Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] on in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The managing director makes very sure that he knows all that goes on in his firm . |
| 2 | At the door is an insight into the true melding nature of all that goes on in Wainfleet — half a wooden beer barrel from Bateman 's Brewery , planted with flowers and set beside an iron shoe scraper . |
| 3 | What do , in terms of erm , terms of prostitution , is that act , is that , does that bother you or are you not bo bothered really about the fact that that goes on in the area ? |
| 4 | And most of that goes on in the daytime |
| 5 | If we are outside , we shall not enjoy the advantages of a single currency or have the investment in this country of those companies — our own and overseas firms — which want to invest in the core of Europe and enjoy full access to all that goes on in Europe . |
| 6 | You may have got quite friendly now , but she does n't necessarily know all that goes on in Robert 's mind . ’ |
| 7 | Picnickers explain that they are prepared to carry on in spite of the odds . |
| 8 | One therefore gets trapped into a situation where it appears much easier to carry on in the business than to divest , or move out . |
| 9 | This led on in later generations to a widespread belief among orthodox Christians that the Bible should be looked upon as a compendium of truths directly revealed by God , inerrant and totally consistent in all its parts , and thus the supremely authoritative source of information not only on points of doctrine but on any other matters on which it might touch . |
| 10 | Nor is there anything mystical going on in the evolution of real animals and plants . |
| 11 | All this went on in front of Mr Barr and linesman David Magill , which let me say , was the result of an over-acted injury by another Linfield player . |
| 12 | A certain amount of research into the effects of ageing went on in that period ( and not only in Britain ) but much of it was forgotten when the crisis of ageing and labour shortage seemed less acute in the 1960s — the ‘ age of automation ’ ( Bagrit , 1965 ) , of greater availability of female and immigrant labour and of youth . |
| 13 | In view of the abrupt falling on in the numbers of husbandmen above £20 , plus the fact that this figure coincides roughly with the wealth of the average yeoman , farmers assessed at and above it can pragmatically be counted as yeomen . |
| 14 | ‘ In fact , if you ask me , there 's as much goes on in most of these valleys as there ever used to be . ’ |
| 15 | There 's so much going on in Ibiza it 's easy to put together some really great trips . |
| 16 | There 's too much going on in Adventuredom to give much room to its older denizens , but you ca n't go far wrong with Bloodwych — it got a Sizzler in Issue 65 ! |
| 17 | She clearly had no time for Burley Woodhead when there was so much going on in Bradford . |
| 18 | ‘ I never knew there was so much going on in the world , ’ she said to John one day . |
| 19 | The major felt there was too much going on in his head . |
| 20 | There was much going on in world politics at the time , including the Cold War and the Cuba crisis . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I think there was just something rebellious going on in my head , ’ he said . |
| 22 | There was very little going on in the neighbourhood , or even further afield , of which Purvis was not apprised . |
| 23 | The visit to South Africa of several eminent Irish Rugby Football Union officers and their wives — among them the president , Ronnie Dawson — triggered off an acrimonious debate which looks likely to run on in spite of an IRFU statement regretting the safari . |
| 24 | ‘ What am I supposed to live on in the meantime ? ’ |
| 25 | One thing is certain , the legend is likely to live on in Ayrshire . |
| 26 | Almost all these carrying on in full-time education had registered for a PhD : 91 per cent . |
| 27 | All of you are welcome to stay on in Faws Grove for as long as you wish . |
| 28 | In fact there was precious little to rely on in the unconscious unless the product was good enough to sell itself to the conscious senses , in which case the unconscious appeal was superfluous . |
| 29 | It all goes on in my head and I usually find that my first sketch depicts the piece I end up with . |
| 30 | you do n't , you think we 've all moved on in things that all |