Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] on [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Her French visitors Jacques and Sophie keep their fur hats on in bed .
2 The Joint Security Group takes intelligence about possible forthcoming terrorist attacks — usually provided by MI5 or BfV — and puts Army and RAF units on to a higher state of alert .
3 Paint black and silver squares on to the large strip of white fondant surrounding the neck of the rocket to give a chequered design .
4 Trace the bear shapes on to brown or orange card .
5 Cornelius slipped one of the spare fan belts on as a headband .
6 To take the garbage pickers on at this rate would increase their costs and would bring about the additional cost of security benefits .
7 There 's a Weight Watchers on at .
8 Fix the two side windows on to the bus with a little royal icing .
9 Using a very fine brush or tip of a cocktail stick , paint silver stars on to the blue background .
10 Paint silver stars on to the dark blue board .
11 At first , the section ‘ floats ’ , but as the adhesive rapidly squeezes out , the rock locks on to the glass and no longer slips .
12 SCHOOL SPORTS : Why force children on to windswept playing fields even if they hate games and are n't any good ?
13 Contact Omicron Systems on for details .
14 According to Mark Roden , ESAT 's director of corporate services , the company 's first service will be a UK-based transit facility for routing traffic from the Commonwealth of Independent States countries on to the US and Europe .
15 ‘ Golden Opinion is pretty sensational , and Zilzal had better put his tennis shoes on in Florida — he 'll need them , ’ was the volley from the French champion jockey .
16 no , he 's good it was funny there was some can can dancers on at the end and there were sort of ladies in their sixties and he joined them
17 A pass will permit the bearer to transport wheelchair patrons on to the esplanade AT LEAST 60 MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF THE PERFORMANCE .
18 2 Thread the garlic cloves on to four wooden cocktail sticks .
19 He switched all the door and window alarms on before going to bed and crashing out .
20 She drooped miserably into the farmhouse , dropping her bag of rehearsal clothes on to the floor .
21 Paint black knots and wood markings on to the chest and lid .
22 Contact : Motif Editions on for everyday range and Publications Department , City Art Gallery on for Eric Gill cards
23 Colour separation facilities on to bromide or film from computer disc .
24 On June 12 , in the midst of rumours of an attempted coup by the outgoing government — an accusation made by Walesa at the Solidarity congress [ see below ] — Milczanowski ascertained that Piotr Naimski , head of the State Security Office , had ordered Interior Ministry troops on to alert on June 4 .
25 Woodland has become grassland , forcing the forest animals on to the retreat .
26 Nichetti once again casts himself as the noble little guy in a bewildering universe — more Buster Keaton than Woody Allen — this time dubbing sound effects on to animated features which gradually stray from their screens and absorb his entire body .
27 The idea occurred to him from observing children sticking waste prints on to pieces of broken earthenware .
28 It was this impetus that spurred the community leaders on to forming a fully established radio station .
29 A blur of lights as a quick thinking cameraman locks on to the first Patriot missile fired in war .
30 The proposal to extend skiing facilities on to another part of the Caimgorms called Lurcher 's Gully could prove disastrous to wildlife , plants , locals and the mountain range itself .
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