Example sentences of "[verb] on with the work " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I got on with the work , tried very hard to stay jovial , and kept a smiling face . |
| 2 | Deliberately she pushed the letter to the bottom of the pile , to save it for later while she got on with the work which awaited . |
| 3 | He had pressed on with the work , permitting no more interruption than common courtesy required , and had joined in the prayer of thanksgiving with a truly heartfelt gratitude not occasioned only by the woman 's departure . |
| 4 | Then she wonders why we have n't got on with the work . |
| 5 | The thing is to take these issues on board and get on with the work as a community of artists . |
| 6 | They get on with the work required of them instead of concentrating on attempting to remove the muzzle . |
| 7 | ‘ They 're not prima donnas and [ they ] simply roll up their sleeves and get on with the work , ’ says one admiring Du Pont veteran . |
| 8 | Some of the courses I know , lecturers go drinking with the students and everything , but they 're all older , suits and ties and things , there 's nothing wrong with that , you just know them to be a lecturer and get on with the work rather than thinking , ‘ we had a nice drink last night , did n't we ? ’ |
| 9 | Get on with the work ? ’ |
| 10 | Finally , the back bones , who tackle the problems and get on with the work of solving them . |
| 11 | I think this is because they do n't practice being feminine with the boys around and so they get on with the work more . |
| 12 | Our very limited resources are all tied up in getting on with the work . |
| 13 | In any large , structured company , some people are better motivators and better at getting on with the work force than others . |
| 14 | We will get over it and I am getting on with the work in hand . ’ |
| 15 | Here 's your mother , now let me get on with the work . ’ |
| 16 | I shall get on with the work and have a sweep out and tidy up , and I 'll have the fire lit and the bone broth on before she gets home . |
| 17 | Sir Henry Cole thought that the answer to the problem was simple : Scott should remodel his proposals on the lines of Inigo Jones ' scheme for Whitehall Palace , and eventually Street asked in The Builder what was to be gained from changing the architect ; a Gothic building was appropriate , and Scott should be allowed to get on with the work . |
| 18 | My task , apart from the usual household chores , was to get on with the work for my three summer O-levels and to get ahead by starting to work towards my A-levels — English , Latin and Greek . |
| 19 | You may have then had a verbal exchange with your next in line , but bar that you were expected to get on with the work . |
| 20 | The final recipient has still got to get on with the work based on this small amount of information , only now with DOPACS he has a time limit . |
| 21 | As that work comes to er fruition , the staff target will be drafted and in fact work is already begun on that , erm but because the reconnaissance capability wo n't be required until fairly late in the replacement programme then there is no particular hurry to get on with the work . |
| 22 | A spokesman said : The traffic on the M4 is just as busy early in the summer as it is in August , and we wanted to get on with the work before the autumn to take advantage of the longer days and better weather . |
| 23 | The doctor switched it off and carried on with the work in hand . |