Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | They moved to a flat in Kensington that Ken financed for them — to the point that he made Carry On Regardless solely to recoup some of his losses . |
| 2 | Gould would also be reunited with Natty and Jemmy , who he planned to take on the Namoi expedition . |
| 3 | In need of money , he agreed to take on work as an artist 's model when Ricky Stride said he knew of an artist who would employ him , for Minton had seen photographs of Bowler and had remarked what a good model he would make . |
| 4 | The Prince of Wales is president of my organisation , Scottish Business in the Community , and ever since he agreed to take on that role he as dedicated a large amount of time to helping us , and in turn , helping communities , not because it 's it 's fashionable because he really believes in it and he wants to do hard work on our behalf and on the countrys ' behalf . |
| 5 | I can even remember when Finnegans Wake was thought to be incomprehensible and the gentleman sitting on my right , George Craig , is almost , but not quite , my contemporary at this university and I was genuinely delighted when he agreed to take on the herculean task of giving a lecture a centenary lecture on James Joyce . |
| 6 | He expected to take on at least another four by September and more once the village was fully operational . |
| 7 | Simply , it was because , no matter how hard or how often he tried , he failed to get on too well with people . |
| 8 | Most probably he got waffling on in the Royal Oak and that . |
| 9 | Frantically , in the last half of the fight , he sought to hold on to his title . |
| 10 | He was speaking from a mind full of ideas and images , which all offered insight in varying ways , which he sought to reflect on over several years . |
| 11 | Not that he tried to hold on to her and not that Travis appeared to think there was anything out of the way in the two of them embracing — she gathered she had their engagement to thank for that . |
| 12 | But he may not have done another thing ; he may just have faded into obscurity if he 'd lived on . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ In fact , ’ he 'd gone on , ‘ it would be most convenient if they did it on their birthdays . |
| 14 | He 'd gone on saying it until people complained and the landlord was forced to tell him that such talk amounted to the spreading of gloom and despondency ; it was almost as bad as careless talk and would land him in the Bridewell if the police got to hear . |
| 15 | Newman drove along the narrow road he 'd turned on to off the B4027 at no more than thirty miles an hour . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've heard about this sort of thing before , ’ he said , as if realizing what he 'd stumbled on , or at least what he thought he 'd stumbled on . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've heard about this sort of thing before , ’ he said , as if realizing what he 'd stumbled on , or at least what he thought he 'd stumbled on . |
| 18 | At that time I did n't pause to wonder if he 'd realized exactly what he 'd taken on when he first became involved with Nigel 's funeral arrangements ; I did later , and often , with deep and loving gratitude . |
| 19 | After the laughter had died away , he told a story about one particular commercial that he 'd worked on . |
| 20 | He repeated the information he 'd passed on to the Abigails and to Mr Plant : that George Joseph Smith had bought fish for the late Miss Munday , and eggs for Mrs Burnham and Miss Lofty . |
| 21 | Whether he came in just because of Bev or whether he 'd started on |
| 22 | He 'd climbed on to one of the great beams which supported the arch , tied a length of rope round it and , fastening the noose around his neck , simply stepped off the great stone plinth . |
| 23 | So when I got there this morning he was still in his pyjamas he 'd got on quite well , all he wanted me to do was wash his face . |
| 24 | He could see they were surprised that he 'd latched on to them , but it did n't matter . |
| 25 | He came rushing on to the platform just as a train bound for Debden came in . |
| 26 | Paul ‘ popped round ’ for tea more frequently than was decent for a visiting lecturer , and he seemed to get on very well with everyone . |
| 27 | When they reached Scarborough Pat , 58 , a steelworker from Middlesbrough , was taken to the town 's hospital where nurses bandaged his bruised and swollen fingers and he vowed to carry on with the journey . |
| 28 | When Moore announced he was fighting cancer , he vowed to work on as usual . |
| 29 | He turned to walk on alone , not realizing that he still loved her . |
| 30 | But he forgot to let on that it was still being built — and did n't have any beer . |