Example sentences of "[vb infin] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But investors who have clung on grimly for the past five years should hang on a while longer . |
| 2 | A successful tour is the priority — the icing on the cake would come if wife , Wendy , could hang on a week or so for the birth of their second child due a month before the end of the tour . ‘ |
| 3 | Do you , do you wish to , hang on a minute Hughie . |
| 4 | Er can you hang on a minute Simon ? |
| 5 | Er can you hang on a minute ? |
| 6 | Can you hang on a minute ? |
| 7 | If you 'd like to just hang on a second I want to this little . |
| 8 | Can you hang on a minute , Bedge ? |
| 9 | everywhere , things like that , so , well I 'll hang on a bit then |
| 10 | Bang & Olufsen 's latest launch , the Beosystem 2500 — combining compact disc , cassette player and radio , with two ultra-slim speakers — has broken the industry 's conventional vertical configuration for such systems ; instead you have a sleek sculptural object you can hang on the wall . |
| 11 | The fate of UK telecommunications equipment manufacturers may also hang on the decision : if the UK market deemed to be open to US suppliers , the US government could decide to waive its penalties against UK suppliers . |
| 12 | The formation of a government can literally hang on the defection of one of these religious leaders to one party or the other . |
| 13 | For many people , the mere fact of entering a Home can bring on a bout of incontinence . |
| 14 | However , these two activites tend to be associated with addictions and personality difficulties in the patient and to require them to give up these things can often be counterproductive , since compliance may well bring on a withdrawal syndrome , and failure can lead to anxiety and guilt . |
| 15 | While the formation of this ugly , bumpy skin condition is closely related to the hormonal system , which is in turn adversely affected by stress , Danielle maintains that ‘ nervousness , tension , frustration , shock , anger and so forth can all bring on a cellulite condition . |
| 16 | This will also bring on a much earlier crop as well as a damage free one . |
| 17 | He said he had taken Kurlovich to Barcelona aware of the positive test and fearful disclosure might bring on a dope scandal similar to the Bulgarian one which shook the 1988 Games . |
| 18 | Dry sore throat with the thirst but cold drinks may bring on the cough and pains . |
| 19 | Insufficient knowledge or experience of an industry or of business generally ( ie breakeven points , profit margins , cash flow , VAT , tax , PAYE etc ) can quickly bring on the end . |
| 20 | ‘ An out-party sometimes forgets that the power it exercises as an opposition is to some extent in the hands of journalists ’ ; the more supportive the press is of the opposition party , the more pressure it can bring on the party in power . |
| 21 | Fisher , who had gone to Melbourne briefly in 1897 with high hopes of being selected for Australia , was determined to see Otago cricket prosper , and convinced the local authorities that Crawford would be the type of coach who could bring on the young Otago players . |
| 22 | ‘ I want to get three or four more experienced lads in their mid-20s to help bring on the youngsters but I do n't want players who are 30 . ’ |
| 23 | Her mother feared the trauma of being snatched from her could bring on an attack , and ran around frantically trying to find both the inhaler and the child 's tablets . |
| 24 | An amendment to the MMPA in November 1988 created the requirement that : ‘ During the 1989 and subsequent fishing seasons , each certificated vessel shall carry on every fishing trip an official observer . ’ |
| 25 | But the compensations for being unable to read or carry on a casual conversation are overwhelming . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , sounds can carry on a quiet evening and you do n't want your father asking why you were acting daft . |
| 27 | They can carry on a normal life like going to school or work and having fun with their family and friends , but they will be infectious to other people for the rest of their lives . |
| 28 | Three conditions must be satisfied before a charge to tax can arise under section 14 : ( 1 ) the taxpayer must carry on a trade , profession or business in Hong Kong ; ( 2 ) the profits to be charged must be ‘ from such trade , profession or business , ’ which their Lordships construe to mean from the trade , profession or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong ; ( 3 ) the profits must be ‘ profits arising in or derived from ’ Hong Kong . |
| 29 | The only problem is that you might just carry on a little too normally . |
| 30 | Role-play might carry on a topic begun through the use of stories . |