Example sentences of "on it a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But er he went on it a couple of times could n't did n't like . |
2 | On it a pavilion was built , joined by separate bridges to the French and Spanish banks of the river , so that neither minister should have to pass through foreign territory . |
3 | But before she could dwell on it a vehicle pulled up at the office door . |
4 | From one she extracted the brown exercise book , more creased and folded than when she had first set eyes on it a quarter of an hour or so before . |
5 | been on it a fortnight . |
6 | This attitude has provoked strong reactions from various gallery holders who have benefited by the system , some of whom accuse Mr Job de Ruiter , the chairman of the Arts Council , of wanting to dictate the taste of the public by forcing on it a type of art it simply does n't want . |
7 | It had originally been built from the proceeds of the sale of indulgences and originally had on it a chapel to St. Anne . |
8 | ‘ Well , why do n't we chew on it a bit ? ’ asked the ageing Chairman . |
9 | They 're concentrating on it a bit now , are n't they . |
10 | On it a body , half-decayed , still turned and twisted in its iron jacket . |
11 | They then draw lots in the form of a scorecard , unseen , which has written on it a target number and position . |
12 | And it had on painted hose of black and white , so cunningly painted that no man who saw them would have thought but that they were grieves and cuishes , unless he had laid his hand upon them ; and they put on it a surcoat of green sendal , having his arms blazoned thereon , and a helmet of parchment , which was cunningly painted that every one might have believed it to be iron ; and his shield was hung round his neck , and they placed the sword Tizona in his hand , and they raised his arm , and fastened it up so subtilly that it was a marvel to see how upright he held the sword . |
13 | IP , however , partially retains this approach but superimposes on it a distinction between direct and precatory words . |
14 | There the air rises hotly and on it an eagle may soar further south to where Slorne 's kind live , and where my kind come from too . ’ |