Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stares straight ahead , but she has opened the window just enough to eavesdrop on the interview taking place on the pavement outside , between Rainbow and the little dove . |
| 2 | Once , if addressed in such a tone , he would have denied his hunger stiffly , even while it stared nakedly out of his eyes ; but now it seemed he had learned sense enough not to climb on his high horse quite so easily and unprofitably . |
| 3 | ‘ But when you go on telly there has to be some compromise , like I swear all the f—ing time , but that does n't bother me , I do n't feel like I 'm selling my life away just to get on the telly . ’ |
| 4 | The confusion created by the NCC in history compared with the decision by central government no longer to insist on a ten-subject curriculum up to the age of 16 ( January 1991 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ He forgot about his bleeding arm long enough to get on a horse and run , ’ fitzAlan said grimly , retrieving his cloak and swiftly re-tying the pack . |