Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's the third stage of my life to get on with . ’ |
| 2 | The little onward-beating heart of my son bashes on through the night , its strong signal being transmitted through and across several layers of pillows . |
| 3 | As in the lowlands , the traditional landscape has to some extent been preserved by the economic irrationality of farmers — although in the uplands it consists of their ability to hold on against all the odds rather than disavow the pursuit of maximum profits . |
| 4 | Sussex members take this opportunity to thank Pat for starting the East Grinstead Rally and assure her of their intention to carry on her good work . |
| 5 | , sales specialist , and on the arrival of their son born on . |
| 6 | ‘ Would it be possible , if I could get a job , to pay for her in a private home , with part of her pension added on ? |
| 7 | Jilinski , however , seemed oblivious to Samsonov 's ever more perilous situation , and as late as 26 August — when the hapless Samsonov was just about to be engulfed from all sides — he commanded Rennenkampf to employ two corps for the investment of Königsberg and with the rest of his army to press on to the Vistula . |
| 8 | But , although the construction company 's overlord continued to stay away , a day or two later a gang of his labourers moved on to the land which surrounded her house . |
| 9 | ‘ And the fact that all of his women get on with each other , well , that 's a talent in itself . ’ |
| 10 | I made Jack shave his head — because he had the remnants of his hair hanging on — wonderful shape of ahead — shaved that off . |
| 11 | Gabby died in 1980 , but the spirit of his music lives on through three of his sons , Cyril , Bla and Martin . |
| 12 | Nixon betrayed his trust in a number of ways and was justifiably forced to resign ; however , the collapse of his presidency turned on relatively trivial matters . |
| 13 | Attlee was ecstatic about the idea of his viceroy staying on , perceiving it as ‘ a great boost for Britain and for the Commonwealth ’ , a sentiment shared by the now fully evolved Commonwealth statesman — he had been perhaps the first to see the possibilities of the role — General Smuts : ‘ This does not look like quitting ’ , he cabled to Attlee on hearing the news . |
| 14 | But the trial of his co-defendant goes on . |
| 15 | The skin of his face hung on its framework like the hides of the penthouse , and weariness and anger and pain scored his brow as if done by a hatchet . |
| 16 | Specifically , several of his pictures hung on the walls , and one stood on an easel in the centre of the living-room . |
| 17 | For example , in a case — Sex slur drove man to lash out at bully who mocked him : Killer stepson 's years of torment — where a bullying stepfather was killed by the stepson he had tormented for years , one of the taunts mentioned was the mocking of his desires to get on at college , calling him a ‘ funny boy ’ . |
| 18 | Since the death of the writer the insults and threats he had dealt out to each member of his family took on a new significance . |
| 19 | You may meet a saddler who is the sixth generation of his family to carry on making bell harnesses . |
| 20 | She refers to pictures of his family hanging on his office wall . |
| 21 | During one of Malmesbury 's two brief periods at the Foreign Office he was dramatically made aware of the state of the building , when part of the ceiling of his room fell on to his desk . |
| 22 | It had a big name in athletics and some of our boys went on to be students there , so the reputation of Henry Compton was high in the field of sport . |
| 23 | I mean a lot of our conversations go on with the television on in the background . |