Example sentences of "[vb past] on with [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | So men from the IRA mixed with British squaddies , and through necessity got on with each other . |
2 | I got on with some work of my own and he went back to his . |
3 | I did anyway , I got on with most teachers but but he did , really did give him a a really big , say a big couple of swipes on his backside . |
4 | I think that part of our business makes it more difficult because ah the purchase of Allied Carpets by Carpetland is the space of the market at a fairly speedy rate and I personally believe other retailers will have the policy to sub-let surface areas in the next few years so it 's something we got on with three years ago and very pleased we did it . |
5 | Then the Cid bade his banner move on , and the Bishop Don Hieronymo pricked forward with his company , and laid on with such guise , that the hosts were soon mingled together . |
6 | The last Archdeacon of Woodborough , a genial and easy man , had invited all the priests of his eight deaneries to a fork supper laid on with great relish by his wife , a woman whose every fibre rejoiced at being a clergy wife . |
7 | The Troop Staff Sergeant detailed to supervise the construction was insistently calling the rafts into the head of the bridge , where they coupled on with remarkable rapidity . |
8 | ‘ Next question , ’ she moved on with wan humour . |
9 | Thereafter it lingered on with uneasy support from the Nationalist members who needed a Cabinet sympathetic to Scottish and Welsh devolution . |
10 | But I , I liked the the first outfit she came on with that sash wrapped round her |
11 | After losing centre-forward Lloyd Davies with a knee injury , the Cobblers soldiered on with ten men to earn a goalless draw . |
12 | Now , I 've got plans , and I hoped I could bring those about while you screwed on with this cockamamy set up . |
13 | Mr Bumble walked on with long steps , with Oliver on his short little legs running beside him . |
14 | It could have saved him this time , but the policeman , half nerved up for aggression , caught him fairly in the doorway and hung on with professional ease . |
15 | I put my forehead against it and hung on with both hands . |
16 | They pressed on with renewed hope . |
17 | Wasps pressed on with another penalty from Young while the students ' best hope of winning possession came from their 6ft 9in lock Derwin Jones . |
18 | ‘ And so you signed on with International Models ? ’ |
19 | The war blazed on with renewed ferocity . |
20 | So they went on with great difficulty . |
21 | After the 1987 election , the battle went on with new intensity . |
22 | One ‘ unofficial ’ source told me ‘ the club did nt mind what went on with young Ryan on away trips — after all they were roommates and what roommates do — well they do at this club anyway — but Sir Matt 's dog ! |
23 | ‘ She and the other girl were obviously in league , ’ he went on with savage certainty . |
24 | They went on with this banter as they drove down the hill and along the road to the beach . |
25 | From early surprise victories in the wild hills around Loch Trool , Bruce and his reinvigorated followers went on with growing confidence during the next seven years to capture one castle after another from the English . |
26 | ‘ The Gruagach sent me here , ’ began Caspar , and stopped , and then went on with more assurance , ‘ they sent me along to see if you can provide a — well , I do n't know what you 'd call it really . |
27 | There , during the second and third days , the interrogation went on with more intensity . |
28 | Aware of the complete control he had over them , and enjoying it , he went on with more deliberation . |
29 | But he was in a cheerful mood and he went on with another story altogether . |
30 | He provided a sketch showing the exact stage dimensions , then went on with detailed instructions : |