Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb pp] on [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | Since they are both high-class batsmen this comes as quite a surprise , but looking through the records one sees that one of them has failed fairly often ; their strength is that when that has happened the other has usually gone on to a big score , thereby relieving the pressure on the middle order . |
2 | She turns to the visitor , who has now subsided on to a settee . |
3 | Over the last seven months , Lawrence has quietly got on with a rebuilding job at Ayresome Park . |
4 | I wont be truly happy until we get completely pissed on in a match yet come away with a win . |
5 | A Dessie Edgar corner was neatly side-footed home in 79 minutes by Victor Welch who had just come on as a sub . |
6 | Dummies have since caught on as a fashion accessory at raves , but whether the trend was sparked by the emergence of Ketamine , or whether it 's just a way to keep the burning under control , is lost to myth and drug folklore . |