Example sentences of "on [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An extensive art exhibition is going on through much of the region giving local talent a showing . |
| 2 | On the A four two three , the Kidlington to Banbury road , they expect delays still to go on through much of the evening due to the traffic lights at Bunkers Hill , and on the A four two one , just south of Bicester , the changes to the road layout at the new M forty interchange has made traffic fairly heavy still . |
| 3 | This system seemed likely to carry on through 1991 , until Brewer was injured during the early-season tour of Argentina . |
| 4 | And , for the moment , all I want is a little peace and quiet although it 's not all that quiet , thanks to the gaps between the attic floorboards left by the cottage 's Victorian jerrybuilder : how Riva can snore on through all those goings-on I do not know . |
| 5 | If you carry on through New Polzeath , Polzeath and Trebetherick the path emerges at Daymer Bay . |
| 6 | A male 's vigour in display may also indicate to the female a mate with whose genes hers can mix with a high chance of being passed on through future generations . |
| 7 | ‘ And I just do n't see the point of pressing on through that muck . ’ |
| 8 | God alone knew what the traffic would be like on the freeway , through the mean streets of Edgware , down to the inferno that was the A406 , on through gloomy Tolworth and Chessington , out to the no-man's-land that was Leatherhead . |
| 9 | They 're waterproof , too , and stay on through vigorous activity . |
| 10 | It is especially in East Greece that in the middle and later sixth century engravers ( like two Samians , Theodoros and Mnesarchos , father of the philosopher Pythagoras ) produce the first tiny masterpieces of this art which is to flourish on through classical and Hellenistic times . |
| 11 | Debate on the Church went on through half the time available for discussion in the entire session , and revisions still had to be brought back for approval . |
| 12 | The extra costs of £9.60 a year per household are thought likely to be passed on through local taxation . |
| 13 | The inquest of that autumn of 1959 ushered in a political battle over Clause IV of Labour 's constitution ( the common ownership clause ) , which raged on through 1960 , and left Gaitskell like a Great War general , neither victorious nor defeated , but having spilled too much blood over too little ground . |
| 14 | In fact there is little natural water hereabouts ; what there is usually disappears down cracks and fissures , tumbling down sunless waterfalls and on through subterranean channels to reappear some distance lower down in the valleys . |
| 15 | we then drove through Stansted , Bishop 's Stortford and into the Hadhams where we had a cup of coffee with our daughter , then on through several other villages and back home to Royston . |
| 16 | Then on through beautiful Swiss scenery to Lake Lugano for lunch , before travelling back to Lake Como , and driving along Europe 's most spectacular lakeside road . |
| 17 | Gabby died in 1980 , but the spirit of his music lives on through three of his sons , Cyril , Bla and Martin . |
| 18 | Weyl outlines the argument and moves on through seven spherical symmetries to the prospect of 230 crystal groups before coming to rest on thoughts of higher generality of principle . |
| 19 | In Southall bussing and reception classes go on through secondary school . |
| 20 | A social worker can support the family in hanging on through this pain , to recognise the major part still to be played . |
| 21 | And with this go , I 've just got to go on through this , the average weight of an consignment Express , or on next day is twenty eight kilos , and if you 're talking about two day , three day , it was ninety nine kilos . |
| 22 | It was going on through this song it 's ni , bur bur bur bur bur scratch right across the C D. |
| 23 | Then you ring Dial-A-Ticket ( 0532–710710 ) which is generally engaged , so you re-dial at frequent intervals till you get through to a recorded ticket office girl blotering on about similar information . |
| 24 | ‘ And Maggie 's always on about Victorian values , ’ I persisted , ‘ the sanctity of the family group — ‘ |
| 25 | I should have something to say later on about future care by Mr . |
| 26 | Life has arisen on about one planet per galaxy ( in our galaxy , Earth is the lucky planet ) . |
| 27 | It could be that er he wishes to distract attention between the interesting arguments going on about one man one vote which I 'm pleased to hear that Mr has won . |
| 28 | Finally Carrie said guiltily , ‘ Here we are , Julie , going on about all our worries and you never say a word about yours . ’ |
| 29 | You 're not still going on about all that star sign nonsense , are you ? |
| 30 | On about all blacks . |