Example sentences of "the [noun] on for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ? |
| 2 | He put the stub of the fat cigar he had been smoking under the cold tap , turned the water on for a second while the brown stump sizzled and died , then threw the sodden remnant in the bin . |
| 3 | CAN anyone tell me why : I can put the water on for a bath , pop out and come home to find HIM up to his ears in it uninvited . |
| 4 | I 'm just going to put the video on for a moment Thank you . |
| 5 | The 21 shots format was used when Coatbridge hosted the world indoor singles championship , before television put the pressure on for a change . |
| 6 | The 21 shots format was used when Coatbridge hosted the world indoor singles championship , before television put the pressure on for a change . |
| 7 | Finally they reached home and tried to put the kettle on for a welcome cup of tea — to discover their water had been cut off . |
| 8 | As soon as I was clear of the entrance to the voe , I let the boat steer herself while I put the kettle on for a cuppa after a modest breakfast of bread and cheese . |
| 9 | She put the kettle on for a cup of coffee . |
| 10 | Half way through Edward gave up , scraped the rest into Tam 's food bowl and put the kettle on for a cup of tea ; behind him , Tam slurped as though rescued from the brink of starvation . |
| 11 | Mrs. Feather says : " I 'll put the kettle on for a cup of tea . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've got the kettle on for a cup of tea . ’ |
| 13 | I tell you what I 'll do — I 'll pop downstairs and put the kettle on for a good cup of tea . ’ |
| 14 | Put the kettle on for a cuppa . |