Example sentences of "[verb] on with the [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since we ca n't carry on with the experiment now we 've got to leave that till later on . |
| 2 | Auntie kindly offers me tea as well , but I 'm beginning to feel iffy myself , so excuse myself , go outside , and quietly get on with the clearing up . |
| 3 | Some of the courses I know , lecturers go drinking with the students and everything , but they 're all older , suits and ties and things , there 's nothing wrong with that , you just know them to be a lecturer and get on with the work rather than thinking , ‘ we had a nice drink last night , did n't we ? ’ |
| 4 | And you do n't have to wait , we ca n't wait until the end , he said but now is the harvest time , get on with the job now ! |
| 5 | The person who gets on with the job instead of wasting time in chatter may show up the less zealous and cause the chatterers to feel vaguely guilty , which of course they wo n't like . |
| 6 | Could n't go on with the performance even with the understudies because of the police coming in . |
| 7 | It 's inways and sideways : thet 's how they go on with the land today . |
| 8 | I mean a lot of our conversations go on with the television on in the background . |
| 9 | She said she 'd get on with the cooking better if I came down here on my own . |
| 10 | ‘ Then you 'd better get on with the job quickly . ’ |
| 11 | This is not Norma 's fault , she 's probably quite a nice dear who never wanted the fame , never wanted a prime minister for a husband , just wanted to get on with the washing up back in Huntingdon . |
| 12 | Contestant , Fiona , says she 's just eager to get on with the game as soon as possible . |
| 13 | Contestant , Fiona , says she 's just eager to get on with the game as soon as possible . |
| 14 | Joan I think I 'd better box on with the webbing here love , I have n't got enough |