Example sentences of "[vb -s] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | A way of starting in shallow water that involves stepping on to the board with the rig already in the sailing position . |
| 2 | Therefore , if a reviewer starts going on about something other than the game s/he is obviously telling you that the game has not really got anything different in terms of game play to offer . |
| 3 | Well if you rung you could always say oh I 'll have to go cos somebody at the door if she starts going on a bit long . |
| 4 | ‘ Like a 32-year-old , ’ adds Derry , ‘ one of your mum 's old mates who always used to come round your house when you were young and you always fancied her and she starts coming on to you later — ‘ Oh year ! |
| 5 | Miss , let's go down before anyone sees us and unlock it before everyone starts coming on down . |
| 6 | If a man starts droning on about whether I 'm sisterly enough or not , I start talking about my hopes of marrying a rich , masterful husband and learning to cook Baked Alaska . |
| 7 | Grey breath in the air , snowmen on the heath , pub bores droning on about how typical it is that a few inches of snow throws the whole country into chaos when the Swiss handle metres of the stuff without missing a beat . |
| 8 | Why not begin the day with SIR JAMES ANDERTON — MY WAY , and see if he starts wanking on about cesspools again ? |
| 9 | Ow my arse hurts sitting on here . |
| 10 | I mean if you got sick over there , he 'll get sick over here so much grunting tackles going on ! |
| 11 | Such a class of behaviours includes going on to another task of a kind similar to that assigned by the teacher at one level and exploratory behaviour at a ‘ higher ’ level . |
| 12 | But his soul goes marching on |
| 13 | Christians believe that the soul goes marching on — they hope to a better world , and atheists in eternal sleep . |
| 14 | but I do n't think Telecom 's up to dating things , Telecom keeps rabbitting on about how clever they are at doing this |
| 15 | JOHN Major keeps banging on about open government . |
| 16 | Terri there 's always divorces going on . |
| 17 | ‘ He keeps going on about ‘ grey cells ’ . ’ |
| 18 | What is so amazing is that this stuff keeps going on . |
| 19 | ‘ He keeps going on about the murder . ’ |
| 20 | Oh , dad keeps going on about it , I 'll say that ! |
| 21 | Everyone keeps going on about the Animal Farm |
| 22 | I do n't thing anybody will be if he keeps going on like that . |
| 23 | Everyone else keeps going on about it , and all like , oh , I ca n't go home , cos there 's not enough |
| 24 | I went , is this this well hard bloke from Brixton , cos Ryan keeps going on about it , like we I said , is he do , I said , oh , we went to Oxford Street today , and he went , is that anywhere near Brixton ? |
| 25 | Tommy 's next door a little red light keeps coming on . |
| 26 | The problem in devising a search strategy is to discover what information justifies focusing on just some of the many possible interpretations , and then to decide how that information can be obtained and used . |
| 27 | This is n't his tail he keeps standing on ! |
| 28 | What do you think dear , cos this child keeps moping on about bread |
| 29 | Yeah , it keeps flickering on and off . |
| 30 | What times getting on now |