Example sentences of "[verb] on [prep] a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sticking on with a little royal icing or glue , wrap the strip carefully around the edge of the roof , scalloped edge upwards . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | It seemed to go on for a very long time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | In fact , ’ said Owen , his mind beginning to stray on to a quite different tack , ‘ you 're altogether extraordinary — ’ |
| 6 | Satisfied with this flimsy explanation for the time being , she moved on to a more intimate subject : herself . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace , lunches were longer and boozier and I was far , far happier . |
| 9 | It was looked on as a very serious offence . |
| 10 | Before my right hon. Friend passes on to a specifically Scottish aspect , I wish to raise a general point . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | There 's a lot going on at a very fast speed . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | It took me some time — weeks — to discover that he was poor and wore clothes handed on by a negligently competent brother-in-law in the soft drinks business . |
| 20 | If liked , wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing on with a little royal icing . |
| 21 | Cut out four long strips and use to cover the cake drum around the cake , securing on with a little royal icing and trimming to fit . |
| 22 | If liked , wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing on with a little royal icing . |
| 23 | Transfer to the cake drum with care , securing on with a little royal icing . |
| 24 | Wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , if using , securing on with a little royal icing . |
| 25 | Payton raced on to a well weighted pass from Wdowczyk , held off Bain , and then drilled the ball low past Mathers . |
| 26 | Transfer the boat to the cake drum and secure on with a little royal icing . |
| 27 | But as Freud , with his own particular brand of madness and insistence , pressed on into a more realist style , Minton was obliged to recognise the power of his intensely probing vision . |
| 28 | By the age of nineteen he was back at home , which was probably , by this time , in Yafforth about twenty-five miles from Thornton Dale , the way of development through the competitive channels of establishment institutions behind him , and his face turned towards the alternative life-style of the recluse which he embarked on with a comically home-spun rite of passage . |
| 29 | For the last couple of weeks , I had two posters in my windows , facing on to a fairly busy street . |
| 30 | ‘ I mean , letters like that are just a laugh , are n't they ? ’ she rushed on with a very poor effort at bravado . |