Example sentences of "[vb past] on [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his two-volume Mexico of the Twentieth Century ( 1907 ) Martin moved on to examine British investment and influence in that country . |
| 2 | The result was the partnership which bought Twr-y-Felin in St David 's and ran it for 18 months until Phil moved on to pursue other interests . |
| 3 | Many of those displaced were not rehoused but moved on to multi-occupy neighbouring districts . |
| 4 | While the keen ( but slightly damp ) experimenters went on to test different designs of paddle wheel , Ruth Aplin showed me some of the pupil 's science folders . |
| 5 | Kathmandu : THE PRINCESS of Wales strained her ankle yesterday on a pebbly path in Nepal 's Himalayan foothills — but went on to tease puffing press photographers who still could not match her pace.The Princess walked briskly through the rough , rocky terrain on a walkabout during the second day of her solo visit to Nepal.After straining her ankle on a pebbled road in Dharan in eastern Nepal she began to limp slightly , but her pace still left Overseas Development Minister Baroness Chalker and several photographers gasping for breath.The Princess could not resist the temptation to chide them . |
| 6 | While this language might not have been chosen under Kennedy , the advisers of the new president , Lyndon Johnson , went on to cite specific grievances against Britain which would have arisen under any president . |
| 7 | And it went on to enjoy sporadic mail and fare-payers use before being put into regular use six years later to bolster lightly loaded services serving this most rural of communities . |
| 8 | Unashamed , the UDA — under the flag of the Ulster Freedom Fighters — went on to shoot dead mother-of-two Philomena Hanna , 26 , behind the counter of a Belfast chemist 's . |
| 9 | But it went on to slam British Rail for using ancient commuter trains with parts dating back to the steam age . |
| 10 | He went on to detail federal government economic policy proposals for 1991 , including an overhaul of the fiscal system and more extensive privatization . |
| 11 | After dealing briefly with current price proposals , Mr Steichen went on to urge early resolution of both Common Agricultural Policy reform and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade . |
| 12 | The statement went on to urge popular support for Sihanouk 's candidacy in these elections . |
| 13 | Later , in an interview in the Financial Times of Feb. 8 he spoke of a " fundamental review " of the ANC 's stance on the nationalization of key industries and went on to urge foreign companies to visit South Africa to investigate investment opportunities . |
| 14 | The pair went on to do similar work in Buckinghamshire in 1766 to 1768 and Yorkshire from 1767 to 1770 . |
| 15 | You went on to do sterling work in the diarrhoea , headaches and vomiting department and you ended up coughing out your last in a way that Henry thought would be entirely suitable for Elinor . |
| 16 | So it was that they went on to do other things , but separately ; a ‘ beautiful ’ working relationship was thereby broken up , and two highly creative thinkers had their play-writing ambitions stillborn . |
| 17 | Kiet went on to outline economic tasks for 1992 . |
| 18 | Some of these entrepreneurs went on to form proper companies , one of which was the AERONautical Company of America — better known as AERONCA . |
| 19 | ‘ He lost interest and went on to invent other things , ’ Mr Hunkin explained . |
| 20 | He went on to conduct epidemiological studies of the transmission and variation of several other epidemic diseases , which established his reputation as an authority in this area . |
| 21 | It went on to give possible aims and objectives for the curriculum , but in the spirit of showing the process of curriculum appraisal that HMI , and the participating LEAs , hope will be attempted by schools . |
| 22 | The statement went on to give full support to APEX 's decision to limit the number of pickets ; the TUC wished to stress to all trade unionists that any action by them should be at the union 's official request . |
| 23 | So good were her father 's hints and tips that she was appointed official yearbook photographer at high school and from there she went on to study applied photography at college . |
| 24 | So good were her father 's hints and tips that she was appointed official yearbook photographer at high school and from there she went on to study applied photography at college . |
| 25 | Driesch went on to isolate other fragments of the sea-urchin embryo and he claimed that each fragment , or combination of fragments , no matter how they were arranged , gave rise to a small but normal embryo . |
| 26 | For he went on to introduce new taxes . |
| 27 | At Cambridge Roger Chorley was President of the Mountaineering Club , and he went on to achieve legendary ascents of peaks in Pakistan and Nepal . |
| 28 | Cholecystectomy had been performed for suspected biliary colic 3 months to 30 years previously , however , in five of nine patients who went on to develop biliary tract calculi , discounting this theory . |
| 29 | Auer went on to produce other types of impressions , including some remarkable oak leaves and , in 1852 , took out a patent for his Naturselbstdruck or natural self-acting printing method . |
| 30 | Mackenzie went on to produce fractal sounds from sampled real world waveforms . |