Example sentences of "on [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Weissman carried on courageously with a complex but fascinating lecture on RNA splicing , ignoring the loud hubbub and intermittent squawks from his own microphone , and pausing often to wait out an eruption of roars and whistles from next door . |
2 | Paddy went on imperturbably , ‘ Jesus said — ‘ Suffer the little ones to come unto me . ’ |
3 | ’ … beyond them , ’ she went on imperturbably , ’ I can speculate that someone may have overlooked the Quarley 's university , when removing from all data banks material akin to that gained from the Ichaelan agent . ’ |
4 | ‘ I suppose there 's a war going on somewhere . ’ |
5 | He is sure that a computational ‘ Samba school ’ , or something like it , will catch on somewhere . |
6 | I have nothing to do with the LA lifestyle ; I do n't go to ‘ the party ’ — you know , the one that 's always going on somewhere . |
7 | They are all living on somewhere in the world . |
8 | Of curse , there 's always a war going on somewhere — but if it ai n't good for business , it seems you wo n't find the concerned young darlings of today writing songs about it . |
9 | A friend he had not seen for ages came into the bar with his wife , and , in the end , the three of them went on somewhere for dinner . |
10 | ‘ Where I come from there is always a war going on somewhere or other . |
11 | She imagined that after playing tennis and having tea , they would go on somewhere and she would like to be available to go with them . |
12 | Meeting them in the evening , going on somewhere , being among the rowdy , but good-natured crowd had been her focus in weeks blurred with grief and pain . |
13 | Of curse , there 's always a war going on somewhere — but if it ai n't good for business , it seems you wo n't find the concerned young darlings of today writing songs about it . |
14 | Well , I think sometimes , I , at at home , erm , if I 'm , particularly if I 'm typing , I like music , and if the phone goes , people must wonder what on earth it is , because there 's music going on somewhere , which they obviously can hear in the background , but I like , I like that as a background . |
15 | Because he had the right attitude , he did n't quibble , he did n't moan he did n't criticize , he just got on with the job , and is n't that a little area that we can all work on somewhere , it comes down to that little bit of territory even , does n't it , if we 're given in the ministry and we say oh not there again , I worked that last time , I know that person in that house they 're all working , called on them and when they , I just do n't get , I just do n't get on with them , they 're not me at all , you see , we , we can go on and on in all kinds of areas ca n't we in the truth , but what an attitude to have and I thought this was a lovely expression here , look , erm , on page twenty seven , just about a third of the way down on the right hand side , he says as I have opportunity , I encourage new ones at that , that would take advantage of all privileged service , they 're given , and to learn to be content , and happy with it and just in the next paragraph at the end he says be happy and content in your present circumstances and blossom in a spiritual way in the soil where you are planted is n't that a lo a lovely expression , does n't that show a man who is spiritually alive and alert and awake , and is n't that how we should be , would n't the congregation flow and move along forward , so much better and more unitedly if we all have that lovely attitude that Jehovah service , no matter what it is , we ca n't all be public speakers , we ca n't all be giving a public talk at the district assembly can we ? |
16 | The French sneer that , because Mr Van den Broek gets on badly with his prime minister , Ruud Lubbers , he can not bear to see the summiteers running the show . |
17 | Her parents got on badly , and she described her mother as extremely cold and rejecting . |
18 | Why does God always pick on badly managed places with sloppy practices ? |
19 | They got on badly , they were unhappy with the school , so they did n't try . |
20 | A total of 2,588 items were treated ; though in most cases this consisted only of the application of a backing material , work on badly degraded older material is much more labour-intensive . |
21 | The Thatcherite band-wagon rolled on relentlessly , though with crises , errors , and ‘ banana skins ’ aplenty littering the route . |
22 | Strikingly , even as the newly-qualified trained infantrymen relax outside the NAAFI with their visitors , the process of coaching other recruits to that goal goes on relentlessly around them . |
23 | Meanwhile Aureole had got into top gear and came through into second place , but try as he might he could never pose a threat to Pinza , who galloped on relentlessly to win by four lengths , with Pink Horse running on to take third place a length and a half further adrift and the gallant Shikampur a tired fourth . |
24 | This may be easier said than done but if you have a clear idea of the purpose of the meeting and have prepared a thorough list of everything you want to know then you must stick to your guns and carry on relentlessly until you have worked your way through it . |
25 | He chatted on relentlessly , as they made their way back . |
26 | Have you seen a picture go on relentlessly developing until its whole surface is black , its celebratory moment obliterated ? |
27 | For most of the 65-minute set Adamski is perfectly happy to twiddle his knobs while the electro-beat crashes on relentlessly around him . |
28 | ‘ You never fitted in with Julius 's lifestyle , ’ Eleanor went on relentlessly . |
29 | ‘ Just as that kiss last night got to you , ’ he went on relentlessly . |
30 | People just get married or live together , ’ Luke went on relentlessly . |