Example sentences of "and [verb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At half time you can change your tactics and bring on a substitute . |
| 2 | The sensor will react instantaneously to body heat and bring on a light outside your home whenever anyone approaches . |
| 3 | Vertical loyalties within groups are taken to be the common base for the preservation of conformity as each individual knows their place and takes on a role consistent with that place . |
| 4 | inherit , preserve and pass on a tradition … they engender modes of life , habits of thought and standards of judgement which render them centres of resistance to crude forces which threaten steady and peaceful evolution … |
| 5 | Inanna 's request for water was denied and her sister , inflamed with jealousy , had her turned into a corpse and hung on a stake . |
| 6 | All she got for her pains was a slight smile but no verbal reply as with efficient ease he filled and switched on a percolator . |
| 7 | Rising to his feet , he stretched , as sleek and graceful as one of his own cats , and switched on a couple of standard lamps . |
| 8 | She turned and switched on a lamp . |
| 9 | Connors looked at him intently through the smoke haze as he reached out and switched on a tape recorder . |
| 10 | Exhaust fumes made her drowsy and brought on a headache and pains in her eyes . |
| 11 | You referred frequently to how well you know and the village , so I am sure she will , subject to your approach , be willing to go in and switch on a convector in each of the two rooms and read the meter . |
| 12 | She loved sitting up with the children until long past bedtime , playing silly games or just holding them in her arms and carrying on a conversation at their absurd level . |
| 13 | In an attempt to counter their rise , NME became more and more lifestyle-oriented , dabbling in fashion and ideology to an ever-greater extent and carrying on a crusade for black music with a barely disguised contempt for mainstream rock . |
| 14 | The felt need to get the cleaning done conflicts with the desire to be sociable ; one can iron , or perhaps cook , while talking to a friend or neighbour , but one can not wield a vacuum cleaner and carry on a conversation at the same time . |
| 15 | Even so , she had meekly done as they wished and taken on a responsibility that was clearly a bit of a burden . |
| 16 | On at least a morning a week at ‘ family specialist ’ hotels , children are collected , given breakfast and taken on a trip or entertained for a few hours so their parents can enjoy a morning on their own . |
| 17 | Not in shame , but in confusion and surprise she realised that her eyes were opaque with tears , and that the voices had swayed into the foreground and taken on a meaning . |
| 18 | The wealth and power of the Victorian cities and the civic pride expressed in their impressive town halls , first enabled them to pioneer public services ; later it permitted them to build up teams of technical staff and take on a range of tasks of increasing complexity and sensitivity . |
| 19 | This operates a transistor or a relay ( see Part 6 : April , 1992 issue ) and switches on a siren or bell . |
| 20 | Thus the pilots may be found in the Engines Section absorbing the means whereby the aviation spirit and flames arrive at the right place at the right time to produce the urge for forward movement , or they could be watching in some fascination an array of lights and switches on a array known as ‘ electrics ’ which behave themselves so well under the persuasion of the engines instructor , but which flash and fail to respond in such heart-breaking fashion when the student is urged to demonstrate that he has ‘ got ’ it . |
| 21 | Sweats on forehead and every draught of air chills and brings on a headache . |
| 22 | Catarrhal , congestive headaches from cold air which clears the nose and brings on a headache ( like Kali bich ) . |