Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [to-vb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He recovered sufficiently to carry on racing — although the car required rewelding ! |
| 2 | So at the end of their dancing career many tried desperately to hang on to the fringes of the theatre world as did matron Daisy Woodworth . |
| 3 | A wheel designed just to go on turning , never stopping , so that for a hundred years with a hundred more to follow , she had been coming out of this cottage doorway , carrying her carpet-bag , filling her lungs with this damp , sooty air which had started to make Liam cough , reminding herself — as one simply had to do — to be thankful for such mercies as came her way , however small . |
| 4 | Before he invaded Iran in 1980 , Mr Hussein tried hard to get on with the Islamic zealots who had just seized power in Tehran . |
| 5 | Noting that the EC central bank proposed by Delors would not be accountable to elected governments , Major proposed instead to build on to Stage 1 further steps to promote convergence of economic performance , low inflation and stable exchange rates by building up the existing EC currency , the ECU . |
| 6 | Against the implacable opposition of its lord , Aylesbury failed utterly to hold on to the corporate status granted it in 1554 . |
| 7 | For a moment he stood gazing balefully at the Corsican 's back as he turned away to pass on down the line . |
| 8 | LUCKY to be alive skydiver Terry Wakenshaw vowed yesterday to go on with the sport which killed his girlfriend and almost claimed his life . |
| 9 | He dropped the padlock on to the floor then pushed the heavy door open and reached inside to switch on the light . |
| 10 | not only was the undergraduate teaching poor , but there was only a minimal amount of postgraduate education in this subject ; part of the reason for this was that there was a shortage of suitable qualified and experienced doctors who knew enough to take on such postgraduate teaching ; |
| 11 | My dear Theo , I wrote to you already early this morning , then I went away to go on with a picture of a garden in the sunshine . |
| 12 | AT&T fought hard to hang on to its equipment businesses through telephone deregulation — the Justice Department took the firm to court on the issue in 1949 and again in 1974 . |
| 13 | Robbie , leaning against the cushions of a high-backed wooden settle , fought hard to hold on to reality . |
| 14 | Wicket-keeper Fothergill did well to hang on to the ball low to his right , especially as the whole team went up in jubilation before the ball had reached his gloves . |
| 15 | ‘ Agreed , ’ he answered reluctantly , wishing he had more to go on before meeting Leitzig . |
| 16 | He was sure of it but there was no point in putting on pressure until he had more to go on . |
| 17 | She wanted tonight to go on forever . |
| 18 | She began with my mother , attempted unsuccessfully to go on to me and now feels Alexandra is old enough to be the next victim . |