Example sentences of "on [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was quite capable of building a locomotive as I have a working steam model threshing engine , on about the same scale , that also came from the old office . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm on on about the same subject . |
| 3 | The authority had coincidentally tested the water for toxins on about the same day as the officer cadets had used it . |
| 4 | But you must have , you know , do n't ramble on about the same thing , right , cos , for , for , for any more than a couple of sentences , cos then , you know , you c start entering into sort of diminishing marginal returns very , very quickly on these short answer questions , what you want to , do is sort of say a sentence about as much as you can rather than go into in depth discussion about erm , any particular aspect . |
| 5 | Later on during the same meeting I was attached to another working group whose task it was to revise the standard format of what was then called the ‘ Summary of the Report ’ . |
| 6 | To ensure you get a full charge , just leave on for a half hour or so longer than normal . |
| 7 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
| 8 | Cream conditioners are massaged onto hair , left on for a few minutes , then rinsed off . |
| 9 | He drove on for a few minutes , the headlights cleaving a way through the darkness . |
| 10 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 11 | She would twitter on for a few sentences to get everyone else to give their opinions , then make a decision . |
| 12 | He walked on for a few yards , stooped and picked something up . |
| 13 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 14 | The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios . |
| 15 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 16 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |
| 17 | The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm . |
| 18 | had this one on for a few days . |
| 19 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 20 | The way things are , you might struggle on for a few months . |
| 21 | She said it had been going on for a few months . ’ |
| 22 | Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas . |
| 23 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
| 24 | The controls , which laid down a minimum deposit for certain goods , restricted the amount of the finance charge which could be made and prohibited finance charges altogether for others , lingered on for a few years afterwards as part of what was still more or less a strictly managed war-time economy . |
| 25 | It is part of a rather complicated arrangement that has been going on for a few years now . ’ |
| 26 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
| 27 | This situation carried on for a few weeks , she would try to talk but always just ended up leaving some food on the step . |
| 28 | Why not extend you holiday by staying on for a few nights in Copenhagen ? |
| 29 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 30 | Extra midwives had been taken on for the same reason . |