Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] on [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Nicholson wanted to loiter with the man who — in his eyes — could pluck with ease a flower he could only look on at a distance .
2 And as everything slipped away she could only hold on to the thought that somehow her murderer knew who she was .
3 So I think for this run I 'd better press on with the book . ’
4 ‘ We 'd better go on to the farm and buy … ’
5 That 's reach a common understanding which reflects the realities of a relationship we enjoy at the present day so that we can all get on with the task of serving our members and forming a Labour government .
6 If that could be added that would achieve my objectives and we can all get on to the debate about V A T on .
7 ‘ Then you 'd better get on with the job quickly . ’
8 Mrs. Mott had better get on with the job of cancelling them .
9 Joan I think I 'd better box on with the webbing here love , I have n't got enough
10 I 'll bo I 'd better box on with the webbing on the back .
11 Secondly , in dry summers the L3 are retained within the crusted faecal pat and can not migrate on to the pasture until sufficient rainfall occurs to moisten the pat .
12 Tell her you know how she feels , but do n't give in to her demands , as she 'll soon latch on to the idea that throwing a tantrum gets her what she wants .
13 They may not catch on in the north-east !
14 ‘ You did n't exactly carry on like a pacifist yourself , ’ she retorted evasively , mouth reproachful .
15 They 're always the ones that are a bit more boisterous , whereas the older ones you have to physically carry on in the shop floor , the students do n't , and that 's what gives them a bad name .
16 We could easily move on to a project exploring other aspects of Victorian England .
17 I will not go on about the statistics .
18 On it were the words : ‘ Do not go on to the moor .
19 Ron said that I should not go on to the track and kill myself because I might pull a hamstring .
20 It was burning , fraying at the edges , riddled with violent cancers of nationalism , spite and greed that could not go on without a climax for much longer .
21 The same realization came to the King , pushed towards his precipice by Hardinge harshly telling him that he could not go on without a decision .
22 However , for the third time this season , Wantage could not hold on to a lead given them in the last five minutes , and allowed Andy Martin to shoot home for the equaliser for Bicester .
23 Do not hold on to the interviewer 's hand for too long as this signals overfamiliarity .
24 It 's always the programmer — it 's very , very seldom the computer — and if I could just go on for a minute , I feel it 's essential that young children , particularly in the primary schools , get used to using hardware and programing , so that they will see the computer as part of their normal lives , like reading and writing and anything else they use .
25 Now though I 've got to just get on with the rest of my life
26 ‘ People are n't allowing us to just get on with the job .
27 ‘ We have not got a lot of money and we have got to just get on with the job of trying to sort things out on the field .
28 driving along , keep to the left except when road signals or markings indicate otherwise or when you intend to overtake , or turn right , or when you have to pass stationery vehicles or pedestrians in the road , allow others to overtake you if they want you , you must not drive on by the side of the road .
29 In the absence of more detailed evidence we can only speculate whether the more vocationally , or instrumentally , motivated applicants are , the less willing they will be to consider other , alternative courses and institutions if they do not get on to the course they wanted .
30 Although you have found that you can not get on with the latch tool method of casting off , this too can become quite automatic once you have the knack .
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