Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His objective had to be to drive on through the tumult and horror as best they could , not to get involved with individuals or groups , not to be sidetracked , so as to reach that further side , there to turn and repeat the dire process , difficult as this must be . |
| 2 | It rained solidly every single day in fact , and it did n't stop as we were queuing to drive on to the ferry . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you dare presume to tell me what I need ! ’ she spat , trembling as she began to clamber on to the quayside . |
| 4 | Because they have been treated more as adults here , the contrast between this and ordinary school makes it sometimes difficult for them to return and adapt to being treated as children again , so it is obviously preferable for them to continue on at the unit . |
| 5 | Bishop Harris , who has welcomed me so warmly , has expressed his willingness to continue on until the end of the year whilst I complete my own duties in Westminster diocese . |
| 6 | As one , they turned to continue on around the side of the house , Hector racing along before them . |
| 7 | It soon became apparent to Lily that the wife and the young man were in the midst of an affaire , which by secret signs and language they seemed able to carry on during the journey . |
| 8 | Part of the panel members is might be classed as partly walking wounded but endeavour to carry on during the course of the day , you will find out who 's the walking wounded . |
| 9 | It gave us all the boost we needed to carry on to the launch and , after that , to the second anniversary of John 's captivity . |
| 10 | Friends and relatives tell me I should have stopped by now , and I know I do n't want to carry on through the toddler years . |
| 11 | Erm you look fairly fit thank you very much , you know , very sweet of you dear , erm tt and I think to , to carry on with the regards to well how much do you earn you went all around the houses , do n't apologize and say well I have to ask you because , you know , , you know you need to know |
| 12 | Next year , I want to carry on with the course , and do my Highers as well . ’ |
| 13 | During this period of numbness , people are perfectly able to carry on with the practicalities of living . |
| 14 | And he said , well would you like to carry on with the contract ? |
| 15 | When they reached Scarborough Pat , 58 , a steelworker from Middlesbrough , was taken to the town 's hospital where nurses bandaged his bruised and swollen fingers and he vowed to carry on with the journey . |
| 16 | A group of businessmen and politicians decided on Sept. 21 to carry on with the referendum proposal and on Sept. 26 began collecting signatures in favour of the referendum . |
| 17 | So the NETRHA decided to carry on with the Friern and Claybury programme in the absence of feasible alternatives . |
| 18 | ‘ In fact , it was only after some debate that the organisers decided to carry on with the event , and some changes had to be made to the canoe course to make it easier for the rescue boats to assist competitors . |
| 19 | We 'll have to carry on with the Week of the Lion tour if only to give there good people something to do . |
| 20 | He was shaken , slightly concussed and in no state to carry on with the show . |
| 21 | A woman spends many years charring in Cremona ; she saves all her money to buy an apartment for her son when he gets married ; her no-good husband , the boy 's father , reappears after years and demands assistance ; she refuses ; when the son is engaged , she relents and negotiates subsidies to her ex-husband , for a suit , a car , a wedding-present ; she organizes a big reception to which she invites all her former employers ; nobody comes except a tennis-star ; there is no sign of the husband ; her lawyer tells her that the girl her son is marrying is her husband 's mistress and that he had already taken over the apartment ; she reflects a moment and decides to carry on with the reception , everything is all right , ‘ if no one notices anything , it is as though nothing has happened ’ ; passers-by are invited to join the wedding-party , which they happily do because the tennis-star is present ; the husband turns up in his new car ; no one takes any notice of him because no one knows who he is , except for the dealer he sometimes does jobs for , who tells him all new cars lose half their value as soon as they are bought and end up on the scrapheap anyway . |
| 22 | Now she 's selling , but nobody wants to carry on with the music.Debbie Kelly reports . |
| 23 | Now going back to this handicraft , although I said I really did n't want to be committed to all the meetings , I 'm quite happy to carry on with the handicraft , providing you do n't expect me to turn up at every meeting . |
| 24 | It would take about an hour and a half to fix and heat up the oven ; and , of course , once it was started we had to carry on with the job of re-tyring . |
| 25 | They placed the facts before God , declared their faith in his complete control over circumstances , and resolved to carry on despite the dangers , and requested that the Lord should continue to authenticate their testimony through signs and miracles ( Acts 4:27–31 ) . |
| 26 | and it seems to carry on up the stairs |
| 27 | Otherwise you would n't be able to carry on behind the Führer 's back . |
| 28 | One therefore gets trapped into a situation where it appears much easier to carry on in the business than to divest , or move out . |
| 29 | ‘ In no way will there be enough teams left to carry on in the age groups concerned . |
| 30 | The Minister warned : ‘ He may be able to carry on in the job but he can not do so effectively . |