Example sentences of "[vb -s] on [prep] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for the vast majority in Northern Ireland life goes on with little inconvenience from the depredations of the IRA . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what goes on in that head of yours . ’ |
| 3 | Something goes on in that room on a Monday and a Wednesday . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't want to know , ’ Sophie interrupted sharply , then , seeing that Helen looked rather ruffled , she added in a more conciliatory tone , ‘ It 's just that , although I 'm very interested in what goes on in that practice on the veterinary side , I do n't really think we ought to interest ourselves in the personal ups and downs of the people working there . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The men wo n't come in 'ere if they 're on strike , ‘ specially if it goes on fer any length of time . |
| 6 | The doyen of insider trading may be a shadow of his former power after paying fines of $100million and spending two years in prison , but his legacy lives on in criminal trials on both sides of the Atlantic . |
| 7 | This enhancement leads on to new stages in cognitive complexity : |
| 8 | From the fact that it leads on to all sorts of other questions , we can reasonably infer that many of the justifications given in the literature are indeed question-begging . |
| 9 | Finally , if you find your mind wanders on to other thoughts during the exercise bring it back to focus on the feelings . |
| 10 | He then moves on to 10 minutes of shadow boxing before Davies dons the hand-pads and waits for pain . |
| 11 | It then moves on to simple applications of that technology ( standalone applications ) normally driven by technologists . |
| 12 | This week , he moves on with similar expertise to The Anger of Comedy , in particular Mel Brooks 's The Producer ( screened straight after his lecture ) and Penny Marshall 's Big . |
| 13 | Alan Parker follows on from controversial success with MISSISSIPPI BURNING to another examination of racial inequality and hatred . |
| 14 | This research follows on from previous work on the diffusion of new technology undertaken as part of the ESRC Research Initiative on New Technologies and the Firm . |
| 15 | A timer can be fitted to an immersion heater so that it comes on at specified times of the day . |
| 16 | If people are kept awake for long periods of time , their drowsiness lessens in the morning and comes on with increased severity in the evening . |