Example sentences of "i [vb past] on [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , I went on to say throughout the ages the government has repealed legislation , there 's nothing new about repealing legislation it is repealed either because it is proved unworkable or because it 's simply outlived its shelf life . |
| 2 | I went on to say in the new world in which we live legislation has grown like topsy and thus requires more drastic pruning . |
| 3 | I kept on listening to the show . |
| 4 | Chris , Nick and I carried on working under the umbrella of the Friends of John McCarthy . |
| 5 | I carried on knocking on the door and begging to be let in . |