Example sentences of "on it [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah saves a bit of writing and er and you 'll always get a bit more detail on it ca n't you ? |
| 2 | and I was er , I try and switch the machine on it would n't come on , I thought what 's going on here , so I said to Sue , ca n't switch the machine on Sue what 's going on here ? , anyway , apparently the power supply to the machine was a bit dicky , the |
| 3 | Indeed , you have probably broken previous weight-loss diets because of social pressures , such as eating in a restaurant , or eating in a friend 's house , where their encouragement , " go on it wo n't hurt " , and your response , " just this once , " are the first fatal steps to weight gain . |
| 4 | Appendix 1 is the most endangered list , and animals on it may not be traded for commercial purposes . |
| 5 | The level of the basic retirement pension is such that those who rely on it must either live a frugal existence ( Holman , 1986 ) , take part time jobs for as long as possible to make ends meet or claim income support . |
| 6 | The hummingbird which feeds on it must therefore visit many plants , one after another . |
| 7 | a visual aid with more than three or four words on it will probably fail |
| 8 | If it catches on it will certainly be one in the eye for greedy undertakers — after all , you never see a poor one , do you ? ’ |
| 9 | Well if your gas fire 's on it should n't |
| 10 | Before moving on it should however be noted that it does not follow from the rejection of justificatory theories of corporate power based on antecedent rights that the shareholders ' legal rights in the company , including the right to exercise ultimate control and to have the business operated in their interests , are not morally defensible . |
| 11 | Six bungalows on it could n't you ? |
| 12 | She said the trade in ivory was a problem for Africa and the decision on it could not be made by ‘ people outside with their emotional campaigns ’ . |
| 13 | On the face of it , the penis could not be more uncomplicated and our demands on it could not be more reasonable . |