Example sentences of "and [vb base] on [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the scent was so fresh , it was obvious the beasts would be unwilling to leave for a while , so Grant decided to ignore them and push on with the next stage of their operation . |
| 2 | The story of some of these presses is a fascinating one to follow , as the printers surreptitiously pull off their pamphlets and broadsides in some kitchen or remote country house , load up and press on to the next location , with an eye ever over their shoulder for the pursuers . |
| 3 | Minutes later we are heading for a small island group north of Vengsøya , to round that and head on for the next . |
| 4 | The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance . |
| 5 | Pipe the words START and FINISH on to the top left and bottom right squares , and then pipe numbers on to the squares in consecutive order . |
| 6 | If we 're having a training session and they feel something 's not going right , I want them to say so , to get it sorted out and get on to the next thing . |
| 7 | and get on with the next one |
| 8 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
| 9 | On Siporax , it is claimed , the bacteria have no need of this and get on with the important job . |
| 10 | Rain was dripping through the roof in several places , falling with a recurrent plop and splash on to the wet floor-boards . |
| 11 | Better to look at the written key word , get your practice partner to repeat the descriptive sentences ( which will then be easy ) and go on to the next on the list . |
| 12 | Sometimes it would start first thing in the morning and go on until the early hours the next day , ’ she said . |
| 13 | If you are one of these people , I suggest that you stop reading this and move on to the next chapter . |
| 14 | As a result , you keep wishing they 'd wind up this particular gag and move on to the next item , a frustration which makes the film seem drawn out and sluggish . |
| 15 | Only when that topic is fully discussed can you sit back and think " what next ? " and move on to the next paragraph . |
| 16 | We eat , we enjoy it or not as the case may be , and move on to the next thing . |
| 17 | In the examination itself , divide up the time on the basis of how the marks are likely to be distributed ; if you run out of time for your first answer , quickly sketch a conclusion and move on to the next question , so that you have provided at least a general indication of work in all the questions . |
| 18 | There , it seemed , commentary was powerless and pointless ; he would simply read the text aloud and move on to the next poem . |
| 19 | Follow the path to the summit of Shining Tor and carry on along the right hand side of the wall to eventually ascend Cats Tor . |
| 20 | When I returned to the palace with my boxes , I was able to stand on one box on one side of the wall and step on to the other box on the other side . |
| 21 | She felt a moment of sorrow for the Jan Mayen 's crew : Dutchmen who had brought their little ship to Portsmouth when Holland was overrun by the Nazi armies , choosing to leave their country and fight on with the British Navy rather than give their ship into enemy hands . |
| 22 | Her hands , already shaking , had become even less steady , causing the egg she was breaking to miss the hotplate and fall on to the red embers below . |