Example sentences of "[vb infin] on [prep] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can clip on to your trousers . |
| 2 | Agents were pondering whether they should n't ‘ hang on to thee rights , and wait for the time when they 're equipped to sell them , ’ as conference chairman Tony Feldman put it later . |
| 3 | At this time of day London seemed serene : an entity detached from the fates of the scurrying thousands who would soon pour on to its streets . |
| 4 | and then if you did that it would tighten on to your walls |
| 5 | ‘ If I am the target , though , I can be the shield so that others can carry on with their jobs . |
| 6 | For she would carry on with her chores and talk to them at the same time . |
| 7 | He was told to go up to Cambridge , despite a shortfall of £60 in his funds , and that his college would do its utmost to ensure that he could carry on with his studies . |
| 8 | It is of vital importance that you should carry on with your jobs . |
| 9 | It is not as if we can give young people a ration of knowledge that they can draw on throughout their careers . |
| 10 | I should now like to take a look at your suitability for this particular job , ’ or ‘ If we could move on from your qualifications I 'd like you to tell me a little more about your personal interests and hobbies ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ I can take any debts you might have on to my books and raise the money I need to start the business off , but I must tell you one thing , ’ Emily said , ‘ I am not rich , do n't make that mistake , I need the business to succeed or I 'm finished . ’ |
| 12 | What I 'm suggesting is is that that is perhaps something that the panel should dwell on in their deliberations and their advice to the county . |
| 13 | But they admit that these babies had not achieved complete and independent toileting as they could only hold on to their eliminations for a few minutes and needed help to undress and get on the potty . |
| 14 | And I 'd hold on to his ears and yell with terror and excitement . |
| 15 | Bobsy actually drummed for The Beautiful South when they played at The Brit Awards some time ago , so do n't hold on to your ears pop kids . |
| 16 | We ca n't go on with our beehives — Prince is dead ! ’ |
| 17 | Did Kelly go on about her teeth ? |
| 18 | ‘ That 's not me , ’ she said ‘ The woman in those papers , ’ It was confusing , sometimes , when she 'd go on about her papers , Sometimes she meant the ones that proved she was a citizen , sometimes the others , the ones that proved she was n't So she believed . |
| 19 | ‘ They will go on about their willies and chopping blondes to bits , and who cares ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ They will go on about their willies and chopping blondes to bits , and who cares ? ’ |
| 21 | Above all , the water companies may pass on to their customers any new costs caused by changes in environmental regulations . |
| 22 | Since the Life Peerages Act 1958 the hereditary nobility have been reinforced by a trickle of people , usually fairly elderly , whose titles do not pass on to their heirs . |
| 23 | will be coming to September QT day to teach QTs something that they can pass on to their classes so that everyone attending the Reunion can join in . |
| 24 | in exactly the same way as the Suffolk Punch would get down or stoop on to its knees in its efforts to draw a full or heavy load . |
| 25 | Since talking to me , she has been given a council house about fifteen miles from her family home , so at last she and Sean can get on with their lives together . |
| 26 | But voters merely want to elect representatives who have the time and wit to run the country so they can get on with their lives in peace . |
| 27 | The PRO should then let everyone get on with their jobs . |
| 28 | I 'd never get my letters written anyway so if you want to switch it off , I 'll get on with my letters and erm you do your knitting and I 'll , what is the time ? |
| 29 | " We did n't get on with our in-laws . " |
| 30 | And then we can get on with our lives . |