Example sentences of "[vb -s] on with [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But for the vast majority in Northern Ireland life goes on with little inconvenience from the depredations of the IRA . |
2 | He goes on with self-glorifying statements like , ‘ I made my first tube amplifier in 1957 ’ . |
3 | William Howitt , in his Rural Life in England , 1838 , wrote of the Dent knitters , ‘ The knitting goes on with unremitting speed … they burn no candle but knit by the light of the peat fire . ’ |
4 | People will vary enormously as to how their bodies tolerate these dietary items and you will learn in Stage II of the diet how your body gets on with some of these . |
5 | By doing this its vitality is not completely stopped , it somehow goes on flowing , and the plant , as it were , simply gulps a little , and gets on with expanding . |
6 | Barnett Newman saga rumbles on with further paint analyses |
7 | In particular , organization must avoid a common error , which Evans again picks on with much justification , the attempt " to provide a superstructure of provision without securing the foundations of demand . " |
8 | Well Mrs Toad is having a sale in her shop + + she has laid out her caish + cash register + + an' a number of pots of tea + + it 's gon na be a special sale because + + so she has th' + a sign up saying + prices are slashed + so she hopes lots of customers will be coming along + to visit her + + while she ‘ s waiting for customers + she goes about setting out the rest of + of the shop + + for things in the sale + + an ’ she brings on + large cans of tin + of tea + + for + she can only carry one at a time + so she walks on with one and puts it on the counter + + |
9 | This week , he moves on with similar expertise to The Anger of Comedy , in particular Mel Brooks 's The Producer ( screened straight after his lecture ) and Penny Marshall 's Big . |
10 | The amp switches on with that disconcerting ‘ plop ’ that you get from most tranny machines and would certainly not expect from a hi-fi costing half as much . |
11 | Tie Rack switches on with flashy figures |
12 | If people are kept awake for long periods of time , their drowsiness lessens in the morning and comes on with increased severity in the evening . |
13 | But runs on with just rhythm and clear notes , and as counterpart |