Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) The Agency Principle Section 5 of the Partnership Act ( power of partner to bind the firm ) states that : Every partner is an agent of the firm and his other partners for the purpose of the business of the partnership ; and the acts of every partner who does any act for carrying on in the usual way of business of the kind carried on by the firm of which he is a member bind the firm and his partners , unless the partner so acting has in fact no authority to act for the firm in the particular matter , and the person with whom he is dealing either knows that he has no authority , or does not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 2 | As for the 125cc , well Robert Dunlop leads Joey by 13 points and looks like holding on . |
| 3 | ‘ The whole business has dragged on for two weeks already and it looks like going on even longer . |
| 4 | The danger of course , lies in taking on too much . |
| 5 | Erikson suggests that at different phases of life an individual faces a particular psycho-social problem which needs to be resolved before moving on to the next phase . |
| 6 | The 11 + examination tested what teachers believed it was important for children to know before going on to secondary school . |
| 7 | While Raybestos had succeeded in carrying on despite the intense opposition of two communities , it was unable to survive the actions of its own workers fighting the hazards of asbestos at the point of production . |
| 8 | Jumpman lives is another excellent game from Apogee which gives you the arcade action of video games combined with the brain teasing problems to be solved before carrying on to the next stage . |
| 9 | The Aberdeen Oil Company , which was awarded the main £60m terminal contract , and McLean , are committed to taking on as many local workers as possible for the 600–700 construction vacancies . |
| 10 | The Aberdeen Oil Company , which was awarded the main £60m terminal contract , and McLean , is committed to taking on as many local workers as possible for the construction work . |
| 11 | The little party , under a ‘ general ’ with no faith in the enterprise and with an ‘ admiral ’ lacking ships , was irrevocably committed to going on . |
| 12 | Riders rarely brake with more than two fingers ( often with only one ) and that allows the other fingers to concentrate on holding on . |
| 13 | Spreadeagled on the roof of the car in a scissors or St Andrew 's Cross position , he concentrated on holding on and not losing his balance as the train gathered speed under the shadow of the Westway and rocked past the desolate terraces of north Kensington . |
| 14 | Could it be like just he has his eyes shut , he wants to going on in his head . |
| 15 | Normally Artemis would have responded by kicking on and flying the raspers behind the leading group , for to her way of thinking there was no feeling like it in the world . |
| 16 | MICHAEL BORLINGHAUS INDICTED FOR TRADING ON INSIDE INFORMATION FROM IBM EXECUTIVE |
| 17 | I remembered something Zaria had said about clocking on at eight in the morning and eight-to-four seemed a reasonable working day . |
| 18 | How do you feel about taking on responsibility ? |
| 19 | Nebozízek seemed to be the only stop the funicular made before going on down to the bottom of the hill . |
| 20 | There will also be a ‘ menu ’ of six visits from which visitors can choose before going on to a buffet supper with members of the Faculty . |
| 21 | This provided a confidence that came from getting on with the job . ’ |
| 22 | Everyone involved has to realize that the tasks are not relearned in an automatic sequence : the fact that the patient may be able to put on his sweater one day does not necessarily mean that he is immediately able to progress to putting on his trousers — indeed , he may have forgotten how to cope with the sweater the following day . |
| 23 | ‘ Modest good may be done by signing on ; much damage would be done if we do not , ’ he argues . |
| 24 | However , if the tooth is knocked out completely , little additional damage can be done by fighting on . |
| 25 | He made sure he was not disturbed by putting on a red light outside his door — a signal to the staff that no-one should enter . |
| 26 | Wear on leather soled shoes was saved by sticking on over soles made from pieces of old tyre inner tubes . |
| 27 | In allowing H Ltd 's contentions that the mezzanine platforms should be eligible for capital allowances , Mr Justice Vinelott said that the issue was whether the platforms passed the ‘ premises test ’ — in other words , whether the platforms were apparatus used for carrying on the trade or merely part of the setting in which the trade of the companies was carried on . |
| 28 | As regards the claim in respect of additional lighting , he said that Wimpy International v Warland had decided that lighting that did no more than provide general illumination was not plant , as it was not used for carrying on the business . |
| 29 | The reason I joined the G M B and I 'm sure most of you was , in good times the G M B looks for improvements in pay and conditions , in bad times we look for holding on to what we have got . |
| 30 | They 're often abrasive , they 're not bothered about getting on with people , that is n't important to them . |