Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] on [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and Euston , I believe all those parish councils have written to the county surveyor , erm , wilfully the er H G V ban and saying how successful they think it is , now the proposals in this paper do n't have any particular effect on them , but I would want to pass on to the officers here in case it has n't erm quite registered , but this ban has been very much welcomed on the northern section of the A ten eighty eight where although it 's not a formal ban the affect on villages particular such as |
| 2 | Mr Thomas stressed that this is the area that WACC-Asia needs to concentrate on in the months to come . |
| 3 | When that happened , the others , those whose canoes sank , tried to hold on to the canoes that were still afloat . |
| 4 | Since it was essential that the moment I awoke each morning , the first words , sentences , if possible , paragraphs came readily to mind , last thing at night , instead of my prayers , my mind was instructed to grind on with the pages . |
| 5 | We 're going to go on to the effects of chilling and what damage does that do ? |
| 6 | I 'm not going to go on to the things of the brain because we are going to do them further down the list . |
| 7 | He is beginning to move on from the subjects which have dominated the last couple of years , feeling that he has gleaned all the experience he can from them . |
| 8 | and it seems to carry on up the stairs |
| 9 | And decided to fight on despite the problems . |
| 10 | We should be fighting to hold on to the playgrounds we have , so our children have a safe environment in which to play . |
| 11 | They placed the facts before God , declared their faith in his complete control over circumstances , and resolved to carry on despite the dangers , and requested that the Lord should continue to authenticate their testimony through signs and miracles ( Acts 4:27–31 ) . |
| 12 | I just had to sign on at the police station once a week — no surety , unopposed bail , no problem at all . |
| 13 | They took things that I wanted to pass on to the children |
| 14 | Not exactly the sort of thought you wanted to pass on to the police at a time when two boys ' bodies had been found . |
| 15 | If she wanted to hang on to the shreds of her professional reputation she 'd better start by controlling her haywire emotions . |
| 16 | Some countries like Malaysia have , however , managed to hang on to the advantages of being early recipients of such investments by virtue of their installed base of experienced workers who could help attract later entrants . |
| 17 | One minute he was full of longing to get on with the things that swam into his mind : sorting his stamps , cleaning his sports gear , starting his diary , writing his play . |
| 18 | ‘ It could be that it 's just something that Bob is allergic to , but it had better be investigated and some sample testing done in case we need to get on to the manufacturers . |