Example sentences of "on [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a continuity then in Unionist attitudes to the war , going on into the post-war years in demands for a harsh treatment of Germany after defeat . |
| 2 | Uncle Titch just shrugged and got on with the important things in life . |
| 3 | Ken 's equally eccentric behaviour towards her became evident early on in the out-of-town try-outs in Brighton , Liverpool and Oxford . |
| 4 | ‘ But I shall nevertheless pass your message on to the appropriate departments in case this Mr Azadi becomes known to us . ’ |
| 5 | Different considerations press forward , however , when we move on to the various situations in which known risks ought to be guarded against : bad driving of a motor vehicle may carry an obvious risk of causing death or serious injury , as may bad navigation of a ship or an aircraft , bad driving of a train , setting fire to a residential building , and the handling of firearms . |
| 6 | Accordingly it is interesting to speculate to what extent these attitudes have caused British businessmen to adopt short time-horizons in making decisions — with negative consequences for longer-term growth performance — because their main objective is to acquire sufficient wealth to enable them to move on to the better things in life . |
| 7 | The winners go on to the national finals in York , the winners of that may have a chance of selection for the Paralympics in Barcelona . |
| 8 | It would not be proper or right for me to discuss what went on on the specific issues in the Cabinet and I do n't wish to do so . |