Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [vb base] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had seen that look on the faces of mother ducks when they took their little flock down to the river for the first time . |
| 2 | Oh , I 've seen that look on the faces of People before . |
| 3 | It will be seen that work on the new bore is well advanced in this view from 30th June 1951 . |
| 4 | The geology of the Shetlands was revised and work on the Outer Hebrides is in progress . |
| 5 | Against : NCM must standardise the components supplied or improve on the instruction manual . |
| 6 | On the French side the short 3.2km stretch of service tunnel to the Coquelles terminal site has already been driven and work on the southern runnel tunnel is well advanced . |
| 7 | However , there is rather less chance that girls will be detained or go on the run from the security forces , a factor which has increased male drop-out levels . |
| 8 | The thing is , we ordered it went back in the afternoon and it was cut and put on the side , I had to have it did n't I ? |
| 9 | He was still , tensed and alert on the sidling , startled horse ; but he had not been startled . |
| 10 | The strata are now much folded and appear on the surface as a series of concentric circles . |
| 11 | For herself she was relieved she did n't have to struggle to harness their zippy , anarchic minds any more to a future of filing and fast food shoppers — till for Christ 's sake let's get married and turn on the telly and have some peace . |