Example sentences of "[verb] on [prep] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I persisted , rather surprised that somebody who really had done something was so reticent , when there are people , like me for instance , who bleat on about the most tawdry experiences . |
| 2 | Sticking on with a little royal icing or glue , wrap the strip carefully around the edge of the roof , scalloped edge upwards . |
| 3 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 4 | Again , a graphical function is generated and inserted on to an appropriately scaled graph . |
| 5 | He was a man of simple tastes who had a down-to-earth view of life that he passed on in an almost unconscious way with an innate goodness that is found among the local pillars of the community who never stray far from their birthplace . |
| 6 | It seemed to go on for a very long time . |
| 7 | ‘ It seemed to go on for an awfully long time . |
| 8 | The revenue obtained a huge sum of money which they had no right to demand and they are now hanging on to a very large amount of interest which they have no moral right to retain . |
| 9 | In fact , ’ said Owen , his mind beginning to stray on to a quite different tack , ‘ you 're altogether extraordinary — ’ |
| 10 | There are few examples of their being scattered extensively and repeatedly used within a single text ; where this does happen , as for instance in Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin , the practice can readily be justified by its thematic significance ( on which see further below ) , as again can be seen to be the case with the cornucopia of excrement that Robin drops on to the deservedly victimized Jouglet . |
| 11 | Satisfied with this flimsy explanation for the time being , she moved on to a more intimate subject : herself . |
| 12 | However , as soon as they moved on to a more public and active presentation of their demands then councillors condemned this activity , the demands themselves were ignored , and the groups were held up to public ridicule as a threat to democracy and the general interest . |
| 13 | After an initial success in 1964 over ‘ royalty expensing ’ , an element in the intricate mechanics of computing concessionaires ' tax liability which gained OPEC members some extra cents of revenue per bbl , they moved on to the earnestly disputed negotiating rounds in Tripoli and Tehran in 1971 . |
| 14 | But she always insisted on taking her turn when hounds moved on to the most unlikely draw of the day . |
| 15 | Smiling as she surveyed the posters on the walls of the twins ' bedroom — obviously Peter Rabbit was still popular here in New York ! — she moved on to the much larger main bedroom . |
| 16 | Business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace , lunches were longer and boozier and I was far , far happier . |
| 17 | Instead of the old concept of teaching , according to which the teacher , possessed of superior powers and superior knowledge , attempted to pass on to the more able of his pupils that non-practical culture which would most benefit them personally , a new class-room communication should be envisaged . |
| 18 | It was looked on as a very serious offence . |
| 19 | Before my right hon. Friend passes on to a specifically Scottish aspect , I wish to raise a general point . |
| 20 | Frequently a Georgian house which I had always seen from the road and considered to be all of one date , was revealed , when I came to knock on its door , to be purely a façade built on to a much earlier building . |
| 21 | This psychology naturally lingered on into the supposedly liberal atmosphere of NEP in the form of the utopian hope that obligations imposed ‘ from the Centre ’ , as the peasants put it , could be avoided , whilst retaining economic rights . |
| 22 | The pull was made on to a slightly uphill gradient and into the wind , in spite of this a record breaking 100 metres was reached in 40.8 seconds at a speed of 4.5 mph . |
| 23 | There 's also Bob 's ‘ Songs Of Freedom ’ , a force worldwide , but out of fashion in Jamaica , a country that has moved on to the more bodily delights of raggamuffin . |
| 24 | The couple have now moved on to the more complicated use of silks , and subjects have varied from masterpieces such as The Old Mill and The Haywain to a girl skating on a lake and a Victorian winter scene . |
| 25 | Anyone who needs an operation will wish to be operated on by a competently trained surgeon ; the necessary skills need to be honed over time . |
| 26 | But it is important to be aware of the limitations of the statistical concept of style before going on to a more realistic assessment of its value . |
| 27 | It has n't been a disastrous trip for me , but I got in a few times without going on to a really big score . ’ |
| 28 | They get typically twice or two and a half times the salaries that our people get and that 's being going on for a very long time . |
| 29 | There 's a lot going on at a very fast speed . |
| 30 | Mr Kinnock 's voice was choked with emotion as , refusing to concede defeat , he said : ‘ Even now as the recounts are going on in a very large number of seats the results of this election is not decided . ’ |