Example sentences of "[vb infin] on [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until today it had been thought that some staff would stay on to keep the base on standby . |
| 2 | Similarly , as you rework the question into your first sentence you can begin to show that key terms in the question are problematic or vague , or you can suggest what kind of evidence you will draw on to discuss the question . |
| 3 | Having made this point , we can move on to examine the objectives and constraints associated with such enterprises . |
| 4 | The elderly relatives did what they could but it meant that all through his life — not that he even survived to forty — there was never a chance to take it a bit easier , no one he could rely on to do the work if he was ill or tired . |
| 5 | At present , correct conformation is all we can rely on to reduce the strain on tendons . |
| 6 | But he must go on to explain the sorts of variations which have this effect on individuals ( or other subjects ) if he is to rely on counterfactual claims about the actions of subjects . |
| 7 | He will go on to represent the province at the UK finals in London next month . |
| 8 | It would seem that there is a demand for such assistance as 1 in 5 of all applicants said that they did not go on to take the course because of financial difficulties . |
| 9 | In a study of the Vikings , pupils might begin with the Vikings in their own area , but could go on to use the computer simulation " Raiders " , putting them in the role of Vikings deciding where and how to attack the British Isles . |
| 10 | That fact that in , a two years time I can go on to do the subjects that I want to do at the University in Scotland of my choice . |
| 11 | Somehow I ca n't see us remaining in the number two position — but fingers crossed scumta will strike down our foes and inspire out team to greater things and we 'll go on to win the league . |
| 12 | He went on to praise the Germans , adding : ‘ They are a quality side and can go on to win the UEFA Cup . |
| 13 | Having thus discussed the interpretation of this problem , you would , of course , go on to consider the law relating to it . |
| 14 | ‘ No , I hope that I can come back next season to ride Party Politics again and that he could go on to become the type who will run in the Grand National another two or three times . |
| 15 | But why would someone who recognised that they were expected to derive the contextual implication that B did n't do the reading go on to produce the utterance in [ 15c ] ? |
| 16 | A determined allegorist ( or mythiciser ) might go on to identify the Nimrodel with baptism , the Silverlode with death . |
| 17 | This is supposed to paint a picture of his personality , and the astrologer can then go on to tell the person his future by a complicated process of advancing the stars . |
| 18 | The conversation might go on to discuss the ownership of papers , and how to come to an agreeable settlement of the outstanding fees — a typical example of a problem facing many practitioners . |
| 19 | Once he knew you 'd found out about the paintings , he might have thought you 'd go on to discover the truth about the murder . |
| 20 | It is of no concern to a member who does sell ( at least from a financial point of view ) that the bidder , having gained control , may go on to operate the company less efficiently than the previous management or is some other way that is damaging to its business . |
| 21 | This is because the revolution in East Germany after 1945 changed the structures of power and ownership — but did not go on to change the structure of social relationships . |
| 22 | Yet in practice this view was not extended to take in the case of gender : the advances made as a result of the critique of behaviourism and pluralism did not go on to question the assumptions and mechanisms that continue to define politics as the affair of men . |
| 23 | I 'm sure we 'll come on to discuss the nature and extent of those environmental discounts later . |