Example sentences of "other [noun pl] [vb past] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was made a trusty and the other prisoners got on well with him . |
| 2 | Smaller , but equally welcome amounts of money have changed hands for pieces of driftwood and other finds worked on by artists and later sold to tourists . |
| 3 | She was happy to be near a door into the street , where she could see passers-by and know that other lives went on in their placid courses . |
| 4 | The other visitors walked on , leaving them stranded . |
| 5 | Other searchlights came on , but the German-looking silhouette of Campbeltown and some other confusions of identity enabled the intruders to bluff their way for another five minutes and about 2,000 yards ( 1,800m ) nearer the harbour . |
| 6 | The Celtic Church , founded in the sixth century by St Columba with the aid of Irish-trained monks , followed Rome in always celebrating Easter on a Sunday , unlike the eastern Churches ; but owing to its remoteness the Celtic Church experienced difficulty in being kept fully informed of doctrinal and other changes decided on in Rome . |
| 7 | Other writers expanded on , and embellished , earlier statements on the ‘ freedom of the press ’ , its role in society and its practices . |
| 8 | The other machines went on circling and dodging as before . |
| 9 | The doors remained open for a moment but no other passengers got on . |
| 10 | Other arms took on the burden , and blood stained richly on the sleeves of Holly 's tunic . |
| 11 | Other games went on and on . |
| 12 | It was observed that Joanne 's temper tantrums always began with shrill screaming , the other behaviours followed on as she got ‘ into the swing of it ’ . |
| 13 | The other players carried on getting changed and opening lockers and stuff , but you could hear a pin drop . |
| 14 | But , it was said , he took him to his flat and indecently assaulted him while two other men looked on . |
| 15 | None of the people on stage knew what was happening , the girls continued to sing their plaintive song and the other men danced on with their own pieces of chiffon , hoping that Ken would go away and disappear for ever . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's what them other coppers kept on at me about ! |
| 17 | Six new members joined the Cabinet and three other ministers took on new responsibilities [ see p. 37702 ] . |
| 18 | None the less , before galloping off down the ‘ law and order ’ campaign trail , it might be prudent to consider whether murder , rape , robbery , assault , and other crimes focused on by state officials , politicians , the media , and the criminal justice system do constitute the major part of our real crime problem . |