Example sentences of "to keep on [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to bring about a deterioration in the patient 's condition with low potency remedies one would have to keep on repeating the wrong remedy many times and even then it is unlikely that much would happen unless the patient were particularly frail and weak , in which case they should be having constitutional treatment to boost their overall state and not ‘ first aid ’ treatment for the little bits that go wrong . |
| 2 | Jim described it as a ‘ user friendly ’ locomotive , it is possible to keep on using the machine continuously without having to take it out of service for maintenance . |
| 3 | His grandfather enjoyed a gamble — the trick all along was to keep on increasing the size of the farm . |
| 4 | But he , he said to the insurance people no I do n't want you just to keep on paying the bills . |
| 5 | Now I can not bear the darkness and have to keep on relighting the candle , fumbling for the matches in the total darkness . |
| 6 | ‘ This programme will help us to keep on improving the quality of our service , ’ explained Lockett . |