Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | N : Looking at my nappies hanging on a washing line in our kitchen |
| 2 | Insurance market 's ‘ momentous ’ decision will spark head-on confrontation with leading corporate rivals Lloyd 's of London rewrites its rules to take on the European competition . |
| 3 | Insurance market 's ‘ momentous ’ decision will spark head-on confrontation with leading corporate rivals Lloyd 's of London rewrites its rules to take on the European competition . |
| 4 | Glancing over the line as it arced over the lake , her eyes took on a faintly emerald glow . |
| 5 | For some weeks their lives took on a settled pattern of difference . |
| 6 | While waiting for her passengers as they inspected isolated gun-sites on windswept clifftops and rocky promontories , Liza was urged by her passengers to switch on the car engine to keep herself warm , however much she knew this procedure to be frowned upon by her direct superiors at Command Headquarters . |
| 7 | Although I would have been surprised if London 's Charles Dickens Society required its members to put on a white tie for its annual dinner , the invitation card demanded it for the Scott dinner . |
| 8 | Their faces took on a different expression ; they grew more spruce and upright of bearing , ceased to loll about on the tables or against the walls , and held themselves up . |
| 9 | How do you know , wondered Lydia , her thoughts taking on an indelicate hue . |
| 10 | I am not sure about the precise details , but I do believe than when Great-Grandfather Tallentire became old and decided to retire he refused to allow his sons to carry on the licence . |
| 11 | Specifically , several of his pictures hung on the walls , and one stood on an easel in the centre of the living-room . |
| 12 | His words hung on the chill , stale air . |
| 13 | Mikey Smith was stoned to death but his words live on de same |
| 14 | His eyes took on a dreamy expression and by the time I had intoned " Archibald , Marshall , English , Mc Phail and Morton , " there was something near to a wistful smile on his lips . |
| 15 | His lips took on a wry slant . |
| 16 | His judgements take on the ex-cathedra ring of a Lawrence : ‘ I believe in you as a painter . ’ |
| 17 | As a Celtic-mad kid of 11 , Creaney stood wide-eyed on the Parkhead terraces to watch his heroes take on the best in Europe . |
| 18 | You need your Warlord near his troops to pass on the benefits of his leadership and to get stuck in alongside the Boyz . |
| 19 | CAMBRIDGE 'S caretaker-manager Gary Johnson is being backed by his players to take on the job full-time . |
| 20 | By this time his fantasies took on the air of medieval barons ' wars . |
| 21 | Our relationships take on a completely new dimension as we deepen our relationship with God . |
| 22 | We left our belongings hanging on the handlebars and |