Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was going on with it , all the bumps were okay but when I was actually inside the building again I hung on to GrandPat to get to the steps but my hand slipped so I was going round with the current so I tried to hold on to the orange thing that they had put there but I slipped off that and I kept on going round and the lifeguard gave erm me and somebody else a hoop and we both grabbed onto it |
| 2 | When she 'd returned to the office I tried to get on with the writing but could n't concentrate . |
| 3 | Next year , I want to carry on with the course , and do my Highers as well . ’ |
| 4 | But I want to hold on to the role . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Let's face it , the Olympics are only once every four years and I want to stay on until the end . ’ |
| 6 | So I decided to go on to the council . |
| 7 | Dazed as I was , I managed to roll on to the floor and crawl under the table as people crowded over to watch what they thought was a fight . |
| 8 | Once I 'd accomplished the first stages of training , getting her to sit still on my fist , I had to move on to the next stage : getting her to feed there . |
| 9 | I had to go on to the usual horror . |
| 10 | But , nevertheless , for me eternity was not now , and I had to go on into the future and in this world . |
| 11 | I wanted to get on with the drop — the pilot had been in that freezing water for long enough ! i changed to a right-hand hold , then I talked to my passengers as much as possible to keep them calm and show that everything was under control . |
| 12 | I wanted a second mate 's ticket ; I wanted to get on to the bridge and do things . |
| 13 | They took things that I wanted to pass on to the children |