched on a couple of standard lamps . |
| 19 | She turned and switched on a lamp . |
| 20 | Connors looked at him intently through the smoke haze as he reached out and switched on a tape recorder . |
| 21 | The girl got up and switched on an X-ray display panel with two plates . |
| 22 | He leaned across his desk and switched on an answering-machine . |
| 23 | Exhaust fumes made her drowsy and brought on a headache and pains in her eyes . |
| 24 | You referred frequently to how well you know and the village , so I am sure she will , subject to your approach , be willing to go in and switch on a convector in each of the two rooms and read the meter . |
| 25 | ( If taking on a picnic , dress the salad just before serving . ) |
| 26 | She loved sitting up with the children until long past bedtime , playing silly games or just holding them in her arms and carrying on a conversation at their absurd level . |
| 27 | In an attempt to counter their rise , NME became more and more lifestyle-oriented , dabbling in fashion and ideology to an ever-greater extent and carrying on a crusade for black music with a barely disguised contempt for mainstream rock . |
| 28 | The felt need to get the cleaning done conflicts with the desire to be sociable ; one can iron , or perhaps cook , while talking to a friend or neighbour , but one can not wield a vacuum cleaner and carry on a conversation at the same time . |
| 29 | Even so , she had meekly done as they wished and taken on a responsibility that was clearly a bit of a burden . |
| 30 | On at least a morning a week at ‘ family specialist ’ hotels , children are collected , given breakfast and taken on a trip or entertained for a few hours so their parents can enjoy a morning on their own . |