Example sentences of "[verb] on with the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the scent was so fresh , it was obvious the beasts would be unwilling to leave for a while , so Grant decided to ignore them and push on with the next stage of their operation . |
| 2 | ‘ We were sent upstairs to address envelopes as ‘ the girls ’ ‘ , she recalls , ‘ while Clive got on with the serious business of deciding about the paper . |
| 3 | Gone are the days when professionals left the business of fees , commissions , variation charges , reimbursables and the rest to underlings whilst they got on with the interesting work . |
| 4 | After we 'd agreed the itinerary I got on with the detailed flying planning , using the new French VFR maps and the American TPC ( Tactical Pilotage Charts ) which we bought from Stamfords in London . |
| 5 | Uncle Titch just shrugged and got on with the important things in life . |
| 6 | Erm we 're not always privy to what goes on with the front bench , but yes we have established regular dialogue with Jack Straw and the environment team , in order that we make sure we are saying the same thing . |
| 7 | Fraser , impatient at so inactive a role , persuaded the Regent to relieve him and appoint a replacement Deputy Warden , and now rode on with the main cavalry host . |
| 8 | Therefore they would have to carry on with the remaining group . |
| 9 | Trying to carry on with the normal routine while suffering from depression has been likened to driving a car in top gear with the brakes full on . |
| 10 | The FIVE NATIONS COMMITTEE has agreed to carry on with the successful recent experiment of having the referees ‘ wired ’ to the commentators ' headphones during games . |
| 11 | Great efforts would be needed to restore the party to its strong position of 1914 and to carry on with the fundamental changes that had been under way then , but the war years had done no lasting damage . |
| 12 | ‘ He obviously was n't going to carry on with the Seven ; he 'd had his fun with it . ’ |
| 13 | Those who care for ‘ ordinary ’ old people learn much about the courage and competence which so many display ; they discover that it is their ordinariness which is remarkable — their determination to carry on with the daily business of life , often in the face of considerable difficulties . |
| 14 | I am to remain ill and without treatment , I am to carry on with the exhausting task of caring for an old and senile woman . ’ |
| 15 | and erm , it is therefore in those circumstances foolhardy in my opinion to carry on with the British Assessment Programme at the present rate when the effects on our roads are likely to be so drastic |
| 16 | It was sewn with coarse grass and carefully mended with leather patches stitched on with the same coarse grass . |
| 17 | But trampolining wo n't be catching on with the other animals . |
| 18 | There is slightly more to go on with the latter however , and one seems justified in presuming the work of at least two men . |
| 19 | To go on with the utter silence or to break the silence , pretending nothing had happened . |
| 20 | It is possible to go on with the same therapist to deal with the problems which caused you to need the regression experience in the first place . |
| 21 | With bottle feeding you have some choices after six months ; to go on with the original formula , use a follow-on formula or start boiled cow 's milk . |
| 22 | Rejected in the former , they press on with the latter . |
| 23 | All this conversation was carried on with the greatest difficulty . |
| 24 | They may only be carried on with the local authority 's consent , and |
| 25 | In particular the whole idea of a Prime Minister was looked on with the gravest suspicion . |
| 26 | But it had become impossible for Mr Major to plod on with the same soiled team . |
| 27 | ‘ On whether you came on with the aggressive line you 're using now . ’ |
| 28 | He said then he , we could carry on with the serious stuff ! |
| 29 | Senior officials could carry on with the day-to-day business of the state without concerning themselves with any kind of specialist ministerial control . |
| 30 | [ 2 ] The outcome was compared in babies operated on with the traditional light general anaesthesia and in those who received analgesics before , during and after the operation . |