Example sentences of "on it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So light bulb , when you turn on it gets warm , then it gets hot , then it gets red hot , then it gets white hot . |
| 2 | But once it catches on it gets dissipated , and people start thinking ‘ in order to be angry , you have to be a child ’ . |
| 3 | When you 're on it make sure you believe what you 're saying ! |
| 4 | To those observers looking on it seemed hard to believe that the average IQ of the room 's inhabitants was 149 , and that they had more honours between them than a collection of top class civil servants — and to think that they had been reduced to such a pitiful state as this . |
| 5 | Hugh , who had worn the uniform of a verderer for less than a twelvemonth , was no use to them as a guide and as the day grew on it became evident that his arm was causing him a great deal of pain . |
| 6 | Their testimony on it represents crucial , first-hand experience of which those planning for the hospital-based sector must take significant account . |
| 7 | For example , desperate politicians tend to fall back on it to appease working class voters in the United States and the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | I knew an empty beer keg when I was tied to one , and the last time I 'd seen that particular one there had been a young punk called Emma sitting on it nostrilling certain noxious and probably illegal substances . |
| 9 | The proposed legislation relies on it to find technical solutions that are cost effective while permitting the development of its technology . ’ |
| 10 | This Condition can only have effect if it is called into operation by the party wishing to rely on it giving written notice to the other to that effect . |
| 11 | Crumbling masonry means the Dolphin Centre needs millions spending on it to make sure it is safe . |