Example sentences of "on with [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thomas quietly bought them another cup of coffee each , and they giggled when they realized it and clinked the thick coffee mugs with him before carrying on with their conversation as if he were n't there . |
| 2 | ‘ Where he used to cut them dead , he now helps them on with their coats . ’ |
| 3 | They , they 're quite happy you letting them get on with their life . |
| 4 | So , Sister Hennessy , how would you like to offer me a cup of coffee so we can get acquainted while these two young men carry on with their duties ? ’ |
| 5 | From now on with their problems they 'll have to cope |
| 6 | Firth , Hubert and Forge report that some people get on with their mothers-in-law better than their own mothers , but for the most part these relationships are regarded as likely to be tricky : people treat them as an ‘ occupational risk ’ of marriage and regard themselves as ‘ lucky ’ if they work out satisfactorily ( 1970 , pp. 414–15 ) . |
| 7 | Then she could actually see what was going on in the family , which was that her mother was servicing her father , who just looked out of the window most of the time , psychically speaking , while the siblings got on with their rivalry . |
| 8 | I have to allow the songwriting people within this operation to have the time and security of mind to get on with their art . |
| 9 | A manager has to create an environment in which a new act can get on with their music as free as possible of worry about business . |
| 10 | How did the other group get on with their exams ? |
| 11 | Finding a new childcarer is so traumatic that 80% of the mothers surveyed admitted they did n't have the courage to give an inadequate nanny the sack immediately ; 60% of those who were unhappy carried on with their carer for a month , and 35% for up to six months . |
| 12 | I was told that only about one-quarter of the students at institutes of higher education in Beijing were actually getting on with their studies and many of these were motivated solely by the desire to go abroad . |
| 13 | They got on with their lives , did n't interfere , knew nothing of human quarrels , obeyed natural laws without any chicanery . |
| 14 | I suspect that for many young Germans it might be pretty meaningless , as it would be for their British or French contemporaries , who simply want to get on with their lives without having to attend to the doings of another generation . |
| 15 | British deaf men and women were spared much of this horror , and went on with their lives , but they were having a grim time of it too . |
| 16 | And working-class dykes and queens whose whole identity is often a conscious political expression , continued to get on with their lives . |
| 17 | Perhaps they got on with their lives under the carpeted floor somewhere , while they were whisked to all the places Masklin had seen on the only map the nomes had ever found . |
| 18 | Since talking to me , she has been given a council house about fifteen miles from her family home , so at last she and Sean can get on with their lives together . |
| 19 | In public , people tried to carry on with their lives , while at home they were starting to prepare for what was to come . |
| 20 | With a new mailing address and telephone number , the Colemans tried to get on with their lives . |
| 21 | But voters merely want to elect representatives who have the time and wit to run the country so they can get on with their lives in peace . |
| 22 | Organisers say they hope to teach youngsters and their families how to survive the abuse and carry on with their lives . |
| 23 | Using a mixture of conventional and special toys , they 'll encourage children to express their anger and emotion ; hopefully learning how to heal the scars and carry on with their lives . |
| 24 | ‘ The terrorists wo n't stop people here getting on with their lives . ’ |
| 25 | Adds Lt Watts : ‘ What often made situations all the more tragic was the fact that these poor From here is single col for page 7 people were trying to carry on with their lives . |
| 26 | ON being mistreated by British Rail most passengers probably prefer to forget the experience , get on with their lives and make a mental note to take night classes in the ridiculously complicated ticket system . |
| 27 | This is set in Ulster and sets out to depict ordinary people getting on with their lives . |
| 28 | Nonetheless , the Conservatives are still pressing on with their plans to stand in all 17 constituencies in Northern Ireland and to give the electorate the chance to accept or reject their programme for governing the country . |
| 29 | They carried on with their plans , excluding her , and a weird loneliness hollowed her stomach with longing . |
| 30 | The masons smiled at his fancy and went on with their work . |