Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb -s] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as soon as the animal sits down , a photoelectric cell switches on the air stream , so stopping the pig from getting cold . |
| 2 | A similar tiny gesture takes on the same value when Alain rubs one foot up and down the other leg when the girls tickle him . |
| 3 | And the rabbit catcher 's great grandson carries on the village tradition , which has been enhanced with the arrival of Capt Tim Forster and his Grand National successes . |
| 4 | A nation 's survival as a free , independent , and self-respecting entity hangs on the ability of its people to nourish and protect themselves ; to provide the means of building and maintaining healthy minds in healthy bodies , and to develop the enterprise , resilience , and determination to surmount natural disasters and adapt to ever-changing conditions . |
| 5 | The sun-and-moon chart hangs on the kitchen cupboard , where we can consult it . |
| 6 | A charming children 's story in which a small helicopter takes on the biggest financial brains in Europe and the USA , and loses badly . |
| 7 | One of the keys to his very particular philosophy hangs on the wall of his office at Scottish Life . |
| 8 | Back to form Sandy Cottage takes on the classy Lovely Charlott in the 6th Year Marathon . |
| 9 | New soul carries on the side of punk that was least interesting ( slogans , youth rhetoric , documentary realism ) rather than the more artistically provocative element ( punk 's theatre of rage and disgust ) . |