Example sentences of "on the [noun] on " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | With that he started putting on the shabby jacket he always kept hanging on the hook on the back door . |
| 2 | It is estimated that around two-fifths of the settlement will be needed to pay off the syndicate 's American lawyers ( who had taken on the case on a " no win , no pay " basis ) . |
| 3 | As he switched on the torchlight on the dashboard and began to study the Glory 's manual , Jack again thought of Tina 's angry reaction to the idea that the Ram and Shepherd names might be linked . |
| 4 | We have discussed this possibility with the company and have been informed that they are unwilling to take on the operation on a commercial basis . |
| 5 | From now on the companies on UI 's executive committee , currently home to the likes of Sun Microsystems Inc , NCR Corp , Unisys Corp and ICL plc and some of the Japanese firms , will select the reference technologies for items such as networking , object orientation and multimedia . |
| 6 | All money taken on the railway on this day will be donated to Saxon Wood Children 's Home in Basingstoke . |
| 7 | On 7 October there began the debate on the revised version of the document on the missionary activity of the Church , and on 11 October votes were taken on the schemas on religious life and priestly formation in the seminaries . |
| 8 | No , but when you switch on the telly on a Saturday afternoon there 's football , football , football ! |
| 9 | Go left to the block marked 5 , and carry on the gem on the right-hand side of the screen . |
| 10 | Many young people who carry on the habit on their own , after first experimenting with friends , are trying to escape from unhappiness at home , perhaps because their parents are quarrelling . |