Example sentences of "to press on [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jilinski , however , seemed oblivious to Samsonov 's ever more perilous situation , and as late as 26 August — when the hapless Samsonov was just about to be engulfed from all sides — he commanded Rennenkampf to employ two corps for the investment of Königsberg and with the rest of his army to press on to the Vistula . |
| 2 | Labour , on return to power , decided to press on with the development of a new family allowance scheme , called ‘ child benefit ’ , designed to replace the older allowance , extended it to the first child in each family , and offset it against the abolition of tax allowances . |
| 3 | And indeed it was very difficult to press on with the rehearsal . |
| 4 | Strathclyde 's Labour group also agreed to press on with the closure of two primary schools , Castlehill in Prestwick , and Dalmuir in Clydebank . |
| 5 | Well it certainly is , and we think that we 've had an examin of our co , examination of the constitution , we 've made a number of changes , but the task for Labour now is to press on with the issues of looking at our policies , and making sure that our economic policy and our social policy a actually meets the changes that are out their in the world . |
| 6 | urge people to press on with the task in hand especially when they have second thoughts |
| 7 | Some wanted to press on with the war and argued for Mentheus 's son , Altheus . |
| 8 | The Government are remiss to press on in the face of careful and constructive opposition , which has been voiced by experts from the county of Leicester and other parts of the country . |