Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] on [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 During the 1980s , there has been a marked decline in the proportion of secondary students who gain the Sudan School Certificate which enables them to go on to higher education or enter the civil service .
2 There was nothing to go on at all .
3 And , of course , the scientific approach through general laws and formulae has nothing to work on in this sort of context .
4 They tell you to go on with artificial respiration for ever , for long after you 've given up hope .
5 You should be feeling slimmer this morning , and it should encourage you to carry on for another day .
6 They often think that if their flying is good enough , it is safe for them to press on in any weather conditions .
7 Though one of the best thing we can do for carers is enable t them to keep on with part-time work as long as possible .
8 Ah I do n't know whether you want me to chat on about that
9 Making one last supreme effort , she put her free arm round it , bracing herself to hang on until that , too , collapsed .
10 ‘ The one you 've just done in Cheltenham ? ’ she asked , catching Cara 's excitement as she waited expectantly for her to go on with more details .
11 There had been no handkerchieves for him to work on for several days and there was not very much to eat for dinner .
12 That was Sarah who did the Works Skills for Women Course at Fast Forward and that 's now helped her to get on to some G C S E courses at college .
13 ‘ Only for as long as it took her to latch on to another driver , ’ Vitor said drily .
14 Offloading tasks from the server also frees-up CPU time , allowing it to get on with other things and reduces the flow of network traffic .
15 They 'll give up and leave us to get on with some work I imagine .
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