Example sentences of "[verb] on with a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well George got on with a lot of people like that but of course , he was a Mason you see . |
| 2 | On the contrary , it was precisely the excessive femininity , laid on with a trowel as it were , that created the effect of someone pretending to be a woman , someone in fact rather desperately hoping to be taken for one . |
| 3 | To mitigate his appearance , he had grown a beard — though it was so fine , to conform with custom , that it might have been painted on with a kohl-brush , an impression reinforced by the methodical severity with which the rest of the face had been shaved . |
| 4 | My dear Theo , I wrote to you already early this morning , then I went away to go on with a picture of a garden in the sunshine . |
| 5 | Raisins were first included in American cookies only six years ago , but the idea has caught on with a vengeance . |
| 6 | Black is the usual choice , but a stippled grey/black/green or brown/green/black dabbed on with a sponge gives an interesting effect . |
| 7 | Hounded to her death by a cruel mother-in-law , neglected by her husband … the same husband who 'd carried on with a woman when she was hardly cold in her grave . |
| 8 | At bottom then there was some democratic basis for the Unionist case , for the government was pressing on with a reform that they knew was not backed by the electorate . |
| 9 | Is the paper so glossy that it is difficult to write on with a highlighting pen ? |
| 10 | Bruce shows how he holds on with a metal clip … |
| 11 | Soon the door was closed , leaving outside , among the gravestones and round the Cross , a small and growing crowd who lingered on with a sense that the entertainment might not be over . |
| 12 | New Scientist sailed on with a discussion of the Roman Catholic Church 's acceptance of science as long as science accepted miracles and where did that leave both sides . |
| 13 | The Australian trainer came on with a bucket of water to try to revive the apparently comatose Fulton . |
| 14 | You can usually carry on with a sport you enjoy so long as you feel comfortable . |
| 15 | A company employing ten workers might lay off two in bad times ; ten self-employed workers would probably carry on with a 20% reduction in their turnover rather than voluntarily go on the dole . |
| 16 | This can simply be described as a flat panel display that is written on with a stylus ( pen ) . |
| 17 | Over the last seven months , Lawrence has quietly got on with a rebuilding job at Ayresome Park . |
| 18 | Sotheby 's told The Art Newspaper that ‘ there has been quite a large response to the Lloyd 's letter , but talks are going on with a view to possible changes in this arrangement ’ . |
| 19 | Gooch 's men must accept their lot and get on with a job for which they are being paid around £20,000 a man . |
| 20 | Some little groups were going off to west and east , but most hung on with a sense that the next thing now demanded to be done . |
| 21 | that were tied on with a ribbon |
| 22 | So just turning away and getting on with a job is the most effective response . |
| 23 | The mother also agreed to place a small plate of Ben 's favourite food ( chunks of cheese and pieces of apple ) in front of him at meal-times but then not to watch him eat by getting on with a job in the kitchen . |
| 24 | If all this were laid on with a trowel , the reader 's patience would quickly wear thin . |
| 25 | Ian Leckie , Quakers ' community development officer , said : ‘ The traditional approach has been to run on with a bucket and the magic sponge . ’ |
| 26 | Mrs Browning had a felt hat tied on with a scarf knotted under the chin , a thick tweed suit , woollen gloves , and fleecy-lined suede boots . |
| 27 | The stranger 's face was almost hidden by a leather cap tied on with a strip of canvas . |
| 28 | This means it could hold on with a couple of limbs whilst feeding with the others . |
| 29 | Time is a great healer so , rather than press on with a manoeuvre that is repeatedly failing , leave it for a while and come back to it later . |
| 30 | It was also he who told me of the Great Ones , ’ he went on with a faraway look , ‘ and how they had chosen us to be saved to do this . ’ |