Example sentences of "on [coord] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 And it 's easier to get along with brother so and so and sister so and so , but for goodness me I find , I find it ever so difficult to talk to sister so and so and there 's an area perhaps that we can er think about , stay awake by being respectful and obedient and that 's something that is very important because it 's completely opposite in the world today , respect for all authority and obedience to it is absolutely gone by the ways I find refrain from criticism and careless talk so there are the main points , but as we say we ca n't go into them all , well , so what we 're going to do is to try and just highlight one or two little areas which we could er enlarge on or put the magnifying glass on , so shall we do that ?
2 When a party challenges the validity of a governmental decision , the applicant 's interests might be irreparably damaged if , pending the hearing and resolution of the case by the court , it was open to the decision-maker to act on or execute the decision .
3 She felt as though she was dying , as though her heart was being ripped piece by piece into shreds , but she had to go on and finish the programme .
4 ‘ They said the conditions were the same for all teams and that they wanted to stay on and entertain the crowd ’ , said Sevens rules committee chairman Dave Crosbie .
5 ‘ I must confess I 'd rather sit on and view the passing scene . ’
6 This complex behaviour requires mechanisms to register the presence of prey or danger and to decide on and make the appropriate response , attacking or contracting into a blob — sensory cells , secretory cells , muscle cells and above all a network of electrically connected cells running right across its surface which can coordinate the hydra 's responses .
7 But you may not actually learn much , simply because the main object of the group will not be to help you but to get on and do the play , relying on the skills available and hoping that the audience will give adequate support .
8 There are a number of areas in which he wishes to see changes in BCU policy and at his interview he asked that , if appointed , he should be permitted to get on and do the job freely .
9 Thinking positively encourages the right frame of mind to get on and do the job .
10 your own instinct about what is the sensible thing to do and the right thing to do in that incident and take charge , and you will just get on and do the very , very best that you can , you know what you need to do , you need to stop the bleeding , you know what the person needs , he needs medical aid quickly okay ?
11 ‘ We felt that if she was going to turn on those sort of tactics we were not going to be gentlemanly about it , and that she should just get on and do the job . ’
12 I would trust er you much more than er erm a twenty five or thirty year old out there to get on and do the job .
13 We all have to get on and do the best we can .
14 She was an extremely angry , very bitter woman , who was determined to get everybody around her as angry as she could , and she succeeded , and I do n't know where she 's moved now , but I 'm sure she will go on and do the same thing , and frankly , I despair of anything being done unless there is some provision made for people such as herself , and one of her friends in particular .
15 In fact the Governments " minute of appointment " in 1961 set as the Committee 's terms of reference to report on and review the pattern of full-time higher education in Britain " in the light of national needs and resources " .
16 What else if I , I have to go and relieve er if I want er to only work down the cabin and it come to meal times cos we carried on dredging from six in the morning we do al all the winters round cos they eat on the dredger they used to eat three winches four winches on the dredger cos they 'd heave the dredger across the river and back again , wo when they come to meal times I used to have to go on and relieve the man what was driving that winch and I used t cos the er er chins coming round the barrel of the winch they used to override and I used to have a handle to knock them clear .
17 Reception staff at hotels based in cities and large towns may have to persuade unwanted persons loitering in the reception lounge to move on and leave the hotel ; the right to refuse service to persons unfit to be received is often the authority relied on when taking such actions .
18 Fenella was trying to be very patient , because it was not in the least unreasonable of Caspar to want to go on and leave the Dark Workshops as far behind them as possible .
19 ‘ Although we 're currently in the trough of the cycle , there 's no doubt we have assets at our disposal across all our businesses which will allow us to take on and beat the best of the competition .
20 Carolyn Henderson finds out how pint-sized performers can take on and beat the big boys .
21 In fact , she and Leonard over the years were to build on and improve the amenities , adding electricity , a bathroom , and a two-room extension of a bedroom for Virginia and an upstairs sitting-room .
22 Following the identification of serious problems with early Soviet designed nuclear power plants , the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) is to create teams of specialist engineers to advise on and improve the safety of these plants in central and eastern Europe .
23 It will build on and continue the work carried out over the past three years by the WACC-Asia Region 's Women 's Desk , which was based in Manila , Philippines .
24 It will , for example , be essential to set a short time-scale to phase out any remaining specialist LMS implementation teams in order that personnel within thy whole authority can take on and experience the new culture required by devolved management and competition .
25 Here , the two people meet and each takes ten minutes to reflect on and verbalise the achievements that they have made and identify further needs .
26 if you ca n't make it to the Manor do n't forget to switch on and cheer the Central Live match this sunday afternoon … what else is going on … headlines in action round up
27 ‘ But that 's all the more reason to stay on and take the opportunity to redress the lamentable impression you seem to have had of my country . ’
28 Disappointed Celtic boss Liam Brady admitted Borussia were the better side on the night and said : ‘ They could go on and win the trophy .
29 In addition , our teams of financial specialists are always on hand to advise on and implement the most appropriate service for a particular business and to train their staff .
30 In the meantime the $1,800 developers kit will enable programmers to get on and produce the end-user applications using sample video clips .
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