Example sentences of "[vb infin] on in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The principle of interchangeable parts did not catch on in British industry as fast as it did in the American gun industry ; Colt 's revolvers were the great examples of what became known as the American system of manufacture . |
| 2 | They arrive on stage in strict order of precedence , the noblest usually arriving last so that the lesser characters can look on in suitable admiration , whilst the servants ( the corps de ballet ) keep their distance . |
| 3 | ‘ When the alarms go off in the house , they 'll go on in Central Station . |
| 4 | The question is whether the student can go on in unfamiliar circumstances , can exercise judgement , can be his or her own person . |
| 5 | Employers could not pass on in full these extra costs to the consumers because of the competitive international situation , with the result that profitability fell . |
| 6 | ‘ It needs a born Highlander to understand aright our Scottish Highlanders ’ , goes on JTR , ‘ and to gather from them all the lore they know , so as to give us pictures that will live on in after ages . |
| 7 | But it seems a small number of former workers may still fight on in industrial tribunals . |
| 8 | Flagellants will fight on in hand-to-hand combat regardless of casualties or circumstances . |
| 9 | These ‘ survivals ’ would , of course , be evidence that oral societies can and do ‘ fix ’ some aspects of the cultural repertoire ; they do not simply roll on in perpetual immediacy , responding to each new need in a new way and changing the meanings of words and communication accordingly . |