Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] on with the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His widow , Margaret , said : ‘ Alfred told me that I should carry on with the case if he died , and that is exactly what I will do . ’ |
| 2 | The doctor then told Alexander that he must go on with the treatment . |
| 3 | ‘ I must go on with the post , but I 'll send somebody to help you as soon as I can . |
| 4 | ‘ You must go on with the preparations as though you were alone . |
| 5 | ‘ Until such times as they can do this , Her Majesty 's Government should get on with the task of governing Northern Ireland in a positive fashion , including the alternative means of returning powers to locally-elected representatives . ’ |
| 6 | Those who have been successful may carry on with the course , and need to be registered with the BIE . |
| 7 | Yes , last speaker then , then we 'll move on with the budget document , Tom . |
| 8 | I suppose I could carry on with the cataloguing , ’ she suggested . |
| 9 | Perhaps you 'd carry on with the Leicester ladies , and Gladys Brown . ’ |
| 10 | She said she 'd get on with the cooking better if I came down here on my own . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll give you a hand until the rush dies down and then I thought I 'd get on with the account orders for tomorrow , ’ she said casually , but the girl gave her a strange look , and Folly had a nasty feeling that her voice was n't as fully under control as she had thought . |
| 12 | The waiter rescued the bottle which was dripping water generously about the table cloth and it was a moment or two before the mopping up was done and Charles could get on with the argument . |
| 13 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 14 | whether they would go on with the scheme or with a part of it , having the public offices in a well-devised and properly-arranged manner , all connected with each other , instead of being , as now , disconnected . |
| 15 | For a second it looked as though she would go on with the game , but then she stopped smiling and her eyes slid away from his . |
| 16 | I shall get on with the work and have a sweep out and tidy up , and I 'll have the fire lit and the bone broth on before she gets home . |
| 17 | Let's get on with the clothes . |
| 18 | ‘ Let's get on with the game , ’ the Queen said angrily , and Alice followed her back to the croquet-ground . |
| 19 | So without further ado , let's get on with the show … and remember , out of the black and into the red , you get nothing in this game for two-in-a-bed ! ’ |
| 20 | Let's get on with the show … |
| 21 | Let's get on with the consultation . ’ |
| 22 | let's get on with the business . |
| 23 | He adds the other band members Lorayne Robinson and Ruby Washington will carry on with the group for the sake of their friends who died . |
| 24 | He will get on with the job . ’ |
| 25 | I will get on with the dining room . ’ |
| 26 | And if you 're okay overnight then you can carry on with the pack as directed on Thursday morning |
| 27 | Are the hotel or centre staff going to throw up their arms in horror if you want an earlier lunch so that you can press on with the afternoon session ? |
| 28 | We are here to have a committee meeting about the Season , and about your attitude , and indeed about whether we can go on with the Season at all . ’ |
| 29 | The accident happened two years ago — the victims families say it 's time the insurers paid up , so they can get on with the rest of their lives . |
| 30 | It 's only when you 've put yourself second and the message first that you can get on with the business of communication . |