Example sentences of "to go on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The headmaster was getting a little too close to the bone for my liking , so I decided to go on the defensive . |
| 2 | If you have a large bill which you can not pay you may be able to go on the fuel direct scheme and deductions will be made from your benefit each week to pay for your current fuel consumption and any arrears . |
| 3 | If you decide to go on the scheme you must enquire at your local Social Security Office to see if you are eligible . |
| 4 | If 70,000 dared to go on the streets feeling they might be beaten up or worse , how many might demonstrate if that fear is removed ? |
| 5 | Several major galleries now claim that they have ceased trading with Saatchi - ‘ I would n't sell him a napkin , ’ said one prominent figure in the New York art world — but since no one is prepared to go on the record with such an assertion , or to have their name directly linked to a quote , it is hard to avoid the conclusion that dealers and artists are hedging their bets . |
| 6 | Like most at the top of the business , Reitzle was n't going to go on the record either openly praising or criticising Giugiaro . |
| 7 | Forty Guardsmen in the battalion attend the promotion course ; 4 Company was selecting their best men to go on the course later in the year . |
| 8 | In 1981 Vitalis Okoth from St Paul 's Parish , Mbaga , was invited to go on the course . |
| 9 | ‘ I desperately wanted to go on the circuit — I still find the life terrifically exciting . |
| 10 | ‘ I desperately wanted to go on the circuit — I still find the life terrifically exciting . |
| 11 | ‘ Carl 's decision not to go on the ranking devalues the No.1 position of Alan Cooke , ’ Douglas said . |
| 12 | Flexibility may need redefining , if armies are going to combine smallness with the punch needed to go on the offensive against countries like Iraq equipped with lots of state-of-the-art T-72 tanks . |
| 13 | On the first day of the war the prime minister , Yildirim Akbulut , asked the national assembly not only to sanction the use of the bases for American bombing raids but also to allow the Turkish armed forces themselves to go on the offensive . |
| 14 | We had to go on the Green Line bus . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ He wanted to go on the dodgems and Nanny would n't let him . ’ |
| 16 | I 've got to go on the gate now so I have n't time to run after them . |
| 17 | In pairs one partner assumes the role of any one of the people in the photograph and tells the other ( a colleague , friend or relative ) why he is tempted to go on the journey . |
| 18 | Money raised will be used to enable women who are low-waged or unemployed to go on the Delegation ( which is in March ) . |
| 19 | When he can walk outside confidently , the patient can plan to increase the distance he walks , or to go on the same route , but taking less time to complete his walk . |
| 20 | They buy a cot , a changing table , a convertible buggy/pram , a baby seat to go in the back of the car , a changing mat , a night-light , a sterilizing unit , five large bottles plus teats , five small bottles plus teats , five baby-grows ( newborn size ) , three undervests ( newborn size ) , three pairs of socks ( newborn size ) , a mobile with four fluffy ducks dancing around a clockwork mechanism that plays the Brahms Lullaby , a wallpaper frieze with chickens on it which Paul has to put up in the nursery , a van-sized packet of newborn nappies , a tub of cream to put on the kid 's bottom , a bucket of white emulsion to freshen up the nursery walls , a lampshade with more chickens on it to brighten up the nursery light , a parasol to go on the buggy and a breast pump for expressing milk . |
| 21 | She reached the junction of the lane with the main road , and there she waited , because she was not allowed to go on the main road with her cycle . |
| 22 | According to Lord Wilson , the most recent premier to go on the record about the conventions of minute-taking , ‘ the writing of the Conclusions is the unique responsibility of the Secretary of the Cabinet … . |
| 23 | Then we would have to go on the run , move from place to place , rely on the people to feed and shelter us . |
| 24 | I do n't know the reasons , I 'm only guessing , but the fact remains that a group captain , no less , came over to Bourn from Huntingdon to attend our squadron 's briefing , and then decided he wanted to go on the mission too . |
| 25 | Fortunately , perfecting her roll was the breakthrough that gave Lesley the confidence to fight for her own to go on the top of the waves and start experimenting with hotdogging tricks . |
| 26 | I was the only athlete to speak out , to go on the record . |
| 27 | They 're telling me to go on the stage and act , but I ca n't do it , it 's the one thing Mum and Dad are dead set against . ’ |
| 28 | She had wanted to go on the stage ; acting had always been her forte , and although she might be insignificant to look at , she had a beautiful voice and perfect diction . |
| 29 | What she really wanted was to go on the pill , but as her doctor was a close family friend , she could n't face asking him . |
| 30 | You could move the more aggressive fish to a separate tank — or even the breeding trap — and return it to the main aquarium a few days later , when it will be unlikely to go on the attack , as it will in effect , be the ‘ new fish ’ . |