Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Although the policy review will be endorsed by the conference , giving Neil Kinnock the freedom to go on to the offensive against the Conservatives in the run-up to the next general election , there are a number of areas of potential conflict .
2 Sandblasting of the Great Slab area at Stanage to remove graffiti painted on over the August bank holiday has had the beneficial side effect of totally cleaning the afflicted area of chalk and rubber marks , and has also increased the friction .
3 The trail goes on along the side of Snidley Moor , on around the base of Alvanley Cliff and by Simmonds Hill , Manley .
4 Cecilia got on to the platform .
5 Bishop Harris , who has welcomed me so warmly , has expressed his willingness to continue on until the end of the year whilst I complete my own duties in Westminster diocese .
6 Well erm David said that he did n't think the strike would have gone on or they would n't have the heart to go on without the women ?
7 Some evenings there 'll be a series of sketches laid on by the Club 's Entertainments Team or a folklore show by guest dancers .
8 ‘ Go for the girl , ’ ordered Randy Sherwood , as South Sussex rode on to the field .
9 Matches and trophies carried on after the outbreak of war in August 1914 , although the Autumn Meeting in October was almost cancelled .
10 ( a ) The Agency Principle Section 5 of the Partnership Act ( power of partner to bind the firm ) states that : Every partner is an agent of the firm and his other partners for the purpose of the business of the partnership ; and the acts of every partner who does any act for carrying on in the usual way of business of the kind carried on by the firm of which he is a member bind the firm and his partners , unless the partner so acting has in fact no authority to act for the firm in the particular matter , and the person with whom he is dealing either knows that he has no authority , or does not know or believe him to be a partner .
11 Inside were two fairly small square rooms , one each side of the front door , with a roomy kitchen built on at the back .
12 Living history approaches , allowing children to dress up and experience activities carried on in the past can be extremely successful in the primary school .
13 ( ) If it appears to the Secretary of State — ( a ) that the financial affairs of any institution within the higher education sector have been or are being mismanaged ; or ( b ) that , in consequence of matters outwith the control of such an institution , it is likely that the financial position of the institution will be significantly adversely affected , he may , after consulting the Council and the institution , give such directions to the Council about the provision of financial support in respect of the activities carried on by the institution as he considers are necessary or expedient by reason of the mismanagement or , as the case may be , adverse effect on the institution 's financial position . ' .
14 Herr Nordern sank on to the sofa and , astonishingly , found himself holding his wife 's hand , and feeling hers firmly gripping his .
15 The contract required the buyer to pass on to the seller all the buyer 's rights under the sub-sales contracts .
16 Orientalism lives on in the tourist 's gaze , says Nigel Whiteley
17 Kate had somehow knocked over her cup , and tea spilled on to the tray , splashing her skirt .
18 Schools got on with the business of education .
19 Without his bad-tempered dad , Rab C. Nesbitt , to annoy him , Wee Burney got on with the job of handing a trophy and a Cash Club Account containing £10 to young Heather Stobbs .
20 Much the same thinking goes on with the directory of Members ' Interests .
21 On Nov. 25 a programme agreed on by the coalition partners was announced in the National Assembly .
22 In addition to this , of course , there 's a good deal of energy research goes on in the campus , and erm there 's another unit which we call the Science Policy Research Unit .
23 Straight , clean-cut stone walls and a steady slabbed roof led on into the hill .
24 The collapsed roof tumbled on to the drive and wrecked his car .
25 She watched it keenly through opera glasses from the third row of the empty stalls , and I do n't know how the poor actress carried on under the circumstances .
26 Willie carried on following the dots between the lines and then stopped .
27 In particular the attention of the court was drawn to clause 1 of the agreement which referred to the practice carried on by the parties as a " practice of general medical practitioners " .
28 Then this pantomime carried on from the coast .
29 Does my hon. Friend agree that it is appalling that the Opposition whinge on about the failure of this country to export , when we know that what we need from both sides of the House is unanimity to help exporters and not complaints about them ?
30 Politicking carried on within the coalitions during both world wars and the financial crisis , but in a muted , coded and generally responsible way .
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