Example sentences of "he [verb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He goes on a bit … ’ |
| 2 | NOW that 's he getting on a bit , Eric Clapton is steering clear of his flashy Ferraris and Alfa Romeos . |
| 3 | she said who , I said Joy , she said oh blimey is she , I said yeah , so he hung on a bit but he 'd |
| 4 | Later , in the mid-70s , while on holiday in the Caribbean , he switched on a lamp that had frayed wiring and he received a terrific shock . |
| 5 | When they reached the edge of the bush he switched on a torch , and as they entered the opening in the trees they left the canopy of twinkling stars for the canopy of overhead branches . |
| 6 | The Singh home intrigued him because although Jazz — apart from his looks — was as normal as himself , once in his own house he took on a sort of foreign ambience , changing subtly into an Indian to fit into the undeniably different atmosphere . |
| 7 | JACKO kept fuming police waiting for nearly an hour as he went on a midnight shopping spree — for new toys . |
| 8 | His operational flying looked as promising as his civilian flying had , until he went on a night bombing raid over Constantinople . |
| 9 | He went on a while about the various tests but where he came out was that she 'd been dead for at least five days , and seven was perfectly possible . |
| 10 | ‘ Leith 's just been telling me that you both work for the same firm , ’ he put on a front for the rest of the world to joke . |
| 11 | Now he had on a suit . |
| 12 | ( He switches on a smile . ) |
| 13 | He comes on a bit slow , sometimes , and the old turbine up top does n't always chug away like a Lamborghini , but he gets there , he gets there . |