Example sentences of "on [conj] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it ran on , beyond the perimeter of the chamber , on and on in a straight line for hundreds of metres , for kilometres , dwindling in the distance to a taut thread against darkness but still stretching away . |
| 2 | TALKS ‘ ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR ’ , SAYS KAVNER |
| 3 | A separate report indicated that Iran may have been working on the development of such a weapon on and off for a good decade . |
| 4 | The electricity industry has an extra desire : to switch consumers ' equipment on and off from a central point . |
| 5 | One day Judge Raymond Dean was reminding us of the perils of ignoring men 's bestial nature-— ‘ Men ca n't turn their emotions on and off like a tap as some women can ’ ; the next , Prince Edward was vehemently denying his alleged homosexuality by expressing outrage that such an insult should be levelled at him ; meanwhile , on TV the Audi driver screeched to a halt at the hospital where — with toddler in arms — he managed narrowly to miss his second child 's birth , and Good Housekeeping boasted a curious advert showing New Man ( Audi safely in the garage ? ) in boxer shorts , cradling new baby , sitting on a German washing machine . |
| 6 | ‘ You ca n't just switch your emotions on and off like a light-switch . ’ |