Example sentences of "but he [verb] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he said on Newsnight it was ‘ quite probable ’ that the next election would be on the first-past-the-post principle . |
| 2 | But he said on Wednesday and you 'll pay in the money into the bank |
| 3 | But he insisted on Runway 27 — flying directly over crowded blocks of flats in the suburb of Bijlmermeer . |
| 4 | In an earlier meeting with political leaders ( including opposition figures ) , Rodríguez had requested support for land reform which he described as the country 's most pressing problem , but he insisted on respect for private property rights , as well as the squatters ' vacation of the occupied land , before such reforms could be implemented . |
| 5 | But he declined on ground of being too busy . |
| 6 | It was not an answer he would have given to many people , but he looked on Edna as an equal . |
| 7 | His Burmese is n't as good as Thubron 's Chinese , but he gets on terms with the locals without patronage , and his wit gets us through the potentially boring bits . |
| 8 | ‘ Obviously , as the consultants have not yet published their report , he was not able to comment , but he took on board the strength of feeling against the proposal . ’ |
| 9 | Queen Anne now offered to reinstate Ken in his diocese , but he refused on grounds of infirmity and persuaded his old friend Hooper to accept the position . |
| 10 | He talks of the future and the past , lamenting his fate , but he dwells on memories . |