Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] on [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ca n't really see the point of hanging on to old grudges at this late stage . ’ |
| 2 | Possibly their bruises were simply the effect of ejecting on to hard sand from a fast aircraft . |
| 3 | Seligman and Yellen take the theory further , in mapping the psychological reality of dreaming on to contemporary neurophysiological evidence of brain functioning during sleep , accounting for the emotional quality of dreaming as well as its visual content . |
| 4 | After 12 months you should have nice young plants nearly ready for moving on to permanent quarters or , if the cuttings are of the rugosa type and intended for rootstocks on to which you are going to bud other varieties , they can be planted out ready for working . |
| 5 | Some of us think the power they give us is worth clinging on to through plastic surgery |
| 6 | The 11 + examination tested what teachers believed it was important for children to know before going on to secondary school . |
| 7 | We began at Bakewell , the central town of the Peaks , where we visited the 14th Century church to see its celebrated collection of mediaeval monuments , did some souvenir shopping and could n't resist a genuine Bakewell Pudding before going on to nearby Chatsworth , the ‘ Palace of the Peak ’ . |
| 8 | At the fury on Eachuinn Odhar 's face he swallowed before going on with considerable courage . |
| 9 | His first association with the North Sea came next , working in Drilling and Forties , before moving on to Corporate Planning , in London . |
| 10 | There was public and media speculation that the real purpose of the ANC 's letter was to rally its supporters in the townships , and to fend off criticism that it attached more importance to pressing on with constitutional negotiations with the government than to defending its own people . |
| 11 | Many reasons were given , from Health and Safety Regulations , destroying the environment , to trespassing on to archaeological sites . |
| 12 | What , what , what he 's saying is that a revolution is taking place here and it is , within a very short time it 's gon na spread on into other provinces . |
| 13 | As you gain experience and begin to think about a first cross-country , local soaring provides a golden opportunity to check the compass for large errors and to get some practice at turning on to definite headings . |
| 14 | Who can wonder if they wobble back and forth between ten-point plans for confederal re-unification and loyalty to an immobilised Nato structure ; between pounding on with monetary union and waiting to see what happens ? |
| 15 | So he does n't recognise the effect of things like : dis- in- mis- additions which work by adding on to existing words , thus : disappear misspell inlay . |
| 16 | But I was in a foul temper , and Rebecca had n't made it any easier by going on about missing papers , and how urgent it was that we had them back . ’ |
| 17 | While individuals may be seeking : ( 1 ) freedom to advance their careers by moving on to other firms , but " job security " in the meanwhile ; ( 2 ) payment , on death or retirement , of the full value of their partnership shares ( including capital contributions , undrawn profits , goodwill etc ) ; and ( 3 ) upon death and/or retirement from practice , financial security for themselves and their families , the firm 's priorities in the interests of preserving profitability are likely to be concentrated on : ( 1 ) the need to impose restrictions on the freedom of partners to leave without adequate notice and/or thereafter to compete with the firm ; ( 2 ) the ability to remove from the firm any partner who has failed to meet proper professional standards who is disruptive or who is not seen to be pulling his weight ; and ( 3 ) the need to minimise the strain on the firm 's finances when a partner leaves whilst recognising a certain moral responsibility towards the family of a deceased partner . |
| 18 | Diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS are known as " emerging viruses " , which , although they do not always threaten their original hosts , can destroy entire populations by moving on to new hosts and locations . |