Example sentences of "[adj] carry on [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mellor told Mr Major he felt unable to carry on in a phone call early yesterday morning . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Hopefully I 'll be able to carry on as an amateur and help mum in the shop . ’ |
| 4 | During this period of numbness , people are perfectly able to carry on with the practicalities of living . |
| 5 | The Minister warned : ‘ He may be able to carry on in the job but he can not do so effectively . |
| 6 | Otherwise you would n't be able to carry on behind the Führer 's back . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Where the proceedings are in respect of a statutory nuisance within s.92(1) ( c ) , it is a defence under s.94(4) to prove , on a balance of probabilities , ( the burden being on the defendant ) that the accumulation or deposit was necessary for the effectual carrying on of a business or manufacture , was not kept longer than necessary , and that best practicable means were used to prevent them from being prejudicial to health or a nuisance . |