Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance .
2 There , it seemed , commentary was powerless and pointless ; he would simply read the text aloud and move on to the next poem .
3 If the guess was correct the subject was told so and moved on to the next letter .
4 Cement the four chimney sides together and secure on to the roof .
5 Mix all the sauce ingredients together and brush on to the skewers filled with the chicken and vegetables .
6 And it goes out in a blaze of colour — a spectacular firework display which starts at 6.45pm and goes on into the night .
7 He glanced briefly at the written note , put it aside and went on with the meeting .
8 Or — and something came apart in his stomach and turned a revolution and plummeted downwards — were they all politely and patiently waiting with well-controlled longing because it would not be too long now before they could get home and carry on with the lives they preferred without him ?
9 Governor Wilson ordered withdrawal of the last National Guard units on May 18 , declaring that it was " time to bring the troops home and get on with the task of rebuilding Los Angeles " .
10 Some species of these single-celled creatures even select and collect tiny grains of sand which , rather than being used in the ‘ parent 's ’ outer shell are collected together internally and passed on to the ‘ offspring ’ when the single-celled organism divides .
11 The driver revved up enthusiastically and turned on to the October Bidge .
12 Then he walked past and went on down the stairs .
13 Two ambulances whiz past and hurtle on towards the scene of the crisis .
14 He shuddered involuntarily and walked on towards the printing works .
15 Channel 4 says the show recognises its audience may already have left sexual theory behind and moved on to the practical side of the subject .
16 I 'll turn this off now and get on with the dinner .
17 Under the current electoral law , parliament could have dissolved itself immediately and carried on until the election in a caretaker role .
18 I turn away immediately and move on up the lane .
19 ‘ Get the sails down fast and gathered on to the deck . ’
20 I drove to the hospital in Bangor with Nathan watching the road intently and hanging on to the handbrake .
21 ‘ Most important , ’ ran the press release , ‘ the cups cover the bosoms fully and stay on in the water ’ — most important .
22 It is possible for teachers to keep a personal notebook which does not form part of the record and is not open to subject access , but if information is intended to be used officially and passed on to the next teacher it should be treated in the same way as the formal record .
23 Restlessly , she rose again and continued on around the house , following a cool stone path that seemed to be sloping down through the lush growth of shrubs and trees .
24 With a longing look at the gleaming white bowl , he hastily opened the door again and stepped on to the landing .
25 The young hijacker laughed again and moved on to the next seat .
26 Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour .
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