Example sentences of "on [prep] the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The book by the man who had repudiated Greek wisdom lived on through the centuries in the Greek version made by his grandson — an émigré to Egypt in 132 B.C. |
| 2 | now he passed that on , that had , sort of knowledge on through the people in the shop okay , if you , soon as that link gets broken and you go into a shop something like erm Burtons okay , big retail shop like Burtons , you go in there you 'll have a manager in there and assistants and so on , but their background knowledge has nothing to do with tailoring , nothing at all |
| 3 | Now erm how have we got er I 've next thing on the handout is something I 've stuck on about the way in which erm er well it 's what I 've just covered about the the way in which some sorts of therapies for people who 've been abused as children tend to embody rather heterosexist assumptions which has been stated by Jenny Kissinger for example . |
| 4 | No need to go on about the band in this preamble . |
| 5 | I just went on about the frogs in the flowers , and I never thought about his dreams . |
| 6 | When the school closed , they kept the animals on for the toddlers in the local playgroups . |
| 7 | Right , the search is on for the person in the team who told me that Larry Adler 's birthday was today , and not February the tenth . |
| 8 | Laboratory manager , Andy Durrant says : ‘ M&ITS 's Calibration Laboratory is recognised as being on of the leaders in the field of pressure calibration work both in terms of accuracy and facilities , some of which are unique in the UK . |
| 9 | The reason for the preserving and passing on of the traditions in this way was that they were used primarily by the early Church in its teaching of the community . |
| 10 | Before this Board the commissioner advanced two main submissions , namely : ( 1 ) that the business of the bank was one and indivisible since all the profit earning operations were directed from Hong Kong by staff therein employed , no overseas branch of the bank was involved and the funds employed in the purchase of the certificates of deposit arose from the carrying on of the business in Hong Kong ; and ( 2 ) that in any event , even if the sale and purchase of certificates of deposit failed to be treated as separate operations , nevertheless the profits from these operations arose in Hong Kong . |
| 11 | ( 3 ) In this Act references to the rules of a self-regulating organisation are references to the rules ( whether or not laid down by the organisation itself ) which the organisation has power to enforce in relation to the carrying on of the business in question or which relate to the admission and expulsion of members of the organisation or otherwise to its constitution . |
| 12 | Provision similar to those in a share sale for the carrying on of the business in the period between signing and completion . |
| 13 | However , as foreign ambitions and the dragging on of the war in China increased the threat of Japanese action in neighbouring territories , the implications for European colonies and nationals , as well as for the broader Asia — Pacific region , forced the industrialized West to take notice . |
| 14 | It 's a bit late to be coming on like the Angel in the House now . ’ |
| 15 | Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in our country 's commercial , industrial and public service organisations ? |
| 16 | Few of us were aware of the feverish political and diplomatic manoeuvres going on behind the scenes in Britain and Australia . |
| 17 | There was the time , for instance , when they had a love scene in Carry On Up The Khyber in 1968 . |
| 18 | Needless to say , there was not much work for this legendary character as a film star ; the next film in which he appeared was Carry on Up the Khyber in 1960 . |
| 19 | The doctor switched it off and carried on with the work in hand . |
| 20 | We will get over it and I am getting on with the work in hand . ’ |
| 21 | But fortunately his present associates in the adult world , Biddy and Knacker Bean and Sergeant Potter , did not waste time questioning one 's motives like old Sylvester ; they just got on with the job in hand . |
| 22 | People often feel that pinpointing a precise objective wastes time that could be used more productively getting on with the job in hand . |
| 23 | ‘ He 's got on with the job in a pleasant and professional manner . |
| 24 | But as David Bull says in his reply , even if we have misgivings about the way any campaign is handled , let's hope we are not deterred from getting on with the job in hand ! |
| 25 | Ace also felt a twinge of sadness for the Colonel , but felt it best to get on with the job in hand . |
| 26 | I should like to thank all our workforce , the majority of whom are of course remaining with the company , for their impressive commitment to getting on with the job in hand , despite the company 's problems . |
| 27 | Having blown his lunch , he then strolled back on set and got on with the matter in hand . |
| 28 | We have to forget about our prejudices , and get on with the task in hand … let's do it ! |
| 29 | urge people to press on with the task in hand especially when they have second thoughts |
| 30 | Doer — urging the team to get on with the task in hand . |