Example sentences of "and [vb past] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nina came in soon after , flapping her arms like pterodactyl wings , and pounced on a girl he had never seen before . |
| 2 | We discussed primary intervention ( aimed at prevention of further problems ) and agreed on a different method of drying clothes to prevent a similar accident happening again . |
| 3 | We talked about the implications of the job and agreed on a salary , and I became a member of the bank . |
| 4 | This is a very important consideration , for , as we shall see shortly in the discussion of the marketing mix , there are certain key issues , such as pricing , which have to be considered and agreed on a shared basis . |
| 5 | Following a conference on the Tuareg rebellion in December [ see p. 38665 ] , members of the government and the Unified Movements and Fronts of Azawad , representing the Tuaregs , met on Jan. 22-24 in Algiers and agreed on a truce , an exchange of prisoners and the continuation of negotiations . |
| 6 | The Ministers of Defence of the NATO countries and of the former member States of the Warsaw Pact , including most of the republics of the former Soviet Union , met in Brussels on April 1 and agreed on a wide-ranging programme of co-operation on military and security matters . |
| 7 | I sighed and tumbled on a great idea . |
| 8 | Next day , they went to the railway station , and got on a train . |
| 9 | run across er , they must 've gone across er some lines and got on a motorbike , but where were the police ? |
| 10 | The yellow one muttered a remark to her companion , who laughed and sucked on a cigarette . |
| 11 | October 11 : LANSA Curtiss C–46D Commando HK–750 , carrying false registration marks N–500 , entered Guatemalan airspace on a flight from Colombia without authority , believed destined for the USA , and crashed on a farm near Quirigua , Izabal province , 120 miles NE of Guatemala City , while attempting to force-land . |
| 12 | It is n't only that they enjoy commercial success and critical acclaim , but because they are , in the jargon of the trade , ‘ good copy ’ — talkative , controversial , witty and opinionated on a whole range of topics . |
| 13 | During these experiments the people slept and woke on a regular cycle . |
| 14 | He unclipped the empty drum and slammed on a full one , thrust the gun forward and sat down with a thud that shook the cockpit . |
| 15 | Recovering my composure , if not much dignity , I followed the bird through the trees and came on a female ( which lacks the long plumes and has a chestnut back and tail ) which appeared to be nest-building almost above our heads . |
| 16 | These foolish spendthrifts hurtled , flashed and exploded on a clear black sky , crashed their limos into trees , were sensationally naïve . |
| 17 | A tanker driver died yesterday when his lorry veered off a motorway and exploded on a railway line , sending a fireball into the air . |
| 18 | The contents were then discarded , the wells were washed with the wash buffer solution and blotted on a paper towel . |
| 19 | SONGUL KARABULUT and FIKRI KELES : Suspected members of Devrimci Sol ( Revolutionary Left ) , both were killed when police surrounded and fired on a flat in the Dikmen district of Ankara on 4 May 1992 . |
| 20 | The light came strangely rich through gaudy lanterns and shone on a brave display of Christmas cards . |
| 21 | ROCKIN' ROLE : The Fab Four made ‘ mop top ’ haircuts fashionable … and turned on a generation |
| 22 | I watched her until she 'd unlocked the side door of the big house and turned on a light . |
| 23 | And it would be yesterday morning again , and she had n't been up to Hunter Ward and eavesdropped on a conversation . |
| 24 | I crossed the street and climbed on a stool and lost £20 on the 3.45 . |
| 25 | This was standard practice , both in tournaments and in war , but the French knight , he said , broke parole and escaped on a squire 's rouncy . |
| 26 | Two guards were wounded when a robber grabbed forty five thousand pounds from an armoured van and escaped on a moped . |
| 27 | Mark bought an elephant , Tara , for £4000 and embarked on a 600 mile trek with five eccentric Indian companions , from Konarak on the shores of the Bay of Bengal to Sonepur by the mighty River Ganges . |
| 28 | Happily for their manager Sebastiao Lazaroni , the Brazilians are now unbeaten in 15 games and embarked on a run which they hope will carry them to Turin next summer on a wave of confidence and efficiency . |
| 29 | In 1986 the English YHA did some market research , learnt some painful truths and embarked on a modernisation programme unhandily titled ‘ The Product Development Marketing Plan ’ . |
| 30 | By the 1830s , Clutterbuck had bought the mill , and embarked on a series of improvements and extensions , creating one of the largest mill complexes in the Chalford area . |