Example sentences of "[verb] on as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He at once declared his intention to carry on as Prime Minister . |
| 2 | If non-farming activities reach the VAT registration threshold , farmers will be required to register for all their activities , farming and non-farming , and will not be able to carry on as flat rate farmers . |
| 3 | But a war of sorts , and prejudice lingers on as new owners search for finance — in Japan . |
| 4 | If the Conservatives are the largest single party , should he hang on as Prime Minister in the hope that he can do a deal with another party ? |
| 5 | For example , what if Mr Heath had won the February 1974 general election , as he nearly did , and carried on as Prime Minister ? |
| 6 | Of course , those who squeezed him out were at pains to say Young was staying on as Young Group chief executive . |
| 7 | But despite the death the rowing at Oxford went on as normal today. , with crews competing in the traditional college races . |
| 8 | O&M 's current chairman and ceo Graham Phillips is to stay on as vice chairman . |
| 9 | DONALD Fothergill has a palpable and daily reminder of the responsibility he has taken on as managing director of Stockton-based Pickerings Lifts . |
| 10 | After three years , the WIPers would be taken on as normal university staff . |
| 11 | Where the main constructive waves are swell waves which may have been generated hundreds and even thousands of kilometres away and travelled on as free waves , it is quite likely that the local resultant wind has a far smaller part in the orientation of coastal forms . |
| 12 | Andrew Stavanger stayed on as managing director of the shipping company , with a seat on the board of the group . |
| 13 | After his party 's heavy defeat in the subsequent general election , Ellis stayed on as chief whip . |