Example sentences of "he have [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His modest apology for tardiness in producing this volume is unnecessary in any terms , considering the magnitude of his task , and when in addition one realises that he has pressed on with the completion of the work during his convalescence from a serious illness , it is clear that his apology should be replaced by the public 's commendation . |
| 2 | He repeated the information he 'd passed on to the Abigails and to Mr Plant : that George Joseph Smith had bought fish for the late Miss Munday , and eggs for Mrs Burnham and Miss Lofty . |
| 3 | He had stayed on during the war only because so many doctors had been away , engaged in service to the country . |
| 4 | In a moment he had jumped on to the horse 's back . |
| 5 | Grinning with surprise as if he had stumbled on to the This is Your Life set , his hand was pumped by Bill Wyman ( the Rolling Stone vote ) , Roland Butcher ( the cricketing vote ) , Gordon Banks ( the goalkeeping vote ) , Elaine Paige ( the musical vote ) , Patrick Moore ( the moon vote ) , Andrew Lloyd Webber ( the seriously rich vote ) and dozens more . |
| 6 | When he made what may be argued were his next intellectually significant appearances , in 1923 at the Peasant International and in 1924 at the Fifth Congress of the Communist International , he had moved on from the French Communist Party and was now accepted in Russia as a revolutionary of considerable promise . |
| 7 | He had fastened on to the fact that she was a Connor , played on memories of her father 's reputation for throwing races . |
| 8 | He had pressed on with the work , permitting no more interruption than common courtesy required , and had joined in the prayer of thanksgiving with a truly heartfelt gratitude not occasioned only by the woman 's departure . |
| 9 | One owner found that his cat did this only on the floor of a new extension he had built on to the side of his house . |
| 10 | The sight of the handbag she 'd caught up as he 'd carried her from her flat and which he had tossed on to the bed gave her the glimmering of an idea . |
| 11 | For one thing , it had begun to rain as soon as he had climbed on to the car . |
| 12 | Mostly , he supposed , he was happy because she was going to be the most startling singer he had put on to the Hochhauser stage . |
| 13 | That she had always been in control before he had come on to the scene and turned everything upside-down . |
| 14 | He had collapsed on to the sofa , holding his face with his hands , shrunken-looking . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's got on with the job in a pleasant and professional manner . |