Example sentences of "[verb] on [prep] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that part of our business makes it more difficult because ah the purchase of Allied Carpets by Carpetland is the space of the market at a fairly speedy rate and I personally believe other retailers will have the policy to sub-let surface areas in the next few years so it 's something we got on with three years ago and very pleased we did it . |
| 2 | His wife Hannah lived on until 24 February 1778 . |
| 3 | Hunt goes on for two climbers after body is found |
| 4 | There are , of course , many occupations in which similar demands of constant readiness are made , but when it goes on for twenty years or more it is inclined to upset a good domestic relationship . |
| 5 | Erm yeah er mm yeah no I 'm quite intrigued myself about this , this idea that erm somehow it 's heterosexuals who trus who are trustworthy and that , you know , once you have a sexuality that 's different from heterosexuality then you ca n't be trusted with children and you , you know you , you ca n't be trusted to er you know I do n't know , run boys ' clubs , you ca n't be trusted in , in a , you know , it 's sort of , it 's almost like , like erm er it , it almost flies in the face of evidence that the vast majority of sexual abuse that goes on of one sort or another is , is heterosexual , it 's |
| 6 | There is no reason to suppose that what goes on in one domain is necessarily relevant to what goes on in another . |
| 7 | The king 's son mounted his horse again , and they rode on for seven days , until they came to the islands of the Black Sea , where there is such darkness that a spoon might stand up in it . |
| 8 | Having been placed on to three lengths of webbing , six men would be required to lift the shell and put it into the case ; the webs were then cut , as it would not have been possible to withdraw them . |
| 9 | In the case of Statement B racism is entailed in a set of inherited predispositions passed on from one generation to another . |
| 10 | Barnard considered that the energy introduced into the homoeopathic potency during the succussion process stabilized the arrangement of the water polymers and that it was these shape-specific polymers which were built up and passed on from one potency to the next . |
| 11 | There was an army display on for one day only , Mrs Blakey had said at breakfast : the car-park behind the fish-packing station had been taken over for it . |
| 12 | This structure was only the remains of a bridge , and necessitated a crossing hanging on to one piece of rusty wire while balancing on another single line swinging perilously below . |
| 13 | The number plate 's only hanging on by one screw . |
| 14 | ‘ Later they told me my body just went up in the air and I was hanging on by one hand . ’ |
| 15 | Black boxes the size of video-cassettes were welded on to 3,000 cars and hundreds of loops were buried in the roads . |
| 16 | ‘ Got to observe strict ARP , you see , Miss , though here we are gettin' on for five months of war and not a peep out of a Jerry plane . |
| 17 | You set the a great egg race type topic to work on for three weeks . |
| 18 | Hunt on for two raiders who escaped with £1,000 from Yorkshire Building Society on Allerton Road , Allerton . |
| 19 | The certificate was also awarded to Sgt. Curry , who joined the TA in 1965 and served with the Royal Army Service Corps and the Royal Corps of Transport before signing on with 124 Recovery Company ( Tyne Electrical Engineers ) REME in 1971 . |
| 20 | The accountants carried on until 21 February 1990 . |
| 21 | Could a related business activity be carried on within one area of the shop by any of the family members without registering for VAT ( the turnover of this activity is expected to be low ) ? |
| 22 | Subject to the above , the related activity could be carried on within one area of the shop by any of the family . |
| 23 | The plating is carried on in eight vats , one each for silver , nickel and black nickel , two for brass plating , and three for copper plating . |
| 24 | Never had his mind worked so fast or so clearly , leaping on from one conclusion to the next , some exhilarating , some appalling . |
| 25 | Mother had to struggle on with nine children making a terrible din , and almost drowning out her powers of concentration . |
| 26 | I hold on with one hand , landing in a fast-moving heap that upsets the sledge 's balance . |
| 27 | Try and hold on to twelve numbers , here we go . |
| 28 | These include a one per cent discount for single contributions and a five per cent loyalty bonus for people who hold on for ten years . |
| 29 | Left : Fish of this size and quality were all grown on from 4–6 inch youngsters in only a year . |
| 30 | The boy rolled over and came on to one knee in a single lunge , and hurling himself at the man , caught him round the thighs with both arms , and swept him with him through the opening . |