Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the time for the funeral approached , so the RUC began to arrive to take over on point duty from the UDR , who then merged into the background but nevertheless maintained a discreet but ever-watchful presence . |
| 2 | ‘ It was one of the few bits of information we did manage to pick up on the grapevine . |
| 3 | If by any chance you DID manage to miss out on last months ' issue , fear not ! |
| 4 | But if we can turn , because , because Derek did , did request to come along on this specific item , er , and it 's the , the yellow papers , er , on Oak Farm . |
| 5 | Jardine and Johnstone guessed that they had decided to strike out on their own now , no doubt reluctant to have to share any of their gleanings with others . |
| 6 | David gained his first experience of business with his father and brothers , but by the late 1840s he had decided to strike out on his own , perhaps partly because of his strong temperance convictions . |
| 7 | He had had to go out on exercise one night , and was on duty another , poor thing . |
| 8 | ‘ I invented having to go out on that instant . |
| 9 | The worrying question marks over Rose McGarry , the events of yesterday , and Emily 's obvious unhappiness had combined to close in on him ; as though the world were shrinking , poised to suffocate him . |
| 10 | He seemed to have forgotten I had tried to walk out on him fifty kilometres or so back . |
| 11 | She had liked to lie in on Saturdays and Sundays . |
| 12 | Had had to come out on strike , then er all the workers be on strike fund , er did you and your father receive strike money ? |
| 13 | The ‘ man from the ministry ’ who had taken her statement about the crash and their escape had been kindness itself , but the effects had begun to creep up on her . |