Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] move on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , with dramatic abruptness , a decision is taken to close the institution or move on . |
| 2 | If this happens cancel that experiment and move on to something else ! |
| 3 | Because the body is deep it means the bream can not simply sidle up to a bait , suck it into its mouth and move on , all in one motion . |
| 4 | She shut the trunk and moved on to a large cardboard box . |
| 5 | He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter . |
| 6 | The little town was packed with milling crowds , but many of these were parents , come to collect their sons ' wages before they either went back to work or moved on to another farm . |
| 7 | Grandpa packed her portrait and moved on . |
| 8 | A couple of grey and white winter-plumage black guillemots — called tysties in Shetland — complete the picture , and I wind up the window and move on . |
| 9 | Davenport took a pass from stand-in central defender Ian Sampson deep in the Boro half and moved on menacingly towards the edge of the box where he unleashed an incredible right-foot shot which flew , true as an arrow , into the top left hand corner of the net , inches outside the despairing hands of goalkeeper Stephen Pears . |
| 10 | As a result , you keep wishing they 'd wind up this particular gag and move on to the next item , a frustration which makes the film seem drawn out and sluggish . |
| 11 | He argues that the convention partners should affirm the broad principles of the scheme for a devolved Scottish parliament in the UK agreed before the last election and move on to adopt an educational role . |
| 12 | At the start only 14 per cent of our panel reported Labour stressing these issues , but the figure rose to 20 per cent in the fourth week and 32 per cent in the fifth as Labour sought to divert attention away from defence and to move on from unemployment , which directly affected only a small minority , to education and especially the National Health Service , which directly affected the vast majority of the electorate . |
| 13 | Caught , startled in the glare of these extraordinary paintings , we are simultaneously compelled and repulsed ; slowly we drag our eyes away , blink and move on . |
| 14 | The overwhelming temptation and the external pressures will inevitably lead the other way ; to take a quick decision and move on . |
| 15 | No movement , no luck With a silent curse he extricated himself from the first trap and moved on to the next |
| 16 | The temptation for teachers to cut off at this point and move on to something easier and less controversial is great , but the real value of RE lies in following the development through . |
| 17 | In the examination itself , divide up the time on the basis of how the marks are likely to be distributed ; if you run out of time for your first answer , quickly sketch a conclusion and move on to the next question , so that you have provided at least a general indication of work in all the questions . |
| 18 | the true gypsies are clean , it 's the , what we call the tinkers , just the travellers that pop on a site and move on |
| 19 | I was greatly encouraged by the good spirit of the meeting and have been very heartened since then by the mature christian attitude of a number of people who were strongly opposed to the project , but who have been willing to accept the decision of the church meeting and move on from there . |
| 20 | Drinking off the last of the wine and moving on to the coffee he finally managed to confront himself with the question of why he had been so slow to begin . |
| 21 | He is not a man to repeat an experience but to move on and find new adventure in alternative spheres . |
| 22 | This rather vague account satisfied and stimulated the interest of most people ; fieldworkers began asking interviewees how long they had lived in the area and moved on to discuss their general attitudes and background . |
| 23 | Massage is contra-indicated in the following conditions : fever , inflammation ( of skin or joints ) , skin rashes or eruptions , swellings , bruises , sprains , torn muscles and ligaments , broken bones , burns and varicose veins — in short , if it hurts , abandon the movement and move on to another area of the body . |
| 24 | Given this passivity , can advertising step beyond its obvious role and move on to discussing ideas , rather than just reinforcing them ? |
| 25 | redefine rubbish and move on yeah |
| 26 | Weyl outlines the argument and moves on through seven spherical symmetries to the prospect of 230 crystal groups before coming to rest on thoughts of higher generality of principle . |
| 27 | The magazine Der Spiegel recently published the results of an opinion poll revealing that 14 per cent of Germans still think Jews were partly to blame for what happened to them in the second world war , 36 per cent believe Jews ‘ have too much influence ’ , and more than 50 per cent believe it is time for Germany to forget the past and move on . |
| 28 | ‘ Do what you can for me , ’ and he crossed himself , picked up his suitcase and moved on . |
| 29 | AFTER A couple of years on the indie circuit , Arista signed The Hollow Men , releasing their ‘ Cresta ’ album late last year , and it looked like these hard-working Leeds-based popsters were ready to step up a league and move on to a new , higher profile . |
| 30 | Do n't spend too much of the answer defending your organisation ; simply make a quick answer and move on to more positive points . |