Example sentences of "[vb infin] on [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cornelius would remain on at school until real work could be found for him . |
| 2 | Would I stay on at night to go over some sales figures ? |
| 3 | Secondary education is compulsory up to the age of 16 , and pupils can stay on at school for up to three years longer . |
| 4 | ‘ That you can stay on at Sleet as long as you like , but with the new owner , should he wish to take residence there . |
| 5 | You must stay on at Casa Sciorto , Caroline … ’ |
| 6 | Some will ‘ get the taste ’ of fresh water by moulting on freshwater lochs in Shetland , raising hopes yet again that this attractive duck will one day stay on to nest in Shetland . |
| 7 | No doubt some will stay on to summer in Shetland and encourage us to hope that some day it too may be found nesting . |
| 8 | In a mild winter where snow cover is not prolonged , chaffinch and brambling from the Scandinavian forests will stay on to forage round the crofts . |
| 9 | And make-up wo n't stay on without powder . |
| 10 | ‘ This produced a pretty farcical scene really with us both stopped on the track , but I managed to get away and hang on for second . |
| 11 | Mr Patten , you remember , was the Tory chairman who masterminded the campaign of lies , smears and false promises which helped his party hang on to power . |
| 12 | With his connections , there was still a good chance Balestre could hang on to power . |
| 13 | Well , I , will , you know , I mean , will carry on as Chairman , but I , I 'd welcome competition in the post if anyone 's interested |
| 14 | The nest was built whilst the truck was in use , so the bird must have been patiently waiting for it to return after each journey so that it could carry on with nest building . |
| 15 | Fix it up for me to fly from there if it suits or I could carry on by train . ’ |
| 16 | However , the Teams are always looking for new ideas which they can work on in partnership with local groups and individuals . |
| 17 | I have my first sittings at 8.30 am , and then I have my meetings ; I dictate in the afternoon to my secretary , and I might work on till midnight . |
| 18 | I hope therefore that however much the cards seem to be stacked against us , feminists will keep on about language . |
| 19 | More cash for the technological preparation for NET , the Next European Torus that will follow on from JET , the Joint European Torus which should be switched on in May . |
| 20 | For Camus the sky was a source of sustenance that he could draw on at will ; for me it is a thwarted promise , yearned for and glimpsed against the odds . |
| 21 | What languages did they draw on to fracture the earlier consensus and what historical forces enabled them to orchestrate their campaign as a national protest ? |
| 22 | This the speaker can draw on in order to relate new information that s/he wants to convey to elements that are already established in the context . |
| 23 | Within each of these varieties , there is a range of styles which the speaker can draw on in conversation or for other types of talk . |
| 24 | Er that 's briefly enough on sport , I 'm gon na move on to entertainment facilities now . |
| 25 | And not content with berating Strauss he must move on to Hofmannsthal-bashing — an all too familiar exercise by those who read no German and are unable to find themselves moved by this sensitive poet 's imaginings . |
| 26 | This subject needs a great deal of careful study and thought but , with this outline , let us move on to look at the experience a bereaved person might have of the church when someone close to them has died . |
| 27 | Let's move on to look at another fairly dramatic infection which is a case of diphtheria . |
| 28 | With out boat 's painter trailing in the shadows behind us , let us now move on to look at what I have called the detective novel as opposed to the detective story . |
| 29 | The form of intonation has now been described in some detail , and we will move on to look more closely at its functions . |
| 30 | I will now move on to look at one chapter from Alice through the looking glass . |