Example sentences of "he [verb] on as " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he got on as a substitute against Sweden he was first class ; in Albania he was one of our best players . ’ |
| 2 | If the Conservatives are the largest single party , should he hang on as Prime Minister in the hope that he can do a deal with another party ? |
| 3 | ‘ The moment I will never forget is our second goal in the Cup final against Manchester United when he came on as a substitute . |
| 4 | If anyone have seen pictures from our game against Poland he came on as a substitute for Fjortoft as lone attacker — and he played brilliantly for the 20 minutes he was on . |
| 5 | McLoughlin giving Ireland the trip to the USA with his 1–1 equalizer vs Northern Ireland — he came on as a substitute — meaning that Ireland left Denmark at home — same points , same goal difference — but Ireland got more goals |
| 6 | He came on as a substitute against Monaghan in the provincial semi-final and played well , but a place in the final starting line-up still eluded him . |
| 7 | ‘ Apart from his match-winning goal against Oxford United , I was pleased with his overall contribution when he came on as a second-half substitute . |
| 8 | For at least another hour he walked on as if to test the conclusion against all the temptations and changes he could uncover . |
| 9 | He had been sacked last week , for the fourth time in a year , after a row with an unpleasant restaurant owner who had a fat pink face that looked about to snort , and chaste little feet on raised heels that he walked on as if they were trotters . |
| 10 | Interestingly , he remained in sport , becoming the first black professional footballer when he signed on as goalkeeper for Preston North End . |
| 11 | He signed on as a steward , having acquired some skill in cooking . |
| 12 | Thinking that he preferred to make a career in journalism , after failing his second professional examination in 1882 , he signed on as an able seaman , went from Port Mackay to the South Sea Islands to study the traffic in Kanaka islanders , and published his findings in the Melbourne Age , arousing considerable controversy . |
| 13 | In these vicissitudes he is supported by the cockney humour and sharpness of Sam Weller , ‘ boots ’ of the White Hart inn , whom he takes on as his servant . |
| 14 | Nothing , even in the tests , was a better example of the man and his leadership than when he went on as replacement open-side flanker against the so-called Emerging Wallabies in Hobart . |
| 15 | He went on as if he 'd heard nothing . |
| 16 | ‘ Take this as a promise of my intention , ’ he went on as if she had n't spoken , and before she had time to realise what he intended to do , his mouth was on hers , harsh and demanding . |
| 17 | Hours before he died , the King wrote to the woman he looked on as a mother |
| 18 | But he carried on as if she had n't spoken . |
| 19 | I , I need it to help me to get to Hanley or something like that and , and he does this all the time , and I look at him and I think well you know fancy being like that , surely we 're in a welfare state , there 's no need for that , I do n't know what his circumstances are , he may be homeless , I do n't know where he comes from and he just appears there and he carries on as if he loves the job , and that 's only in this country , but if you go abroad , many of you have been abroad have n't you ? |
| 20 | Detlev Rohwedder created the vacancy when he stayed on as head of the Treuhandanstalt , the state agency dealing with the privatisation of east German businesses . |
| 21 | He stayed on as a civilian minister , preaching to both prisoners and garrison at Windsor , having in September 1647 became a fellow of Eton College . |
| 22 | Jettisoning Shakespeare , and talking in a ludicrous mixture of Italian and heavily accented English , he comes on as a hilarious parody of a libidinous Latin , pinching handbags from the audience , flogging dodgy cassette tapes and offering healing laughter after all the grief of the earlier acts . |