Example sentences of "on [art] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The question at the time , in May 1941 , when the Vietminh was founded and Ho was talking bravely about taking on the combined French and Japanese armies in Vietnam was , of course , anachronistic : the two principal Allied powers had not yet entered the war .
2 Let's have a bit of light on the subject " She switched on the blue urinal and looked at it .
3 To prove his point he has taken on the legal profession and , with no legal training whatsoever , tied judges in such knots they have overruled each other .
4 Yes well , for the experimental aircraft programme British Aerospace specified what G E C had to do and er a a this time , if you like , Deutsch Aerospace has taken on the equivalent role that B A E had for the experimental aircraft programme and er Deutsch Aerospace are not without experience in flight controls they have .
5 Banknote paper was then prepared with a colouring agent made from cobalt , silex , salt and potash : if you set light to a bundle of money , the cinder would take on the extraordinary tint that Musgrave saw on the Caen dockside .
6 Yellow lines and speed humps would be put on the narrow road and a mini roundabout set up at the junction of Lakeside and Parkside .
7 Yellow lines and speed humps could be put on the narrow road and a mini roundabout set up at the junction of Lakeside and Parkside .
8 Yellow lines and speed humps would be put on the narrow road and a mini roundabout set up at the junction of Lakeside and Parkside .
9 Yellow lines and speed humps could be put on the narrow road and a mini roundabout set up at the junction of Lakeside and Parkside .
10 ‘ Margaret , ’ called my mother , and ‘ Margaret ’ again , her voice taking on the faint exasperation that had flavoured her tone as she used my name for many years now .
11 ‘ I wanted to carry on the great work that Nick had done and I wanted to broaden the paper 's scope .
12 He may simply not have had enough money to take on the extra land and the work as required for it .
13 He switches on the interior light and picks up a bundle from the passenger seat .
14 ‘ What rotten luck , ’ Daisy said , putting on the upper-class voice that she used only when she was feeling guarded .
15 I do n't remember the carpet coming up to hit me , nor finding it hard to breathe , nor at that moment did the judge put on the black cap and say that I must swing by the neck until I was dead .
16 I put on the black basque and the lacey-topped stockings .
17 If you wish to get married in a church which is not in either parish , you will have to apply to be put on the electoral roll or take up residence in the parish for the period over which the banns will be read .
18 I have been told to fill in a new form to be put on the waiting list but you need a permanent address to fill out one and I have n't got one . ’
19 At the end of 1986 I was put on the waiting list and stopped work .
20 Child gets up at 5.30am every morning and switches on the electric fire and all the cooker rings .
21 The timeswitch he 'd primed earlier had flipped on , switching on the electric fire and igniting the materials he placed over it .
22 But no sooner had she switched on the electric kettle than the phone began to ring .
23 She switched on the electric kettle and made a cup of instant coffee flavoured with powdered milk and artificial sweetener .
24 As soon as she reached the club , as soon as she was back in the public eye , she would have to switch on the false persona that had carried her through the past week .
25 When Martha was ready for home , she put on the pink bodice and Elizabeth dressed her hair .
26 As Thurlow sums him up , ‘ in everyday life he was a small insignificant man in an ordinary suit … but take off the uniform of the city solicitor and put on the running singlet and the track shoes and the transformation was amazing ’ .
27 Pass on the windward side if you do n't want a hot bath , and you will reach an area of incredible beauty .
28 They suggest that , within the family , women take on the expressive role of nurturing the other family members , while men take on the instrumental role and go into the outside world to earn the family 's wage .
29 I 've got one I meant to put on the main agenda and I forgot , and I wrote the agenda .
30 At ten thirty-five , Rachaela switched on the main light and walked behind the screen into Ruth 's area .
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