Example sentences of "[v-ing] on [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wide-ranging review ( dread words ) is now going on to resolve the conflicts . |
| 2 | George Smith , aided and abetted by Martin Crook , unearthed Big-Fin-Reef-Squid E5 6b on the left of Hyll Drem itself before going on to tackle the fins of rock between Primus and Burner , resulting in Of All the Bars in All the World , E6 6b ; apparently every other move involves a knee-bar , but probably only if you 're as tall as George — the rest of us should merely levitate . |
| 3 | Before going on to analyse the kinds of blocking technique one might nevertheless use , I want to briefly explain what I mean by the terms ‘ open ’ and ‘ closed ’ sides when referring to a stance . |
| 4 | Since the questions of apprenticeship and pay lie at the heart of the problem , we should first examine the surviving evidence to discover how long an apprenticeship women actually served , and how much they were paid , before going on to analyse the re-organization of the work process . |
| 5 | We 've got a group of journalists , twelve journalists , from Dubai in Bath today and erm some , a wave of journalists coming in from Saudi a little later in the month , so everything 's happening and there 's a erm tremendous amount of activity going on to restimulate the market . |
| 6 | These are so overwhelming that they stop adults going on to do the courses they applied for or enquired about . |
| 7 | Dmitri had beaten Prean in the semi-finals of the Austrian Open on Sunday before going on to take the title . |
| 8 | So before going on to explain the origins of the London-based research , I shall give some background to the language situation in the Caribbean . |
| 9 | ‘ Commerce , not liberty , is the motive ’ , said The Times , going on to call the Bill , which became the 1984 Act , meagre and minimalist . |
| 10 | Before going on to consider the cases and some of the observations which the academic writers have made on section 1 , I should like to say something more about section 15 . |
| 11 | Before going on to consider the results of this survey , it is important to look at a number of methodological limitations which may well compromise some of its findings . |
| 12 | They stopped to help the Danes straighten their bent rudder instead of going on to win the gold medal themselves . |
| 13 | But Huddersfield lost the Cup in a replay at Bolton , the Wanderers , with their graceful and deadly striker David Jack , going on to win the trophy in the first final to be played at Wembley . |
| 14 | Denmark , the country that likes to say no , ruffled more than a few egos when they said yes to becoming European Championship substitutes and drew with England in their opening game before going on to win the trophy . |
| 15 | The Head of Department said that he was concerned that the recommendations for action by the Senior Management Team would be overlooked as a result of their going on to review the Maths department , ‘ which has 15 teachers ’ . |
| 16 | Before going on to discuss the reforms known as Project 2000 , it might be valuable to describe the recently introduced statutory framework for nursing , midwifery and health visiting as a background to the report . |
| 17 | Before going on to discuss the characteristics of each market we set out in Table 6.3 the size of each of the markets that constitute the London money market . |
| 18 | The route continues across the A493 , going on to follow the banks of the Afon Wnion into Dolgellau . |
| 19 | In the south the route follows the River Wharfe , going on to follow the River Dee and River Lune before finishing up at Lake Windermere . |
| 20 | Moving on to consider the category of conjonctures , we find problems parallel to those we have discussed occurring in , if anything , an exacerbated form . |
| 21 | Before moving on to discuss the process of loss in relation to the death of someone close to us , it is helpful to look at a less significant but nevertheless important and unexpected loss and see our reaction there . |
| 22 | In 1296 Edward invaded Scotland to subdue the ineffectual Balliol , massacring the inhabitants of Berwick and marching on to defeat the Scots at Dunbar . |
| 23 | David and Geoffrey were perfectly welcome because they were English , but I was not welcome because I was American , so while they were staying on to see the May Day Parade , I was meant to leave and fly to Berlin where I would wait for David and Geoffrey who were going on by train through Poland . |
| 24 | Fletcher , one of New Zealand 's biggest companies , said that everything was going to plan and that the UK Paper management team , including chairman Tom Wilding , will be staying on to run the company . |
| 25 | In April 1990 , as the downturn deepened , they sold LET to Swedish life insurance giant SSP for £550 million , pocketing £40 million each and staying on to run the company . |
| 26 | But such a tax would drastically hit the sales of tapes , which the Japanese are relying on to justify the £25 million factory in Telford , Shropshire . |