Example sentences of "[verb] on [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I ought to have found this out before , especially as I usually know everything that goes on in this village , but they 've managed to keep it secret . |
| 32 | Also , the local MP has taken it upon himself to look personally into what goes on in this prison . ’ |
| 33 | This centre looks like a huge barracks in the hills and no one knows what goes on in this place . |
| 34 | I know he talks to you about what goes on in this office , but I get a feedback about you . ’ |
| 35 | Above them on a rocky promontory of convenient geology , Jesus kneels in prayer , an exercise that still goes on in some places , though with less agony and less certainty of address . ’ |
| 36 | And er , they are actually a good description of what goes on in those departments and those that relate to these procedures . |
| 37 | Nobody knows what goes on in these places . |
| 38 | It goes on in more detail but that is the basis of it . |
| 39 | ‘ The men wo n't come in 'ere if they 're on strike , ‘ specially if it goes on fer any length of time . |
| 40 | This evaluation highlighted one of the points made in Chapter 2 : what goes on between components is as important as what goes on within any component . |
| 41 | However the background activity that goes on before any product launch can be quite considerable , lasting several months and involving many departments and even more people . |
| 42 | ‘ She loved the way you could stride on to any stage with that easy cat-like walk of yours and instantly dominate the place . |
| 43 | Photocopy on to both sides of the paper . |
| 44 | We can therefore interpret our findings as evidence that what the community agrees on in this case is a pattern of stable differentiation over two generations between male and female usage . |
| 45 | You do n't need any further underwriting to carry on at that level , but you can do . |
| 46 | You should be feeling slimmer this morning , and it should encourage you to carry on for another day . |
| 47 | Contrary to her firm intention of not breakfasting with Ven , however , since he was standing by the table which was set for two when she again entered the sitting-room , she thought it would be infantile in the extreme to carry on with that intention . |
| 48 | ‘ I applaud Myra 's loyalty , but it 's stupid to carry on with this charade of twins . ’ |
| 49 | ‘ And try to carry on with this truce ? ’ |
| 50 | The doctors said they did n't know how I managed to carry on in such pain . ’ |
| 51 | ‘ Insulting , then , ’ she agreed quietly , determined not to lose her temper , although if he was going to carry on in that vein the chances of her keeping it for very long were absolutely nil . |
| 52 | Photojournalism and the birth of photography are briefly touched on , Context and Ambiguity expanded on in some depth , ethics briefly considered and a fair selection of illustrations from the exhibition are included , including Robert Capa 's The Last Man to die , Leipzig , Germany and Chris Steele-Perkins Famine in Karamoja Province , Uganda , images that are almost commonplace today . |
| 53 | There was some people round here that were selling gear that were n't smack'eads and they 'd do you a lay on without any rings or surety or nothing and you 'd say , well , ‘ Lay us on half a gram and I 'll sell it , like ’ , and they 'd say , ‘ Alright ’ , and then you 'd go back a coupla days later and say , ‘ Look . |
| 54 | Prominent advocates of ratification included EC Commission President Jacques Delors ( who declared on Aug. 28 that he " would not stay on for another mandate if the " no " vote won " ) and also both the RPR leader Jacques Chirac and the UDF leader Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , although many RPR and UDF members were opposed to ratification . |
| 55 | ‘ I do n't think he will stay on in that role , ’ Mr Smith added , ‘ but we will consider the future in our own time . ’ |
| 56 | Pickers were diverted on to another plot after the theft was discovered . |
| 57 | Such an approach enables active work to go on at all times , including those when no change of placement is contemplated or during periods of waiting for a suitable placement to become available . |
| 58 | While Miss Turner left halfway through to go on to another show , Miss Collins popped backstage at the end to congratulate the actress . |
| 59 | Because people have done one job , during the day , and then having to go on to another job at night , and make no mistake , that , you know , this is the sort of legislation that we need , to protect us , the public from what , you know , the consequences of somebody working |
| 60 | ‘ 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 . |