Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] on [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched it keenly through opera glasses from the third row of the empty stalls , and I do n't know how the poor actress carried on under the circumstances . |
| 2 | Willie carried on following the dots between the lines and then stopped . |
| 3 | In particular the attention of the court was drawn to clause 1 of the agreement which referred to the practice carried on by the parties as a " practice of general medical practitioners " . |
| 4 | Politicking carried on within the coalitions during both world wars and the financial crisis , but in a muted , coded and generally responsible way . |
| 5 | It 's a skill passed on through the generations . |
| 6 | It is a responsibility passed on through the generations . ’ |
| 7 | Play materials should be used in a situation where there is good lighting directed on to the toys and objects being used . |
| 8 | The trip down would start off quietly for a while , everyone busily engaged in talking with friends , but soon the holiday spirit would prevail and after the first stop , singing would start , and then arriving at our destination , coaches to be unloaded , mountains of food carted on to the sands , and the task of enjoying oneself began . |
| 9 | The merchants had the cash , but the weakening aristocracy held on to the reins of government . |
| 10 | It was a rush-job from It , complete with copy stripped on to the pages with uncorrected passages hastily crossed out — but it was immediate . |