Example sentences of "on [prep] [adj] [noun] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be getting on for eleven years now since … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I hope he was n't delayed rameishing on with some customer today of all days , ’ Benny heard her mother say to Patsy . |
| 3 | But even as preparations were being made to fly them home , talks were going on with independent schools all over England in the hope of finding them free places.Andrew Auster is one of the organizers of the scheme … and he 'll be taking some of the orphans at the Downs School in Colwall : |
| 4 | Flagellants will fight on in hand-to-hand combat regardless of casualties or circumstances . |
| 5 | To have a dual occupation was an ancient way of life that lingered on in this area well into the Victorian period . |
| 6 | Body position and movement also play an important part — although the fact that turns latch on to each other successfully in telephone conversations seems to suggest that these factors , like gaze , are perhaps not as important as might at first appear . |
| 7 | From Tenbury Wells market , mistletoe is sold on to other markets all over Britain . |
| 8 | Vauxhall just held on to second spot ahead of Rover with 24,376 sales to Rover 's 23,251 . |