Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 By the early nineteenth century three ‘ large carrying establishments ’ had made their headquarters here , of which Sutton & Co. carried on a great trade with Hull and Gainsborough , Liverpool and Manchester , the Cheshire salt works and the Potteries , and with Birmingham , Dudley and the Black Country .
2 In the intervals between his military activities Karadjordje had carried on a successful business as a livestock trader , selling pigs across the border into Austria , and he had acquired a modest level of prosperity .
3 The coffin was carried on a horse-drawn cart because it was a long time before a motor hearse became available .
4 A vote was taken on this and was carried on a decisive majority .
5 Managing Director Stuart Hyslop said the posters with slogans on issues including the poll tax , crime , health and employment are carried on a commercial cash basis and no other party has approached the company to book space .
6 Oblivious to her injuries , Thomas Duke would have carried his daughter back to their cottage in his arms , though it is conceivable that she was carried on an old door or something .
7 He has carried on the good work this term and is well on the way to establishing himself in the top 10 with 16 wins in the current campaign .
8 8 information about other books published , materials , tapes , etc — often carried on the inside back cover .
9 Her successor , Margaret Moore , successfully carried on the established pattern .
10 Mrs Southey had asked Sarah to visit so they could ‘ talk over the American affair ’ , and it may by then have seemed inevitable to Sarah that she too would be carried on the Pantisocratic tide .
11 Loose canvas seat covers were also carried on the upper decks .
12 These are replacements but are still carried on the original pendentives .
13 Perhaps I think it beneath my dignity to let myself be carried on the spontaneous flood , employing my divine gift of reason only to navigate on the course of greatest awareness .
14 PLEASE NOTE : ONLY INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE NEW FORMS WILL BE CARRIED ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE NEXT ISSUE OF LEADS .
15 A variety of cargoes , as diverse as Britain 's industries , has been carried on the inland waterways .
16 I mean Simon Greyson is not not picking up here neither is Colin Hill and really it 's come on a little bit sudden but that was totally unnecessary as well .
17 Flocks need to be hung on a good wall surface .
18 Mrs Browning began to laugh but the laugh brought on a coughing fit and , when Wilson rushed to her aid and raised her higher on the pillow , her face took on an ugly blue tinge , which she had never seen before .
19 Mrs Smith accepted a sherry from her husband and looked resigned about the outcome of the evening and eventually excused herself to see to the dinner , and Mr Smith poured more whiskies and ‘ something harmless ’ for Nutty , which tasted delicious and brought on an amazing feeling of optimism .
20 He discovered that this talk and barter over food had brought on an almighty appetite .
21 He says the substance , which is used to make internal organs show up on X-Rays , brought on an incurable condition which affects the nerves in his back .
22 In fact , the government ‘ took on ’ AT&T in the 1970s , and it was the Reagan administration of the 1980s — the villain of your piece — that secured real relief and brought on the phenomenal competition enjoyed today by refusing to accept the cosmetic settlement that had been negotiated by the Carter administration .
23 Further minor straws in the wind were Archbishop Makarios ’ request for British help in Cyprus in December 1963 , which drew in most of the Strategic Reserve 's 3rd Division before a hand-over to the United Nations could be negotiated ; and the quelling of the military mutinies in newly independent Tanzania , Kenya and Uganda in January 1964 , at their governments ’ request , by Commandos brought on the aircraft-carrier Centaur from Aden and by units of the Strategic Reserve in Kenya .
24 The SPD pointed out that one-third of asylum-seekers came from Turkey and that strong pressure should be brought on the Turkish government to prevent this .
25 ‘ You have taken on a great responsibility , ’ the turtle told her .
26 One reason why the modern reader has difficulty with a positive evaluation of the term ‘ national prejudices ’ is that , in the twentieth century , prejudice has taken on a substantive meaning .
27 Labour had taken on a flagging government in the midst of the longest recession since the last world war .
28 A press corps reaching into three figures has accompanied the side to Scotland and , in the absence of World Cup qualifying matches to play , each appearance made by Vogts ' team has taken on a genuine significance .
29 By eating the herbs , the fish would have taken on a slight herby flavour themselves .
30 Life has taken on a new sense of urgency and my mind is working overtime .
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