Example sentences of "[verb] on [prep] the rest " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Great Western pioneered the idea but it never caught on in the rest of the country . |
| 2 | They 've lived through history and know so much , which they 're certain to pass on to the rest of us . |
| 3 | There seemed only one answer , for India had seldom boasted fast bowlers of sufficient quality to operate much beyond the first half-dozen shine-removing overs before the spinners came on for the rest of the innings . |
| 4 | In the context of these questions , what is it in the brief history of White Western feminist criticism and theory that seems at odds with what is going on in the rest of the world ? |
| 5 | So we ought to concentrate on what 's happening in Britain , and to some extent ignore what 's going on in the rest of the world ? |
| 6 | It was never , as we have seen , the Labour government 's intention that the independence of India should be the prelude to a general nunc dimittis , and this disposes of the plausible notion that once India was gone the pointlessness of holding on to the rest of the dependent empire , supposedly acquired to protect the sea routes to Bombay , was immediately perceived . |
| 7 | After all , the weather does not normally stop you getting to work , playing golf , or getting on with the rest of your life . |
| 8 | So how are you getting on with the rest of your course ? |
| 9 | It rumbled on for the rest of the week . |
| 10 | De Gaulle 's plan touched off the first major political storm of the postwar era , which rumbled on throughout the rest of the summer . |
| 11 | This tragic game can go on for the rest of their lives or one of them can decide enough is enough and withdraw . |
| 12 | ‘ The roof restoration began in 1982 and we then went on to the rest of the building repainting emblems throughout the length of the station , ’ he said . |
| 13 | He was taken to hospital by ambulance , but later returned to the Ball and went on with the rest of the party to the Moynihans where he was photographed , with others , his jaw visibly swelling . |
| 14 | Usually , a band or artist will have only a short working life in which to earn sufficient money to live on for the rest of their lives . |
| 15 | How she missed that time — those few weeks , which now she would have to live on for the rest of her life . |
| 16 | And it will , if you , at the beginning of the sentence , however , it 's got a comma after it , before you go on to the rest of the sentence . |
| 17 | Both you and the Council can ask the Committee to adjourn and fix a later date for carrying on with the rest of the proceedings . |
| 18 | How did you get on with the rest of it ? |
| 19 | Now though I 've got to just get on with the rest of my life |
| 20 | The accident happened two years ago — the victims families say it 's time the insurers paid up , so they can get on with the rest of their lives . |
| 21 | Several weeks later , on the twenty-first anniversary of the baby 's death , we held a tearful and moving ceremony with candles and poetry , in which Betty said goodbye to her baby and gave herself permission to get on with the rest of her life . |
| 22 | Eight cars were illuminated , including car 3 of 1885 ( see p. 37 ) , and the lights were kept on for the rest of the season to enhance the scene . |
| 23 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |