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Sentences with on

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  • He is sitting beside her on the sofa.
  • I admired the peeling paint on the ceiling.
  • Women should fight on the front line in direct combat roles, says Australia's defence minister.
  • Most viewed articles on The Sydney Morning Herald.
  • I know how to darn, and how to sew a button on.
  • He got his winter jacket from the closet and dropped it on the sofa.
  • Teetering on the brink of fame with her role in the upcoming Edge of Darkness.
  • Geoffrey Tozer is celebrating 40 years of music-making with a national tour, writes Robin Usher.
  • He continued to lie on his back and look at clouds.
  • He leaned down and kissed her lightly on the mouth.
  • The preposition is pronounced (ɒn). The adverb and the adjective are pronounced (ɒn).
  • The maid looked at him, a nervous smile on her face.
  • He put his coat on while she opened the front door.
  • I didn't have any money on me.
  • Everyone's eyes were fixed on him.
  • Mr Pendle hit his head on a wall as he fell.
  • He was able to spend only a few days at a time on the island.
  • Bergdorf Goodman has opened a men's store on Fifth Avenue.
  • We waited till twelve and we finally got on the plane.
  • The writing on the back of the card was cramped but scrupulously neat.
  • I've seen your name on the list of deportees.
  • The longest chapter in almost any book on baby care is on feeding.
  • ...a television that we bought on credit two months ago.
  • ...songs that I could just sit down and play on the piano.
  • 'I thought it was a load of rubbish.'—'Right we've got that on tape.'.
  • Every sporting event on television and satellite over the next seven days is listed.
  • ...teenagers complaining there's nothing good on.
  • There's a marvellous match on at Wimbledon at the moment.
  • I have a lot on in the next week.
  • I've always wanted to go on a cruise.
  • The light was on and the door was open.
  • Claire and Beryl were on the organizing committee.
  • This year's event will take place on June 19th, a week earlier than usual.
  • She waited in her hotel to welcome her children on their arrival from London.
  • They walked on in silence for a while.
  • She's been on at me for weeks to show her round the stables. [+ at]
  • Perhaps it would be best not to see much of you from now on.
  • The market square is a riot of colour and animation from early on in the morning.
  • She was on antibiotics for an eye infection that wouldn't go away.
  • The caterpillars feed on a wide range of trees, shrubs and plants.
  • ...young people who are unemployed or on low wages.
  • ...a general strike to protest a tax on food and medicine last week.
  • I resolved not to waste money on a hotel.
  • People complain about how children spend so much time on computer games.
  • An apple on the ground
  • A puppet on a string
  • I've no money on me
  • A house on the sea
  • He arrived on Thursday
  • What's on the television?
  • on his retirement
  • He lives on bread
  • She's on the pill
  • He's on heroin
  • on a journey
  • A tax on potatoes
  • I have it on good authority
  • They marched on the city at dawn
  • He crept up on her
  • on the sly
  • Ten pounds on that horse
  • The drinks are on me
  • The old car gave out on us
  • The radio's been on all night
  • The girl had nothing on
  • What's on tonight?
  • Don't keep on about it
  • We drove on towards London
  • Turn the switch to the on position
  • I'm on in five minutes
  • The match is on for Friday
  • Your plan just isn't on
  • The on side
  • Long-on
  • Leaning on his elbow
  • A scar on the body
  • A cottage on the lake, seated on my right
  • A house on Main Street
  • on the maternity ward, on the switchboard
  • on entering, on the first day
  • Based on her diary, on purpose
  • on the faculty
  • on a trip
  • on parole, on fire
  • on the sly
  • A profit on the sale
  • Light shone on us
  • To put a curse on someone
  • on a diet, on penicillin
  • To live on bread, running on diesel fuel
  • on the phone, to act on TV
  • on a train
  • An essay on war
  • We suffered insult on insult
  • Rely on me; the onus is on him
  • Just throw it on the porch
  • Have a drink on the house; lunch is on me
  • Jim is on guitar
  • He played on the Basie band
  • To be on drugs
  • I have no money on me
  • The boss has been on him all day
  • Waiting on line at the bank
  • Put your shoes on
  • He looked on
  • Move on
  • Thirty years on, nothing had changed
  • She sang on
  • Switch on the light
  • The TV is on
  • Tomorrow's game is still on
  • He was really on in last night's game
  • Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.
  • Hang the picture on the wall. Paste the label on the package.
  • Put the blanket on the baby. Put aluminum foil on the lamb chops before freezing them.
  • To serve on a jury.
  • A painting on canvas; mounted on cardboard; legs on a chair.
  • A scar on the face; the book on the table; a house on 19th Street.
  • A house on the lake; to border on absurdity.
  • on the left; to sail on a southerly course.
  • on the wing; This car runs on electricity. Can you walk on your hands? I'll be there on the noon plane.
  • Drunk on wine; talking on the phone; I saw it on television.
  • Millions on millions of stars.
  • Let's play a joke on him. Write a critical essay on Shakespeare.
  • on strike; The house is on fire!
  • A doctor on call.
  • He's on the second chapter now.
  • A duty on imported goods; She depends on her friends for encouragement.
  • on my word of honor; The movie is based on the book.
  • on pain of death.
  • We completed the project on budget.
  • Who's on the switchboard this afternoon?
  • My hair dryer broke on me.
  • Dinner is on me.
  • The doctor had her on a low-salt diet.
  • He was on drugs for two years.
  • I have no money on me.
  • on Sunday; We demand cash on delivery.
  • To march on the capital.
  • To gaze on a scene.
  • Views on public matters.
  • The pickpocket crept up on a victim.
  • Sew the buttons on.
  • Put your raincoat on.
  • Hold on!
  • To look on while others work.
  • Further on.
  • To work on.
  • Turn the gas on.
  • The television set was on. Is your brake on?
  • Don't you know there's a war on?
  • The radio announcer told us we were on.
  • Around close friends, one doesn't have to be on every minute.
  • Anything on after supper?
  • They had two men on when he hit the home run.
  • They rambled on and on about their grandchildren.
  • I'm on to your little game.
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