Example sentences of "[verb] on [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried not to even consider the soft swell of his expressive mouth , and gabbled on to break the tense atmosphere . |
| 2 | So the teacher finally asks Peggy , who can be relied on to know the correct answer : |
| 3 | They know she can be relied on to make the big day for her clients sparkle with the perfect glittering accessory . |
| 4 | It goes on flouting the popular will by refusing a referendum on the Maastricht treaty . |
| 5 | Some of that money goes on convincing the local community . |
| 6 | Valeriy Kulishov goes on to describe the legal vacuum in which Russia currently finds itself . |
| 7 | Simonds goes on to describe the general layout in some detail , including ‘ a long stable , well lighted ( by windows and oil lamps ) and ventilated . |
| 8 | When Lok acquires this tool , he goes on to compare the new people to things he is familiar with , noting their menace , power , and sheer attractiveness by comparing them to a famished wolf , the waterfall , honey and Oa . |
| 9 | He goes on to connect the semantic change with ‘ the general tendency of the Enlightenment not to accept any authority and to decide everything before the judgement seat of reason ’ ( p. 241 ) . |
| 10 | The chapter goes on to outline the main purchase types , and looks at the importance of contract markets in many industrial buying situations . |
| 11 | The report goes on to repudiate the whole idea of a ‘ no first use ’ pledge , which might enable ‘ the Soviets ’ to ‘ gain a unilateral conventional advantage ’ , would be ‘ unenforceable and unverifiable ’ , and could ‘ increase the chances of war and thus increase the chances of nuclear conflict ’ . |
| 12 | Strephon goes on to recount the various features which once inspired his love , but now leave him cold : |
| 13 | From Drumlone Cross , the trail goes on to join the main Lisnaskea-Newtonbutler Road . |
| 14 | He goes on to explore the dynamic nature of excellence and to suggest that quality is really about training and unlocking the potential of the workforce . |
| 15 | Because then the P P G seven then goes on to make the implicit point about other things that in the countryside such as the small villages and towns and other development opportunities , do occur which provide the rural diversification and employment development that is that is required by the P P G. |
| 16 | Detailing the design features that gave the Connie its unique shape the film goes on to show the various changes and marks of the Connie that enabled it to become a flying legend in civil and military use . |
| 17 | Tim , from Darlington , a member of the five-piece band The Scarecrows , has high hopes of becoming a professional footballer but his future may be decided if the band goes on to win the national final in London . |
| 18 | The chemistry behind the formation of zeolites is still not clearly understood as Barrer shows , but he goes on to elucidate the physical processes of nucleation and crystal growth . |
| 19 | Todorov then goes on to establish the primary categories of his narrative grammar , and they are proper noun , adjective and verb . |
| 20 | The southern equatorial current is diverted south , past the Solomon Islands , and goes on to bathe the Great Barrier Reef — and , indeed , much of the Australian coastline down past Sydney — in the tropical water of the east Australian current . |
| 21 | Often people will move up to a better word processor or spreadsheet , but will want to carry on using the other applications in their integrated package . |
| 22 | The review will provide evidence to support buying such a dedicated program or whether to carry on using the existing system . |
| 23 | This way , the company claims , there would be no need to carry on harvesting the original variety from the forest . |
| 24 | If you do want to go on receiving the New Internationalist you need do nothing . |
| 25 | In the Commons , the Energy Minister Tim Eggar said the government was prepared to go on funding the current redundancy terms available to miners until April next year . |
| 26 | On the other hand , she really wanted to go on exploring the nineteenth-century letters … |
| 27 | So let's just er to put it in context again , we saw that on the day of the ascension Jesus instructed his friends to go on proclaiming the good news throughout the world to help others become disciples , and bring to them , and bring them to membership of the church through baptism . |
| 28 | Instead of ignoring the Alamo and its small garrison , and pressing on to fight the main Texan army , Santa Anna decided to take the Alamo by storm . |
| 29 | they 'd carry on getting the reduced rate prior to the period of disallowance . |
| 30 | No but they know the form , you know , we ca I ca n't erm I 'm not sure and then , now I 'm learning , you know , and it 's li I 'm learning the hard way and I 've got ta carry on learning the hard way cos I ca n't break it , you know ? |