Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun pl] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although East Germany managed to staunch the flow on the eve of its 40th birthday , observers said it was still in danger of bleeding slowly to death , or of suffering convulsions brought on by repression on its streets . |
| 2 | In the beargardens that became a feature of almost every major kite flying meeting , a parade of well-dressed bears took on the role of chairbears , observing in silence the antics of crazy ‘ humes ’ as they lounged in their designer suits , awaiting the call to elevation . |
| 3 | Even though most women know that smoking in pregnancy is bad for their baby 's health , being linked with low birthweight , premature birth and miscarriage , 25 per cent of pregnant women carry on smoking . |
| 4 | Take them back to the stall and get him pair of woolly ones come on . |
| 5 | One of the principal factors causing the growth in church planting activity to dry up in other situations is the lack of full-time leaders to take on the work . |
| 6 | She thought of St Lucia , of the dark tropical evenings with their different heady mix of spicy perfumes carried on the trade winds , and her heart ached unbearably as she followed the winding country lanes to the small , bumpy track marked ‘ Private Road ’ . |
| 7 | The nation now has a quarter of a century 's worth of anti-poverty experiments to draw on . |
| 8 | A swift tour of inspection revealed numerous bedrooms , an enormous sitting-room with a raised dining-area visible through an archway , and a whole wall of french doors opening on to an oval glittering blue swimming-pool . |
| 9 | Strong smell of burnt fingers going on . |
| 10 | Lots of different things go on when you listen : |
| 11 | Closer to the smoking fire , Blake could see that the colours of the flames varied with the different amounts of crushed rocks thrown on to the pyre . |
| 12 | Therese , conscious , as was everyone else , of a row of gargantuan proportions going on in Gesner 's dressing room , was blithely uncaring . |
| 13 | My policy is a policy of peace … my minister of foreign affairs carries on my policy in this sense " . |
| 14 | We get told that erm in the early times there was quite a bit of social activities going on , lots of clubs and things |
| 15 | A FURTHER tranche of fixed-rate mortgages came on to the market this week following last month 's cut in official base rates from 7 to 6 per cent . |
| 16 | On the next day , he had to appear again before the Emperor and was given a pair of white gloves to put on before he took the Royal pulse ; he pronounced His Majesty to be in good health , which pleased the Emperor . |
| 17 | Head of Corporate Relations twats on in gathering dusk . |
| 18 | There was a lot of dancing to the radio and , later , to John 's guitar ; a lot of Christmas cards were repeatedly sent toppling ; a lot of seasonal goings-on went on under the veritable forest of mistletoe that hung from the centre light . |
| 19 | There 's lots of little walks to go on are n't |
| 20 | The smell of freshly-fried falafels hung on the air , reminding Huy that he had not yet breakfasted . |
| 21 | His keen interest in overseas education and his practical encouragement of overseas students built on and developed traditions of his Quaker predecessors , Basil Fletcher and Helen Wodehouse . |
| 22 | Clive Lloyd still had , it appeared , dozens of ultra-fast bowlers to call on , while England s slender resources were entrusted to the charge of a fellow with blond curly hair and a pleasing batting style . |
| 23 | PLENTY of barmy things going on for the next few days , as the Festival of Comedy gets underway . |
| 24 | Researcher : Why is the percentage of Afro-Caribbean pupils staying on in the sixth form so low ? |
| 25 | Er there will be educational and business seminars of various sorts going on . |
| 26 | A sprinkling of hot tears fell on to his exploring lips . |
| 27 | The statement listed a series of general commitments following on from or developing the aims of the previous five-year plan [ see p. 32823 ] . |
| 28 | The result is a set of normalised relations mapped on to the target DBMS . |
| 29 | You are lost in a strange country , among a lot of incomprehensible wogs going on about Twenty-fourthers and God knows what , and you are probably scared stiff ! ’ |
| 30 | But in a first hint that she may be prepared to modify her views , the Prime Minister will tell the President that , if the deployment of new short-range missiles in Germany becomes unrealistic , Britain is certainly prepared to consider the alternative of stand-off missiles carried on Tornados . |