Example sentences of "[vb pp] on in the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Great Western pioneered the idea but it never caught on in the rest of the country . |
| 2 | The development of every organism starts from a very generalized structure , with the more specialized features that distinguish the particular species being added on in the course of growth . |
| 3 | It thus seemed as if there was a significant dispute between the Realist and Behaviouralist camps , and for much of the 1950s and 1960s this dispute was carried on in the pages of the professional journals . |
| 4 | There was a vigorous life , both commercial and family , carried on in the basements of large Victorian terraces . |
| 5 | The teaching is carried on in the form of folklore and tribal legends . |
| 6 | The answer to the last question is , of course , the so-called Standby Credit which is really a form of performance guarantee which will only be drawn on in the event of default by the party who has contracted to perform some service . |
| 7 | Genetic make-up , early childhood socialisation , class divisions and inequalities of opportunity are things which we either do not know how to change , or would involve a degree of social and economic transformation which is very unlikely to be embarked on in the name of reducing crime . |
| 8 | The shafts can be tied on in the case of very young children , especially during active play . |
| 9 | It was a wild challenge brought on in the heat of the moment and by the magnitude of the occasion . |
| 10 | And if we look at the implications er West Yorkshire which were touched on in the beginning of this part of the debate . |
| 11 | It would be absurd to adopt a rigidly determinist view of what has gone on in the formation of culturally transmitted marriage laws . |
| 12 | The grey trousers were put on in the month of March last and the white waistcoats in May . ’ |