Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We all spurred and whipped as we reached the bottom of the hill to keep up pace for the snow underfoot made the going heavy , when both Bowyer 's horse and that of Southgate suddenly took on a life of their own . |
| 2 | This tiny scrap suddenly took on a personality . |
| 3 | Once this broader scope for mainstream American linguistics was established , pragmatics soon took on a life of its own , for the issues raised are interesting and important in their own right . |
| 4 | We wrote these extraordinary shows , and then I just put on a dinner-jacket , started singing and gave them up . ’ |
| 5 | Further , as Byrne ( 1975 ) has shown , the allocation of resources in secondary schools quickly took on a pattern which favoured boys rather than girls , with limited provision of science and technical subject facilities in mixed schools , and minimal provision of these in girls schools . |
| 6 | Hovering in the background to it all was the commanding officer ( played by Eric Barker , also to be seen in a few of the other early ‘ Carry On ’ films ) and his instruction that was so familiar to every ‘ sprog ’ who ever put on a uniform , ‘ Carry on Sergeant ’ . |