Example sentences of "[v-ing] on [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | The lifeboat was struck by a large sea as she was leaving the harbour and Coxswain Wight had difficulty in manoeuvring clear of the narrow channel , before pausing to take stock of the conditions at sea and pressing on to clear off-lying rocks . |
2 | The disability did n't prevent him from farming in Tanzania and going on to hold several posts in the Tanzanian Cabinet . |
3 | Often , people who hesitate to come into the world of education — perhaps because English is not their first language , because education has not been highlighted as important in their households or because they missed an opportunity earlier in life — can come into adult education , not necessarily taking vocational courses in the first instance , but going on to take such courses , which provide them with the training and self-assurance they need . |
4 | Everyone connected with The Championships , however , not least the world 's top players , know that Jim 's expertise and determination , steadily developed since he first began working with grass at Shepherd 's Bush Cricket Club in 1950 , before going on to spend 25 years at St George 's Hill , had more than silenced all the criticism which was developing about the state of the Wimbledon courts in the early 1980's . |
5 | It 's going on raining all night , I 'm certain of that , but we can feed underground here , you know . |
6 | He was an astute purchase , for he came to us as a proven goalscorer and immediately lived up to his reputation by netting upon his debut against Millwall here at Selhurst Park ( 5–0 ) and going on to hit 19 League goals from 27 outings for us in the remainder of that season . |
7 | At the other end of the building some very different experiments had been going on involving nuclear physicists who knew of the existence but few of the details of ZETA . |
8 | In any event , all the adventurers who can see what 's going on feel excruciating hunger pangs and take an automatic Wound . |
9 | In 1978 , Mr Chance became liaison officer of a team for the mentally handicapped at North Tees Hospital , going on to become mental health officer to Cleveland county up till his retirement eight years ago . |
10 | The percentage of people who were going on to start basic training stood at four per cent in September 1984 . |
11 | We shall look now at some of the comments which have been made and attempt an evaluation of the scheme before going on to discuss subsequent developments . |
12 | He presented the first edition of What the Papers Say for Granada in 1956 , going on to present 160 programmes . |
13 | Before going on to fulfill other commitments His Royal Highness also presented a certificate of service to Michael Berry , recently retired coxswain of St Helier lifeboat for 20 years . |
14 | These findings may reflect survival bias , with severe disease resulting in lack of qualifications and premature death , the survivor population going on to get higher qualifications . |
15 | ‘ Inquiries are going on identify this man with fingerprints . ’ |
16 | However , before moving on to consider such cases , it is appropriate first to review the colinear solutions described in previous chapters . |