Example sentences of "[adv] on [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many elderly people have a wide range of interests , maintain them — if only through reading — right on into old age , and still enjoy the cut and thrust of discussion and debate ; but we have to accept the fact that for some , the main topics of conversation will be their own and other people 's health , past reminiscences , and family matters . |
| 2 | right on down that valley anyway he bought it and he |
| 3 | Turn left on road then after 30 yds turn right on to enclosed path up steps by National Trust sign for Stockham 's Hill . |
| 4 | We got we 've got I could have twenty five sales execs sitting er in the Newca Tyne and Wear area put it that way on on across those products and they would n't even bump into each other . |
| 5 | A large , empty room with high , narrow windows through which the bright day filtered slowly on to various shades of brown . |
| 6 | And this is a Sotino which is a quality brand in those days , I , I , do n't know if it still is , I assume it is , erm , which was not advertised at all , and although the Rolex 's and so on in this world have been heavily advertised as they came on the market , Sotino 's never really was , so my father had a struggle I suspect selling . |
| 7 | it 's only on for two minutes |
| 8 | He had dropped down on to one knee and with head bowed seemed to be pushing at the trolley before him , which for some reason had taken on an obstinate immobility . |
| 9 | A quick but careful briefing would , in most cases , prevent incidents such as someone lifting a wing without first checking that the other wing will not come down on to another glider 's canopy . |
| 10 | Unless the wing-tips are weighted down with a tyre , one wing lifting off the ground means that the other will come down on to another glider with expensive results . |
| 11 | The slaves swung the axes low , with one accord , and the boy 's feet were cut from his legs , so that he fell suddenly on to bleeding stumps of leg . |
| 12 | He struggled painfully on to one elbow , guarding his hands , and she put the tankard to his lips . |
| 13 | White City Retail Park Sale already on in some departments . |
| 14 | Put some movement into your hands and arms , roll gently over on to one side , and take another little rest before you finally get up and stretch . |
| 15 | The 158s will revolutionise the trans-Pennine routes when they push the 156s away on to other lines . |
| 16 | It is therefore a good ideas to make copies from fairly early on of all language and anthropological materials , and to keep them in other places , such as a technical studies department or headquarters office . |
| 17 | Early on within this game I th when Blackburn scored I thought this game would be taken away from 'em . |
| 18 | Cords , white or beige , were worn early on in small numbers but in mid'71 black/bottle green/navy straight leg Levi cords caught on in a big way . |
| 19 | I suppose I was a bit on the short side early on in secondary school . |
| 20 | Early on in both editions he writes , convincingly enough , of those who are unable to predict what will happen even when presented with all the necessary facts . |
| 21 | One suggestion is that early on in metazoan evolution there were a number of experimental designs which were not to give rise to direct descendants ; naturally these do not fit into the pigeon holes based on living animals . |
| 22 | The Irishmen , if they had any cattle left , used to drive them into the street ; and they 'd carry on bargaining with the farmers under a street lamp ; and when the police came along they 'd move further on to another lamp until they 'd sold all their cattle . ’ |
| 23 | A gradual reversal of the parent/child roles may have to be adjusted to , as the elderly parent moves further on into old age and becomes more dependent in every way , and sometimes the inner fears and insecurities of an old person express themselves in jealousy , possessiveness and resentment of the daughter 's contacts with other family members or friends , which can create many embarrassing situations , and the need for small deceptions to keep the peace . |
| 24 | The Gorges of Kakouetta are not the end of the road , for a little further on down this valley is the exquisite site and church of Sainte-Engrâce . |
| 25 | It is discussed in depth further on in this section and should be studied . |
| 26 | Schwantz is the master of wrenching the bike upright on to that fatter part of the tyre , jumping on the gas and pulling the tightest , quickest line out of a corner . |
| 27 | Erm well perhaps before I answer that question Mr Chairman , I could just briefly skim across the programme and bring you up to date as to where we are and then we 'll go directly on to that point . |
| 28 | The first condition is satisfied in parts of the motor system , in which cells in the brain project directly on to motor neurons in the spinal cord so that a small group of cells in the CNS have a ‘ direct line ’ to a small group of muscles , and perhaps in visuomotor centres in the brainstem ( Donoghue and Wise 1982 ; Schiller and Stryker 1972 ) . |
| 29 | The grandest showing of Dutch seventeenth-century art , still on until 18 October , must be the superb assembly at the National Gallery of Scotland . |
| 30 | ‘ And Maggie 's always on about Victorian values , ’ I persisted , ‘ the sanctity of the family group — ‘ |