Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [adv] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you want to go ahead on the lines which have brought prosperity at home ? |
| 2 | And he said : ‘ Do you want to go forward on a charge on that ? ’ |
| 3 | Erm I 'd like to comment particularly on the impact of that the different sectors have within the City of York , cos that 's clearly our main concern . |
| 4 | He breathed a sigh of relief as he heard Corbett begin to play gently on the lute he always carried , a sign his master was content , reflecting on his own secret thoughts and not keeping a wary eye on him . |
| 5 | I 'd like to stay here on the floor but there 's cars beeping at me and I think I 'm lying in the road , so I push myself up and sort of crawl to the pavement . |
| 6 | This package meets the needs of those booked on shore holidays who 'd just like to dabble occasionally on the water . |
| 7 | Thus , unlike the others , the mountain goat does not have to walk continuously on the sides of its hooves : when it is leaping or running , the side of the hoof will give , bringing a much greater area of the toe into contact with the ground and greatly increasing the animal 's ability to keep a grip on the icy rock . |
| 8 | If the adverbials in the above examples were not included in the clause , one would have to rely entirely on the context to establish the time of the event . |
| 9 | In truth , he also wanted to get married and could not afford to do so on the salary he was receiving at the Yorkshire Institution — one of the worst paid in the country . |
| 10 | We shall continue to do so on the basis that I have described . |
| 11 | I pray that the Church will learn to live adventurously on the frontier of faith . |