Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are dangers for voluntary organisations who take on an increased responsibility for service provision . |
| 2 | Gold in its natural form glows deep amber yellow , but when mixed with the various alloys it takes on a variety of hues . |
| 3 | He was a tall , thin man of indeterminate age with hairless grey skin and dressed in a long black robe without ornament save for a small silver fork with twisted tines which hung on a piece of string round his neck , and rested on the black breast of the robe . |
| 4 | Most of the remaining paintwork was covered in CND symbols , as were most of the T-shirts , jeans , smock tops and even a couple of nappies which hung on a clothes line stretched between the bus and the fence . |
| 5 | And there 's no telling quite what they will do … some nights they put on a full stage show , other times there may be a game or a sing song to join in with … but whatever the day , whatever the time there 's one thing you wo n't be at Tropicana , and that 's bored ! |