Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But investors who have clung on grimly for the past five years should hang on a while longer . |
| 2 | Three conditions must be satisfied before a charge to tax can arise under section 14 : ( 1 ) the taxpayer must carry on a trade , profession or business in Hong Kong ; ( 2 ) the profits to be charged must be ‘ from such trade , profession or business , ’ which their Lordships construe to mean from the trade , profession or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong ; ( 3 ) the profits must be ‘ profits arising in or derived from ’ Hong Kong . |
| 3 | Wilson ( 17 ) has suggested that to exploit the potential market , producers must take on a new , invigorating , active , forward-looking stance and lay aside the conservatism , traditionalism and isolation which have hindered development in the past . |
| 4 | Under this circumstance , the ‘ old ’ attitudinal stance must take on a new meaning , if it is to be repeated in the changed context , inasmuch as it will be directed against different counter-attitudes . |
| 5 | Today , in the early 1990s there seems to be every possibility their taste for autocracy and power might persuade the police that secrecy should take on a new dimension , so that sedition could acquire new status as a deviance , while even the ‘ espionage ’ of ethnography could well become actionable . |
| 6 | Britain therefore likes the French idea that the European Council should take on a larger role at the expense of the commission . |
| 7 | One of the topics for discussion will be whether Boro should take on a paid employee . |
| 8 | In spite of recent emotional dramas or conflicts , you must put on a brave face and allow others to share your load . |
| 9 | They must operate on a good deal less than total information ; 70 per cent is considered high availability for business people . |
| 10 | Everything is made to change just in the nick of time , and even the return letter office suspends its laws that Jane Eyre may carry on a tale with effect . |
| 11 | everywhere , things like that , so , well I 'll hang on a bit then |
| 12 | He said he had taken Kurlovich to Barcelona aware of the positive test and fearful disclosure might bring on a dope scandal similar to the Bulgarian one which shook the 1988 Games . |
| 13 | Role-play might carry on a topic begun through the use of stories . |
| 14 | I might carry on a bit tomorrow . |
| 15 | Probably that knocked Peter back a little bit , we 'll read on a little bit later but Peter fully abandons Jesus let's face it . |
| 16 | Or memory might take on a rose-coloured tinge — as with one officer who had commonly thumped prostitutes : |
| 17 | He never developed a major following there — even , as far as can be seen , in the early 1470s when there was still a possibility that he might take on a political role . |
| 18 | Likewise , a carpenter or joiner might be on a set day rate but who for a period might take on a separate contract to saw timber at a rate per 100 ft. , the figure depending upon the hardness of the wood . |
| 19 | He never developed a major following there — even , as far as can be seen , in the early 1470s when there was still a possibility that he might take on a political role . |
| 20 | might go on a bit Shut me gob . |
| 21 | Well think , if you concentrated on that a bit more instead of just doing it any where in the air you might get on a bit quicker . |
| 22 | A successful tour is the priority — the icing on the cake would come if wife , Wendy , could hang on a week or so for the birth of their second child due a month before the end of the tour . ‘ |
| 23 | Both there and at Keetmanshoep the Germans built headquarters stations which could take on a new strategic role in time of war . |
| 24 | I could take on a Gladiator and probably beat them ! ’ ’ |
| 25 | Here part-time members could take on a significant role if they were allocated specific monitoring responsibilities and duties , but their current situation and pay militates against that ( Henney , 1984 ) . |
| 26 | Perhaps if you do n't want to sell we could take on a joint venture . ’ |
| 27 | I could pass on a message for you . ’ |
| 28 | Positives could pass on a negative gene . |
| 29 | It 'll be a good three months before she shows , and , with skilful dressing , she could go on a lot longer . ’ |
| 30 | If I was you , I 'd walk on a bit till ye gets to the Half Moon — it 's along the Overclyst road , so … ’ |