Example sentences of "he [vb past] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the speeches he made on these occasions we have such various descriptions it is impossible to be sure what he actually said . |
| 2 | But he reneged on that promise and said he would wait for a message from God . |
| 3 | Imagine how much time and effort would be required if each speaker had to establish the denotation of each term he produced on each occasion of use . |
| 4 | But er , he he hopped on one day and er had a talk with him and so on and took my temperature and pulse and that , this , that and other , he said well I 'll call again he said , when I 'm by , but he never did ! |
| 5 | ‘ He realized on other assets and used the money to subsidize the business . ’ |
| 6 | He was deeply worried about Berenice , and for a fleeting moment she was envious of the love he lavished on another woman . |
| 7 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many direct employees of Scottish Enterprise are currently working on the defence industries initiative he announced on 14 October 1991 ; and if he will make a statement on the actions which have so far been taken . |
| 8 | Having returned to Oxford , he became on 21 April 1676 a privileged ( i.e. tradesman ) member of the university , championed by the mathematician John Wallis [ q.v . ] . |
| 9 | ( He failed on this occasion . ) |
| 10 | And that is how he he he got on good terms with my mother again . |
| 11 | And he got up and he got on another bed ! |
| 12 | Prosecutor Nigel Godsmark said he preyed on 270 women over a three-year period . |
| 13 | Despite the chill he caught on New Year 's Day 1934 while watching a game at Bury , Chapman decided to go to Sheffield the next day to watch the Wednesday , Arsenal 's next opponents at Highbury . |
| 14 | So he plastered on pink paint — but forgot to get planning permission first . |
| 15 | So he plastered on pink paint — but forgot to get planning permission first . |
| 16 | He concentrated on economic issues , especially on American colonial affairs . |
| 17 | White House Chief of Staff John Sununu , to whom the President delegated much domestic policy responsibility while he concentrated on foreign affairs , came under strong conservative criticism . |
| 18 | It is so similar to the language that he used on previous timetable motions that I do not know why he does not take a tape and mime to it . |
| 19 | As the Minister reconsiders the regular-reserve mix of the Royal Navy , as he promised on 10 December , will he ensure that a proper study of task threats is completed and will he create a supplementary list of personnel whom it is planned to axe until that review of task threats is complete ? |
| 20 | Spurs , unbeaten in six games , expect striker Gordon Durie to play with stitches in the head wound he sustained on international duty with Scotland . |
| 21 | He entered on 28 March 1826 , was made deacon in May 1838 and , much too young for priest 's orders , went in December 1839 to the English College , Rome , where he was ordained on 19 March 1842 . |
| 22 | Next he jumped in the air with his feet together and his knees bent , then he knelt on one knee while she leapt into the air . |
| 23 | He appealed on national television for patience , and on Jan. 26 promised a rescue plan for the economy . |
| 24 | The following are fairly typical : Diaries told of assaults on children ( in which the court heard that ‘ an unemployed kitchen porter from Leamington kept diaries setting out details of indecent assaults he committed on young children ’ ) or Jail for man who lured boys to factory . |
| 25 | Sarah said sarcastically , but he dropped on one knee and put his hand on his heart . |
| 26 | He dropped on that maddening , tattered square of dirty white like an eagle on a lamb . |
| 27 | He noted on 1 November that in the future the United States would have to walk a tightrope between the newly independent states and the old colonial powers . |
| 28 | It is an activity which becomes more straightforward with every mile that takes me further away " , he noted on 4 December . |
| 29 | ‘ The French fleete returned to Brest and from our coast , ’ he noted on 13 August , ‘ the militia of the trained bands , horse and foot , which were up [ i.e. mobilised ] throughout England now dismiss 'd . ’ |
| 30 | Sterling was given an office at the Department of Trade and Industry , where he advised on industrial policy , and had a big say in plans for the future of broadcasting . |