Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] on [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Usually worn by those smug bastards who fidget relentlessly on planes and insist on getting up and walking round the whole time , demonstratively taking photos out of windows and asking for guided tours of the cockpit . |
| 2 | When I was out early last summer , I was advised it might be better to do less running , put on some weight and concentrate on building up my strength . ’ |
| 3 | We therefore elected to close down our homebuilding operations based in Escondido and concentrate on selling out our inventory and ultimately disposing of our land bank . |
| 4 | The other task in July for Xu — he is one of China 's most highly regarded chefs , consultants and writers , the Chinese equivalent of Victor Ceserani — was to teach the Norwich staff and advise on setting up the course . |
| 5 | Paddick had had enough of this and insisted on moving on . |
| 6 | ‘ I have an important document I have to finish , ’ she said , and insisted on going in to work . |
| 7 | Greig , characteristically , decided differently and insisted on playing on ; two more wickets fell and the match finally ended at 241 for 6 when , with only three balls left , a win became impossible . |
| 8 | Ceauşescu was hunting in Nigeria at the time and insisted on playing down the impact of the earthquake even before he returned . |
| 9 | ‘ I think we 've had a break-in , ’ I said , thinking it was the best story to push and concentrating on pulling up my jeans . |
| 10 | She is advised to stay there for five days but insists on going back with the band . |
| 11 | It did not challenge the essentials of the system between the wars but concentrated on edging up the maximum wage and stressing the benefits of belonging to a mutual aid society for sickness or injury . |
| 12 | Next morning he ran a temperature but insisted on getting up . |