Example sentences of "and [verb] on some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He was booted off and landed on some fencing , causing great damage to his testicular region .
2 Prepare fresh pineapple in cubes or chunks or slices and pour on some gin .
3 He went down to the docks to buy a lorryload of timber going cheaply , had the building sandblasted and refitted , and insisted on some adjustment of the merchandise to suit the customer profile .
4 But this huntsman , for all the energy and élan of his posture , is maimed : his crippled right leg is bent back at the knee and supported on some sort of crutch .
5 ’ British pop evolved from R&B dance culture , but while the working classes were coming home from the factory and putting on some Motown , the people who now run record companies were at university listening to Genesis or Peter Frampton or whatever — their only contact with pop culture was Gary Glitter or Sweet .
6 I 'd been on duty in the Met Office since 8am , and managed to comb my hair and put on some lipstick before going straight down to the dance with June , one of the other Met Waafs .
7 Let's go and sit on some bench . ’
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