Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] [pron] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | And luck , a commodity the spirited teenager had never been short of , played a crucial part in the events that were to set her on the path to millions . |
| 2 | Send them to your boss 's secretary , stating in writing that you are starting on the preparation of the report , as instructed , and are basing it on the enclosed terms of reference . |
| 3 | They had taken the area from the rebels and were defending it on the orders of General Kopyion . |
| 4 | At the front , though , they had taken them through the gate and were playing them on the windows of Hilda Machin 's sitting-room . |
| 5 | A vet has borrowed medical technology normally seen in maternity hospitals and is using it on farms to bring more certainty to lambing . |
| 6 | The Three Choirs vineyard is making an English equivalant of Beaujolais Nouveau , and is launching it on the French market . |
| 7 | She 'd washed her hair and was drying it on the hessian towel . |
| 8 | The meeting at the Presbytery after Benediction had dragged on far too long , but he had caught his bus , and was congratulating himself on being out of the rain , when the conductor had bawled |
| 9 | Bigwig had raised his head and was supporting himself on his fore-paws alone . |
| 10 | She herself gave some of the lectures and was preparing one on business conditions in America . |
| 11 | I do n't know how reliable the post is here , as I have only received one postcard from you here — it was posted on 16 March , and was awaiting us on arrival . |