Example sentences of "and then [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final sections of ‘ Van Gogh ’ are particularly masterly : as the painter painfully dies in the little village inn , his friends lament his passing for a moment and then get on with the business of the day — shopping , washing clothes , preparing for work . |
| 2 | I paced the house for an hour or so and then got on to the council office . |
| 3 | He paused a moment , staring about him , and then ran on to the bend . |
| 4 | He dusted it a little , to marvel better , and then moved on to the glass coffin . |
| 5 | ‘ Water Babies ’ featured Linda Frew and June Milligan feeding our sea-lions , and starred the new baby sea-lion ; and then moved on to the young penguins next door . |
| 6 | Ace checked his in turn and then moved on to the other team members . |
| 7 | Alexei gestured at the still-quivering sword , and then strode on into the house . |
| 8 | Luciana Mottola Colban discussed the plans with Danièle Giraudy , one of the minds behind the Pompidou Centre , where she worked in an educational role for eight years , before becoming director of the Musée Picasso at Antibes , and then moving on to the Musée des Arts Decoratifs as Director in 1991 . |
| 9 | The current development of CAD procedures has so far been directed towards providing a complete geometric description of an object initially , and then moving on to the generation of manufacturing instructions ( see Figure 1.8 ) . |
| 10 | Ignore personal attacks and criticism by thanking the opposition for their feedback and then moving on with the positive aspects of your case . |
| 11 | Luke shouted up to Anna that he would take Flora in , and then walk on to the sixth-form college . |
| 12 | At Tim 's call , the car slowed down and then swung on into the track leading to Smiling Meadow . |
| 13 | He started his carrier as a lyrics writer and then went on to the Daily Telegraph . |
| 14 | She paused and then went on in the same proud tone she had used when she showed them the bathroom , ‘ Mr Evans is a very important man . |
| 15 | The Catalan nationalists want , in particular , to be able to collect their own taxes and then pass on to the central government a share based on the services it provides . |
| 16 | By the way , It looks like they 've improved the ticket line a bit , there is now a queueing system which you get held on , so you now get through after about an hour rather than 3 , and then hold on in the queue for the other two hours : - ) |
| 17 | The Colonel will first visit the sub-unit guarding the Signals Regiment based at Ayios Nikolaos , and then go on to the sub-unit at Dhekelia . |
| 18 | But when stuff came down the dock to people off , on to a boat , would that be stored in a warehouse first and then go on to the boat or would it be |
| 19 | So on a , c just to summarize and , and then go on to the fourteen great achievements . |
| 20 | I tugged and lugged the dinghy until it was sliding backwards down the bank , and then held on to the painter , digging my heels in , leaning back to prevent too fast and splashy a launch . |
| 21 | At the gate I found a workman , who had seen her jump the low wall separating the garden from the road , and then ride on towards the hills and Wuthering Heights . |
| 22 | It was agreed that only ten people should tramp round the tiny cottage at a time ; the remainder were forced to mingle with the morning shoppers and then to walk on to the old St Mary 's Chapel , which once had held the shrine of Our Lady of Bradstow and to which passing ships would lower their sails in honour . |
| 23 | Basic courses in Christian Ethics cover the theological , philosophical and biblical roots of ethics and then move on to the consideration of various specific problem areas such as war and peace , social justice , sexual ethics , euthanasia , etc . |
| 24 | It found an eddy where the outpouring of a supply conduit splashed steadily , and it swung , steadied , and then moved on into the gloom . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't know if Bobby will break into the Great Britain team for the World Cup final against Australia in October , but he should make it for the next series and then hang on to the job . |