Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tailgate of this lorry was cut away and two 4ft long barbed prongs welded on to it . |
| 2 | I immediately gestured to the Hurricanes to carry on to Malta by themselves as we were ditching and we turned for the coast ourselves , losing height all the way . |
| 3 | A hand feeling blindly for throat or arm or hair landed in the middle of Gabriel 's face , and Garvey 's fingers clung on like a starfish , pressing it out of shape . |
| 4 | Plans agreed on by the first meeting included a shopping trip to Holland to visit a shop which sells outsize jeans and sweat-shirts and another to Germany to a shop which claims to sell the biggest size shoes in the world . |
| 5 | Some evenings there 'll be a series of sketches laid on by the Club 's Entertainments Team or a folklore show by guest dancers . |
| 6 | Apart from the system of secret diplomacy under his personal control which he developed after 1745 and which served merely to complicate and frustrate the foreign policies carried on by his ministers through regular channels , he took little interest in the machinery of government . |
| 7 | This one point alone has almost certainly caused many novice flyers to struggle on with an unmanageable model which could easily be completely transformed by correct adjustment . |
| 8 | Matches and trophies carried on after the outbreak of war in August 1914 , although the Autumn Meeting in October was almost cancelled . |
| 9 | Activities carried on outside office hours which are accountancy related and therefore similar to daily work — Preparation of club and charity accounts — Providing accountancy or taxation services etc . |
| 10 | The system of planning controls imposes limits on their freedom to locate operations where they will or to increase the scale , or change the nature , of the activities carried on at a particular site . |
| 11 | That was the trouble with harbour-watching , there were so many inexplicable activities carried on at a stately pace and with the deliberation of a choreographed performance . |
| 12 | Living history approaches , allowing children to dress up and experience activities carried on in the past can be extremely successful in the primary school . |
| 13 | ( ) If it appears to the Secretary of State — ( a ) that the financial affairs of any institution within the higher education sector have been or are being mismanaged ; or ( b ) that , in consequence of matters outwith the control of such an institution , it is likely that the financial position of the institution will be significantly adversely affected , he may , after consulting the Council and the institution , give such directions to the Council about the provision of financial support in respect of the activities carried on by the institution as he considers are necessary or expedient by reason of the mismanagement or , as the case may be , adverse effect on the institution 's financial position . ' . |
| 14 | The group discussions reported on in Appendix II excluded pensioners and the very poorest households . |
| 15 | These and other strange phenomena carried on throughout his teens and into his early twenties . |
| 16 | The Bulletin , which gives impartial advice on medicines to doctors , says more GPs and nurses should learn these skills to pass on to patients . |
| 17 | Cords , white or beige , were worn early on in small numbers but in mid'71 black/bottle green/navy straight leg Levi cords caught on in a big way . |
| 18 | He concluded that on a correct analysis the taxpayer 's operations which generated the relevant profits were operations carried on in and from Hong Kong . |
| 19 | Santiaguito , which was a complex of four distinct domes joined on to one another in a single elongate ridge , is rarely quiet for long , and one can literally hear it growing , because there is an almost continual rattle of small stones and rocks falling from the higher parts down on to the scree slopes below it . |
| 20 | I know I do have the confidence of the backbenchers to carry on with this particular job as well as the confidence of the leader and the shadow Chancellor . |
| 21 | Schools got on with the business of education . |
| 22 | BALDNESS can be caused by ringworm from a fungi passed on by pet budgies , dogs and cats , says an Australian hair expert . |
| 23 | Without thinking , she drank deeply from her glass , all the time her eyes riveted on to those early leaders as the brandy burnt its way down her throat . |
| 24 | The taxpayers appealed against the assessments , contending that the two offices constituted separate trades carried on by B and W. B's trade had continued after the dissolution of the partnership . |
| 25 | The peace of Utrecht ended the war proper in 1713 , but desultory skirmishes carried on until 1714 . |
| 26 | The crackle of huts lives on by firelight . |
| 27 | The promotional literature for East Allegheny produced jointly by the EACC and the Neighborhoods for Living Center emphasised the renovation potential of the area , whilst minimising the community and family aspects concentrated on by Fineview and Charles Street-Kirkbride . |
| 28 | Still they waited , as the Scots came on at a canter . |
| 29 | What do the journalists type on at the Post ? ’ |
| 30 | His eyes moved on to a chest of drawers , two chairs and a bed he had never seen before . |