Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] on [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were there at last , Lucy was bundled as gently as speed would allow on to a trolley and whisked off through swing doors , and Virginia stared , hollow-eyed , at Guy as they waited around silently in the reception area . |
| 2 | If the paddler builds up speed and then stops paddling , the boat will drift on in a straight line . |
| 3 | The managing director of Oxford United said the club will fight on for a new stadium , despite planning problems . |
| 4 | Though she found it hard to judge his age , he had a look of unabashed power that only years of experience could brand on to a man 's face . |
| 5 | ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’ |
| 6 | The name will live on as a department head . |
| 7 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
| 8 | The visitor can pass on without an inkling of these rare events , and in walking through the church pass over the Teutonic bones of those ancients . |
| 9 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 10 | ULSTER 's amateur actors have dramatically upstaged the bombers — by ensuring that their show would go on despite a £1,000 blast . |