Example sentences of "[noun sg] on [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Lyn put the ring on and said it was a perfect fit .
2 A milkman later spotted the men a mile away — still without a stitch on and clutching their King Edwards .
3 Gina came in , switched the light on and woke him up .
4 Do you want to have Easy Boot pop up when you switch the machine on and ask you which configuration you want to use ?
5 I put the bracelet on and waved my arm to show them .
6 If it appears healthy , simply let it go , or if it needs attention , try to direct it into a clean dustbin , tie the lid on and take it to the vet .
7 ‘ Well goo on 'an fetch it . ’
8 I slid Lewis 's helmet on and cut myself off from the world .
9 ‘ Should be , should n't there ? ’ said Joe , who 'd put his new jersey on and given himself an expensive look .
10 ‘ The plan is dead , long live the new plan , ’ Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said after his people finished voting in a referendum on whether to accept it or not .
11 ‘ Put a clean shirt on and comb your hair , ’ she called .
12 Similarly , how much capital and what technology is available , together with the decision on whether to use them or not , will also determine whether a particular course of action is taken .
13 ‘ I will see Paul 's condition before making a decision on whether to play him against Parma next week . ’
14 He pulled the garment on and zipped it up .
15 He 'd just about made it by the time Private Boyd had strapped my gun belt on and issued me with a plastic face visor which fitted with adjustable straps at the back .
16 As soon as I 'm awake , I stick the kettle on and make us two cups of tea .
17 You know when you 've rubbed the olive oil on and licked it all off again ? well what 's that funny little stick for ?
18 Then my father went in and put his headstall on and led him out .
19 They simply have not got the money , and they are frightened to put the heating on and to keep their homes warm because of the bills which they know they will not be able to pay .
20 Sandra : I turned a tap on and damped it down .
21 And meanwhile Garbett was still spreading doubt on whether to send him to the see of London was the best way for the Church to use the best scholar on its bench of bishops .
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