Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [noun pl] [vb past] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly the lights came on ! |
| 2 | And so the records went on — ‘ a cap be presented to those members who perform the hat trick ’ , ‘ all hat trick caps to be the same colour ’ . |
| 3 | I thought well after ten years , I thought , well I want I still want to get on and erm so I heard of this job down at Cambridge Station as Assistant Manageress at the Refreshment Rooms , you see , and er it was n't quite the same because er at Ipswich , you see , although the Catering Manager 's office er my work was office work and typing you know general thing and er because he was away most of the day , most days , because of er er the ten stations er from stretching as I say from Chelmsford , Witham , Marks Tey , Colchester and er I think it was Clacton and er and Manningtree and er I think , I do n't know Manningtree and Ipswich of course and er then er Bury St Edmunds and , and that 's it and I am not sure whether you went to Newmarket or whether to Ca whether to Cambridge now Newmarket but er , you see , so the days went on and we worked every other Sunday and of course I know things were a lot cheaper then but you see the pay was n't , was n't very good . |
| 4 | He recycled the wheels a few times but still the lights remained on . |
| 5 | Still the spears came on , forcing them step by step into the sea , till they were almost knee deep . |
| 6 | And then the girls stayed on till they were fourteen . |
| 7 | Yet the conversations droned on , undiminished . |
| 8 | The conditions were difficult , conceded It in its report of the night , ‘ yet the films went on . |