Example sentences of "on [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to work on them for a long time . |
| 2 | After the Turkish conquest of most of Hungary in the 1520s and 1530s the Hungarian nobles who had then fled westwards often still maintained claims to their former lands and even asserted their right to live tax-free on them for a limited period and to levy feudal dues in them . |
| 3 | ‘ The traditional way to eat peas is to buy them separately and put salt and vinegar on them for a sweet and sour taste . ’ |
| 4 | An isolationist king means that the land of Ulthuan can turn in on itself for a thousand years or more . |
| 5 | ‘ Though we 'll need to keep an eye on you for a good while afterwards and replenish your fluids thoroughly . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , he can atone for his sins by waiting on you for a few days , ’ Jack said laughingly . |
| 7 | In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived . |
| 8 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 9 | But before getting into bed she emptied her bag out on it for a final attempt to work out what he had wanted , possibly taken . |
| 10 | Well , in my observation , as regards young boys , it er th they played could play them up , the lads would play pranks on the teacher , who would put the best on it for a long time . |
| 11 | Wew 've been working on it for a long time , polticals issues are nothing to do with us , we 're a commercial company |
| 12 | machine until Monday and then though we 'll take him off , of course being on it for a long period |
| 13 | on it for a little while now . |
| 14 | He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight . |
| 15 | But there was a post on the lonely road and sometimes if I was tired from hunting I would take stance on it for a few moments , to rest . |
| 16 | But she was still in the grip of a puzzling weariness , and she could barely walk by her couch without feeling compelled to drop down on it for a short nap . |
| 17 | It is very appealing however , and if you do have a turntable it would be a lovely idea to present the roundabout cake on it for a spinning effect . |