Example sentences of "it [vb past] on [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The humanitarian side of the Enlightenment , the emphasis it laid on making the ordinary man happier through religious toleration , economic progress and education , always made a genuine appeal to him . |
| 2 | As the dog learned the association between the sound of the bell and being fed , it salivated on hearing the bell in expectation of its meal . |
| 3 | The building materials company has been a market defensive favourite for the past decade as it concentrated on keeping down the costs of making its cement , and joinery , glass and steel products . |
| 4 | It concentrated on talking the public back to work by exaggerated claims of the numbers of people at work . |
| 5 | It overturned on attempting to take the sharp corner into Ruskin Road and fell on its side in front of a doctor 's house . |
| 6 | Despite the claims of its opponents that SWAPO was motivated by ideological extremism , the pragmatism it showed on coming to power , exemplified by the inclusion of non-SWAPO members in the government ( notably the white Finance Minister , Otto Herrigel ) was reflected in cautious economic policies and a policy of national reconciliation . |
| 7 | He pointed out that the council had arranged a private tutor for him while it worked on trying to find him a school . |
| 8 | It insisted on calling a separate meeting for the kolkhoz women , so as to persuade them of their independence from their menfolk . |
| 9 | So rattled has LT become that it rounded on paying customers last month and blamed them — for damaging carriages , vomiting , breaking windows , and falling under trains . |
| 10 | But the assessment suited me because much of it depended on riding an exercise bike and I do a lot of cycling . ’ |