Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] on [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William Howitt , in his Rural Life in England , 1838 , wrote of the Dent knitters , ‘ The knitting goes on with unremitting speed … they burn no candle but knit by the light of the peat fire . ’ |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | The mustard goes on like acrylic paint , and the world is not my oyster . |
| 7 | The Gujerati community is fully aware of cases like that of Mrs X. Scandals such as hers are everybody 's business , but while in India or East Africa such situations would not have been tolerated , and sons would be forced to take their mothers back , in Britain the community looks on in fascinated horror but does nothing . |
| 8 | Another steep descent leads on to grassy col and then yet more superb ridge walking , narrow and exposed , over Sgurr nan Saighead ( 3,047ft ) . |
| 9 | How well a foreigner gets on in Italian football , he thinks , depends on his own attitude . |
| 10 | Inaugural winner moves on into Swiss market |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Tie Rack switches on with flashy figures |
| 13 | On reaching the city centre the generator goes off and the bus runs on in virtual silence . |
| 14 | After assessing the situation , evaluating the strengths and difficulties of the client within the family network , the social worker moves on to social care planning , which has been defined as follows : |
| 15 | 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 . |