Example sentences of "going on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought she must not like the idea of my going on the plane with her , then coming home every year laden with presents . |
| 2 | You are making a statement about a child and it is going on the child 's record . ’ |
| 3 | Currently , bands seem to be facing a shrinking number of live venues coupled with the enormous expense of going on the road . |
| 4 | I was going on the school trip to the Norfolk Broads and needed some spending money . ) |
| 5 | I had already loosened the overcoat and was thinking as I looked at him , This very minute you are going on the longest journey a man ever takes and you have n't a frigging clue . |
| 6 | If they lose their jobs , instead of going on the dole they have to leave the country . |
| 7 | Paul had plenty but as , owing to a fixed and completely unbreakable appointment with the F.G.Y. , he was not going on the tour , his ideas were of no consequence . |
| 8 | Now , the next gig was weeks ahead at Earls Court in London and there was a choice of sailing round the Cape of Good Hope , going over the Khyber Pass or going on the Trans-Siberian Express . |
| 9 | ‘ What did you do about going on the stage ? ’ |
| 10 | After days of heavy rain and snow the going on the grass track at Laurel Park was soft , conditions very much against Sir Ivor . |
| 11 | They 'll be going on the air , soon . ’ |
| 12 | It is important to appreciate that the processes which are illustrated in Figure 4 are going on the surface of a special structure ( it is called a ‘ ribosome ’ ) , which acts rather like the assembly line on which cars are put together , holding the various molecules in position . |
| 13 | We had been going on the idea that whoever killed her lunged at her when she was standing up : a thrust parallel to the ground . ’ |
| 14 | Nature is joining the human race and going on the dole . |
| 15 | ‘ So your play is going on the stage ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It 's going on the bill . |
| 17 | The only thing that kept me going on the last lap of the journey was the rhythm of my steps . |
| 18 | Then a little genuine humility will help you to work on the negative side and this will get you going on the right track . |
| 19 | The worst part of the job was going on the beat in winter . |
| 20 | Going on the defensive is a reaction to criticism . |
| 21 | It had been a slow job , but as all this had been going on the elvers had been flooding into the basin . |
| 22 | In the cities , even traditionally non-commercial fuels are going on the market . |
| 23 | In charge will be Mark Potter who made a hash of Cowley Steps during the Exe Descent but is likely to be more efficient when he gets going on the inevitable canoeing aspects of the centre . |
| 24 | From Dennis 's drunken hints that memorable evening in Ramillies Drive I had gathered that the reason for this was Karen 's sterility , so I was somewhat surprised to find her going on the offensive . |
| 25 | Then she said , still with her back turned , ‘ Have you any idea , Robina , why your parents are so against you going on the stage ? ’ |
| 26 | Another patient developed loose teeth after going on the pill . |
| 27 | I had a horse who loved going on the beach and in the sea at Weston-Super-Mare but hated puddles and tiny streams . |
| 28 | After going on the diet ask yourself these questions again — you may be surprised at the difference ! |
| 29 | Then suddenly I get a call saying , ‘ We are going on the road , ’ so I was in and it was fantastic . |
| 30 | ‘ My brother , Mark , is on one song which we had cut a while ago and it wound up going on the record because it was such a good demo . ’ |