Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | His speech of 1 November 1962 made references to ’ some differences ' between the two governments , but it was asserted that ‘ Nothing shall come between the Soviet Union and Cuba ’ , and the emphasis was on the Soviet arms which had not been withdrawn rather than on the missiles which had ( Cuba Socialista , no. 16 , Dec. 1962 , pp. 28–30 , in Clissold : 1970 , p. 276 ) . |
| 2 | My mind just goes on and on … |
| 3 | cos he , he goes on and on |
| 4 | To go on and on being surprised by life , however old you are . |
| 5 | It is finally uneconomical to go on and on repairing the sturdy Liberation trucks , the government argued : far better to stimulate the economy by buying a glossy new vehicle , and throwing away the old . |
| 6 | Rehydration can occur within four hours if the spadefoot is in water , but it can also take place , albeit more slowly , if it simply sits in or on damp soil . |
| 7 | The integration over involves only and on the assumption of overall fibre symmetry ( a case common in polymers in the fibrous form ; but not , of course , necessarily so in the sheet or bulk forms ) we can assume that is a function of only and integrate over — and also over . |
| 8 | ‘ Though the mechanics of it are so arranged so that on every odd hour the water plays and the fountain dances in snatches of classical music . ’ |
| 9 | For the only produce safely gathered in and on display around the pulpit will be — honey . |
| 10 | By contrast , the British Constitution is admired by Britons for reflecting the wisdom of past generations , as the product of experience — in short , a constitution that stipulates what should be on the basis of what has proved to work rather than on abstract first principles . |
| 11 | the basic day to day problems that we want to concentrate on and on the challenges it faces . |
| 12 | Contributions to the pension are targeted so that on retirement the tax-free cash sum , 25% of the fund value , is sufficient to repay the mortgage . |
| 13 | Quite recently Sergt.-Pilot Dunbell [ sic ] Smith visited Halfway while on leave . |
| 14 | ‘ being a person on foot ’ Means walking or running etc. as opposed to being carried in or on a vehicle or riding a horse etc . |
| 15 | ‘ Conveyance ’ means any conveyance construed or adapted for the carriage of a person or persons whether by land , water or air , except that it does not include a conveyance constructed or adapted for use only under the control of a person not carried in or on it , and ‘ drive ’ shall be construed accordingly . |
| 16 | As the essence of this offence is stealing a ride , handcarts and pedestrian controlled vehicles etc. are not conveyances as they are designed for use only under the control of a person not carried in or on it . |
| 17 | The second half of section 12(1) deals with persons who knowing that a conveyance has been taken without authority , drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it . |
| 18 | Section 12(1) states : … a person shall be guilty of an offence if , without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority , he takes any conveyance for his own or another 's use or knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority , drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it . |
| 19 | Section 12(7) excludes from the definition of conveyance a vehicle under the control of someone not carried in or on it . |
| 20 | ( c ) " Allows himself to be carried in or on it " . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Smith continued to pull away and on present form will not even need to sail a match-race final to be selected for Barcelona . |
| 22 | Th the reality is that elsewhere in West Sussex erm the business allocations are erm reasonably generous or indeed slightly over generous and er therefore er overall the concern i is very much reduced erm but it might also be just worth mentioning that erm although er there is clearly an opportunity for this committee , this planning authority , the strategic planning authority to , to question figures of this nature and to challenge local plans if they are significantly adrift erm that has to be done in the context of the the local plan enquiry by er in the form of an objection almost and past experience has been that the inspectors and the Secretary of State have allowed a certain amount of leeway depending on the erm proportional er deviation from erm th the figures that were in the structure plan and depending on what is happening elsewhere and on the state of the economy and whilst it would be something which erm it was possible to prepare a case for erm i it is o on , on the balance of erm er the various things that are , that are taking place in West Sussex that the recommendation i is , is put to you that and it seems to be the reasonable course of action , particularly bearing in mind the downturn in , in er erm the er business activity and the er amount of developments taking place . |
| 23 | One danger is that prospective purchasers get carried away and on occasion acquire land on impulse without fully investigating factors which may influence the financial success of the proposed development . |
| 24 | The speculator lives dangerously and on his wits . |
| 25 | Pin the lining to the pelmet with wrong sides facing , turning in the allowance after snipping and notching out as on the pelmet fabric ( fig.41 ) . |
| 26 | Provide periodically and on demand out-turn figures CSO |
| 27 | My violin teacher had recommended it for chamber music , and when I found out that on one of the weeks the famous violinist , Ruggiero Ricci , would be there , I was certain that I would go . |
| 28 | The exceptions relating to this section are very important and refer to a number of activities usually carried out whilst on holiday . |
| 29 | Do n't you agree that you never know what you are going to find there but on the other hand if you ignore the expiry date and crunch it all up with a lot of jam , or even a lot of Nivea , it all goes down the red lane and things start to brighten up ? |
| 30 | Our theory — if we are in the business of expounding a theory on the subject of pub design — is that each pub must be treated individually and on its own merits . |