Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] on [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 As I have already noted , some kind of political change goes on at all times , produced by the succession of generations , the rise and fall of dynasties , competition among various social groups , economic and cultural developments , changing external circumstances , and more idiosyncratic factors , which can only be understood fully through detailed historical studies .
2 But a war of sorts , and prejudice lingers on as new owners search for finance — in Japan .
3 This enhancement leads on to new stages in cognitive complexity :
4 Finally , if you find your mind wanders on to other thoughts during the exercise bring it back to focus on the feelings .
5 The main point is to raise money for Christian Aid , and although preparatory work goes on for many months , the 3 weeks during which the Church is used for sorting , and them selling , seem to bring out all the best feelings .
6 The process goes on for several days , a few polyps occasionally expanding briefly , until finally the coral returns to its former glory .
7 Latent inhibition goes on in all experiments aimed at revealing the nature of stimulus representations and often acts to mask the effects under investigation .
8 The rush comes on in five minutes , lasts for an hour , and you 're buzzin' and still going for hours . ’
9 Unenamoured of either , he rejected both in favour of the career of a scribe here his own account goes on to other things becoming a clerk to the imperial divan in 922/1516 , and rising thence through the office of private secretary to two Grand Vezirs and that of to become nisanci in 941/1534 .
10 So they can only raise real wages if product markets are tight enough to prevent the employers from passing all money wage increases on in higher prices .
11 The man in charge of the force 's drug squad says cannabis leads on to harder drugs
12 Tie Rack switches on with flashy figures
13 Phone suppliers Standard Forms on for more details .
14 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 .
15 This bottom time display remains on for three seconds , then reverts to normal dive display for 10 seconds , and so the sequence continues .
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