Example sentences of "on with the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To go on with the utter silence or to break the silence , pretending nothing had happened . |
| 2 | This will involve tone as much as doctrine , but he would be as ill-advised to go on about the Government 's intention of building a classless society , which it ca n't build anyway , as to adopt the easy belief that the climate of opinion can be left to look after itself while ministers get on with the practical business of government . |
| 3 | Similarly there seem to be many cultures in tropical countries where the women get on with the necessary work while the men sit around discussing matters . |
| 4 | If your debtor wo n't see you or is not available whenever you call , you can draw your own conclusions and similarly get on with the necessary action . |
| 5 | of getting on with the five years plans they 've put too much effort into producing war machines ! |
| 6 | See how you get on with the following questions : if you answer " yes ' to one or more , then we have some further work to do in this area ! |
| 7 | He 's also just chaired a Select Committee on MPs ' working hours , which frequently collide head on with the following day . |
| 8 | Before he invaded Iran in 1980 , Mr Hussein tried hard to get on with the Islamic zealots who had just seized power in Tehran . |
| 9 | That was the brief for a one-person project I took on with the late schools council some four years ago . |
| 10 | S4 Many sit Standard Grade on the way to Higher and the ablest by-pass , getting on with the Higher Course . |
| 11 | This leaves us , the goldpanners , to get on with the actual preparations of the championship . |
| 12 | OK , by now you 've lost valuable time and probably irritated the entire panel by dithering instead of being sure of what you 're going to say , quite apart from getting on with the actual pieces you have learned . |
| 13 | Please can we get on with the serious stuff please . |
| 14 | He said then he , we could carry on with the serious stuff ! |
| 15 | There was just time for England and Australia to fit in the final Test before getting on with the serious business — serious to those for whom dollar signs are important — of dashing round the country playing game after game after game of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup . |
| 16 | ‘ We were sent upstairs to address envelopes as ‘ the girls ’ ‘ , she recalls , ‘ while Clive got on with the serious business of deciding about the paper . |
| 17 | No further discussion necessary on their budget let's get on with the serious business of funding real education in Hertfordshire which we asked and in this particular case the Labour party . |
| 18 | All this conversation was carried on with the greatest difficulty . |
| 19 | Erm we 're not always privy to what goes on with the front bench , but yes we have established regular dialogue with Jack Straw and the environment team , in order that we make sure we are saying the same thing . |
| 20 | On the student 's enrolling , the practice came to be — if it was not so right from the beginning of the sixteenth century-that he chose which area he preferred to work in , whether the European or Asiatic part of the empire , and signed on with the appropriate kazasker . |
| 21 | Sharon Griffiths was travelling in a car driven by her sister when it collided head on with the stolen vehicle . |
| 22 | Always at the back of the mind are worries over how well one will get on with the other artists . |
| 23 | But trampolining wo n't be catching on with the other animals . |
| 24 | ‘ But not about the caves , ’ she laughed and , tugging at his arm , she insisted they tag on with the other tourists . |
| 25 | ‘ How does he get on with the other fellows ? ’ |
| 26 | I asked him why he had n't got on with the other passengers . |
| 27 | Then put the coin in the slot , please Rex , and we 'll get on with the new plan . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ There may be benefits for us too — if we do n't get on with the new rector he may only be here for five years , ’ said Miss Duff . |
| 29 | ‘ Not bad , ’ Gay conceded , and went on with the good work . |
| 30 | I say this largely because of what is going on with the black blues artists , like Albert King , BB King , Albert Collins . |