Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had not originally been intended to carry on the research after that date , but it was so successful that finding was obtained to set up a panel study . |
| 2 | " After some discussion it was arranged to carry on the Winter Meetings fortnightly as last year . |
| 3 | In a number of legal systems there is a presumption that the property in identified goods is intended to pass on the making of the contract , in others , only on delivery . |
| 4 | I agreed to pass on the message as I was on my way to Make-up . ’ |
| 5 | The temptation to stay in town for a curry or a Schwarzenegger film , or both , can seriously disrupt that urge to carry on the journey up the 277 summits . |
| 6 | ‘ She wants to pass on the message that the world is still a great place despite everything . |
| 7 | The quicker heat escapes from your hot water tank , the more often you will need to switch on the water heating to warm it up . |
| 8 | Schladming , just to the east , which tried to take on the World Cup commitment , has suffered similarly . |
| 9 | But for the moment , it seems he is n't the luxury most women want to take on a desert island with them . |
| 10 | As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete . |
| 11 | With contracting , hospital doctors will be the agents of the provider , not the purchasing authority , and again can not be expected to take on the gatekeeper role . |
| 12 | Bolstered by his landslide electoral victory in 1972 , the President moved to take on the legislature . |
| 13 | You know , nobody wants to take on a girl ! |
| 14 | None of their three sons Roy , Robert and Clive have decided to carry on the family tradition . |
| 15 | His best friend did not go to the funeral because he had already decided to go on a day trip to France ! |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I 've decided to stay on a bit to settle him . ’ |
| 17 | Pegasus did n't win their first short corner of the game until the 28th minute , and that was down to Nadine Long , who at times was the only forward prepared to take on the Portadown defence . |
| 18 | Countries with suitable slalom sites but no suitable WWR courses would then be able to host events and smaller countries prepared to take on the WWR event but not the larger slalom event would be able to make contributions . |
| 19 | ‘ I know it 's a long way , ’ I say , ‘ I do n't even know which line to take on the underground . |
| 20 | He 's always looking to take on the back row and his sheer physical strength is phenomenal … |
| 21 | — ITV plans to take on the BBC in the lunchtime ratings battle with a new soap set in a North-East seaside community . |
| 22 | How Jon Solly plans to take on the world |
| 23 | Perhaps this is because they really are wanting or perhaps it is because the professional refuses to take on a role that the parents want but that he or she thinks unsuitable . |
| 24 | As a result , people in these institutions quickly came to take on the roles and goals which these institutions required for their survival . |
| 25 | Yeah the board in it 's wisdom looking at the financial situation decided to take on a policy which actually prohibited the use of the studio theatre by professional companies and I think that 's reduced the actual use of that facility . |
| 26 | The loose skin of Vologsky 's cheeks and lower chin quivered under the increasing pull of the G-force and his entire body seemed to take on a couple of stone in extra weight . |
| 27 | Maggie put her hands up to push him away but as soon as they touched his skin her palms seemed to take on a life of their own , moving over the strong muscles , her fingers wanting to curl in the crisp black hair that lightly covered his chest . |
| 28 | Other actors were instructed to bring on the score . |
| 29 | For those tha who are not to familiar with , the initials P P G , it stands for planning policy guidance , and there are a whole series of these guidance notes produced by the Department of the Environment for the er advice guidance of , well not only the local planning authorities but anyone else who is interested in the development business , and they are expressions of , I suppose government policy , er and their attitudes towards various aspects , whether it 's countryside , housing , trans or transport , and they do pro provide a useful backcloth , in fact an extremely valuable backcloth to the way in which er this matter should be considered , erm I know from the submission which North Yorkshire County Council have used they would say that the fact they have n't had regard to all this er , but I would like to carry on the discussion against that background , and could you direct your thinking at this stage about the need for a new settlement in the light of the principles spelt out in P P G three and particularly paragraph thirty three . |
| 30 | Yeah because he 's got to go on a month 's course for a start , for just general and then we 've got to try and find him a a week 's course somewhere as A L O , I do n't know where but er in that time . |