Example sentences of "on at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lady I knew many years ago designed knitted suits and so on at the drop of a hat . |
| 2 | Concentration has nothing to do with gritting your teeth and braving it out ; it 's the secret of being more and more relaxed and aware of everything that is going on at the same time . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'd expect you to stay a couple of years , but obviously there 's going to be no pressure on you to move on at the end of that period . |
| 4 | It all became a kind of tribute to the Falklands which was going on at the time of writing . |
| 5 | I put Growmore fertiliser on at the same time as the compost and it seems to have no ill-effects . |
| 6 | There 's a lot of shelling and mortaring going on at the other end of the village . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't want to turn round cos the lights are on at the moment . |
| 8 | When Betjeman failed his Divinity exams at the end of his first year , it would have been open to his tutor to plead for him with the College so that he could resit these comparatively unimportant exams and stay on at the University . |
| 9 | Which opera was Puccini working on at the time of his death ? |
| 10 | ‘ Most people who use the train regularly know everyone who gets on at the first few stops . |
| 11 | Mark listened aghast at the naive and dangerous idealism of the young , starry-eyed politician , who was light years away from knowing what really went on at the sharp end of European and international trade . |
| 12 | I carried on at the same point in the book and you did not seem to notice . |
| 13 | There are few children who do not experience the death of a much-loved grandparent or pet when they are quite young , and yet so often they are excluded from all the changes that go on at the time of a grandparent 's death , as though in some way this will leave them unaffected . |
| 14 | I would usually be at the foot of the platform stairs as Billy went on at the start . |
| 15 | It was precisely that peculiar combination of laisser-faire rule over the kingdom at large , but absolute personal involvement with all that went on at the centre , in institutional as well as individual and personal affairs , which is the notable quality of kingship in Scotland and explains the high level of prestige and control which the crown enjoyed . |
| 16 | Falati was allowed to stay on at the house after the intervention of Mr Mandela . |
| 17 | Oh no , ’ you rave on at the box . |
| 18 | He stayed on at the Cambridge biochemistry department as demonstrator until 1955 , when he moved to Edinburgh University as director of the chemical biology unit of the Department of Zoology , where he became senior lecturer and then Reader . |
| 19 | One of the most productive nurseries in the world , the Yorkshire League , has become almost barren and the time has come to pluck from another , rich in blossoms — Shivaji Park , Bombay , where you can stand on the roof-top of the small pavilion and watch 15 games going on at the same time . |
| 20 | The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years . |
| 21 | The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years . |
| 22 | The Admirable Crichton was on at the Royalty , the Three Ragtime Boys at the Alhambra , and at A. E. Pickard Unlimited 's Panopticon ( Doors open at six during the Spring holiday ) , there was ‘ Fancy Fair and the Laughter Mirrors ’ . |
| 23 | Y … you get on at the back , ’ replied the driver in a squeaky voice . |
| 24 | No , you can not prevent it from happening — but scientists are a bit nearer to understanding what goes on at the molecular level . |
| 25 | Because we joined Club Social and come the bitter frosty nights we can gather round for another glass for old time 's sake and really get it on at the Club 18–30 reunions at South Coast World in November , Blackpool in March . |
| 26 | I keep as many of your letters as I can store to look back on at the turn of the century , which we 're both going to see ! |
| 27 | ‘ It is something on at the Tower of London . ’ |
| 28 | It was Ranald who explained , always keeping on at the massage . |
| 29 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 30 | This acute retention of urine constitutes one of medicine 's most uncomfortable emergencies , with its habit of coming on at the end of and evening 's drinking ( usually beer ) adding a bloated urgency to the situation . |