Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [vb past] on " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Even a small arbitrary gathering of friends or sailors took on a party atmosphere owing to Minton 's knack of having a good time . |
| 2 | Curiously these metabolic processes seem to anticipate the homeothermic organisation of mammals , thus hinting that dinosaurs carried on where the reptiles left off . |
| 3 | Besides , unless I chose to remain here , how could I see that things went on well ? |
| 4 | As Rosalind Rosenberg has pointed out , arguments based on female uniqueness paradoxically ‘ provided the biological affirmation that anti-feminists needed to oppose change and that feminists relied on to defuse the threat of change ’ . |
| 5 | During the next ten days negotiations and discussions went on , in some of which I was the messenger for Sir Hubert , particularly in the efforts to get U Saw and U Ba Maw into the Council , successful in the first case but not in the second . |
| 6 | The fresh and crispies went on to receive a great deal more acclaim than The Chorus who were hardly noticed , even within their hometown . |
| 7 | Dials and switches flashed on and off . |
| 8 | As the days , weeks and months dragged on and the fine weather turned to biting snow , preventing builders or delivery vans from approaching Remaisnil , the frustrations for Laura and Bernard became at times overwhelming , One of the lowest moments for Laura was an interview she agreed to give to Susan Raven of the The Sunday Times , for ‘ A Life in the Day of ’ series . |
| 9 | Stallholders and shopkeepers looked on with bemusement as he was pelted with bad fruit . |
| 10 | But nothing of that sort happened and matters went on as before . |
| 11 | In 1992–93 , as the UK recession continued and banks went on reducing staff numbers , things became more difficult for the Institute and many of its members . |
| 12 | As the formality of adoption receded into past history , leaving the same accumulation of problems , hope began to wane and problems took on a different perspective . |
| 13 | But it was always easy come , easy go : easy-going in many ways , it seems — a characteristic which developed into that ‘ repose ’ and ‘ utter confidence in himself ’ that so many actors and writers remarked on . |
| 14 | The Soviet plan would scrap all nuclear mines , torpedoes and depth charges , as well as cruise missiles and nuclear bombs and missiles carried on naval aircraft . |
| 15 | Last time he came home she said if things went on as they are for much longer he 'd lose the manor and the farm on the turn of a card ! ’ |
| 16 | For three days the discussions and arguments went on . |
| 17 | The college grind of meetings and tutorials went on . |
| 18 | UN specialists say that the regulations , plans and treaties agreed on by the Mediterranean countries have not significantly curbed the outpouring of sewage and industrial effluent from the 360 million people who live around the Mediterranean basin . |
| 19 | Modigliani read Ehrenburg sonnets by an Italian Jewish poet of the fourteenth century , Emmanuele Romano , ‘ mocking , bitter poems that were nevertheless full of the love of life ’ , Then he told Ehrenburg how in bygone days the Romans had celebrated the carnival by forcing the Jewish community to elect a Jewish runner who had to run naked three times round the city , whilst the elegant crowd of bishops , ambassadors and ladies looked on . |
| 20 | London Irish thought they 'd scored a try here … the ref tho rightly gave a knock on … and the cherry and whites rolled on to take the lead with a penalty from Martin Roberts … another penalty apiece made it six three to Gloucester at half-time … but they deserved more … the forwards were fired up but so too was the exiles defence which took a fair old hammering … the turning point came at the start of the second half when referee David Matthews awarded Gloucester a penalty try … |
| 21 | What arguments and manoeuvres went on behind the scenes ? |
| 22 | Howling jackals and hyenas disturbed their nights , and kites swooped on to the plate of any man foolish enough to leave his food uncovered . |
| 23 | The heart and lungs carried on willy-nilly , keeping me going , keeping me awake . |
| 24 | In an organisation where a lot of people , through necessity or personal choice , were cut off from their families or friends at home , mail and letters took on a special importance . |
| 25 | The payments of rents and services went on as before , only to new masters . |
| 26 | ‘ Them be the Barnes family , ’ whispered Tom as a group of men and women came on in behind them . |
| 27 | Even so , the younger children of yeomen and husbandmen moved on elsewhere and the labouring families were far more volatile than the stable core of farming families . |
| 28 | Family Day at OBEX was the highlight of the year , and preparations went on for several weeks in advance . |
| 29 | But Briers stayed on to mastermind the Leicester run-chase with a battling 88 . |
| 30 | Frantic Bradford took to diving in the box looking for penalties , but Quakers held on , and there was even the unaccustomed spectacle of possession football to waste time in the dying minutes with a chorus of ‘ staying up ’ from the travelling fans in the background . |