Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] on [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So what they says is that I , I got on at this wall , jumped across onto this other wall , shinned up the outside of this other wall , stood on top of this the first floor wall and jumped up and caught hold of the top of the second floor wall and he reckon in the la about fucking twenty odd seconds , I was up and over and in , they , they , they fucking kill yourself , get down , I ca n't remember none of it . |
| 2 | I got on with some work of my own and he went back to his . |
| 3 | One possible reason for its comparative success , and one which I stumbled on in all innocence at that time , was that its subject and setting were limited . |
| 4 | I went on in this fashion for some while . |
| 5 | Had I gone on with this research at the depth which I had in view I would undoubtedly have used a far more informal interview and , having chosen possible points of difference , I would have introduced these in the interviews and let the informants develop the themes themselves . |
| 6 | And if I carry on with this relationship I shall just end up where I was in New York , miserable , unhappy , alone . |
| 7 | You should be feeling slimmer this morning , and it should encourage you to carry on for another day . |
| 8 | Oh could you hang on to that lot a minute . |
| 9 | She grumbled on in this vein as she prepared the food and I ran about as the scullion . |
| 10 | could n't tell you but er these cars turned up erm , there were n't no hearse and off they went and er course when I went up the garden to get some washing in Claire came up and er anyway she said er about Mr and I said well I assume it was him , I saw Mrs and she starts on about this dog barking out in the garden again ! |
| 11 | You hold on to that handle . |
| 12 | ‘ Normally when you walk on to that stage , you fill it with your presence — you 're larger than life , riding the crest of a wave . |
| 13 | But I , I liked the the first outfit she came on with that sash wrapped round her |
| 14 | ‘ In that case , you hang on to that copy , Chen . |
| 15 | Now , I 've got plans , and I hoped I could bring those about while you screwed on with this cockamamy set up . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , Rifleman Willoughby , the Board will watch how you get on with some interest … and we 'll interview you again in six months ’ time . ’ |
| 17 | Is she staying on for another couple of Luxembourg performances ? |
| 18 | ‘ The only way a girl like you gets on in this world is if she has something worth selling . |
| 19 | And did it Did you move on from that job ? |
| 20 | She stumbled on in this manner for some time before I talked her into accepting a chair and a cuppa . |
| 21 | ‘ If you go on in this way , half the camp will be out of bounds before long ’ |
| 22 | She imagined Georg happy and married to some nice girl , while she went on in this gulf of misery for the rest of her life , hanging around waiting for glimpses of Gesner , spending every night reliving every moment they had been together , all the wonderful things he had said to her , the magic of his hands when he touched her — she shivered . |
| 23 | If there is nothing more to be discussed , then a new heading appears in the report and you move on to another subject . |
| 24 | How did you get on at that wedding ? |
| 25 | You 'll go to bed if you carry on like that son |
| 26 | People wo n't be able to afford to have the water services if you carry on in this way . |
| 27 | She carried on for another year and then died suddenly from a heart attack . |
| 28 | She carried on at some length , and felt better for it afterwards . |
| 29 | He was in any case eclipsed — they all were — by the presence of Dinah herself , strong and compelling as when she swept on to any stage . |
| 30 | They often think that if their flying is good enough , it is safe for them to press on in any weather conditions . |