Example sentences of "[vb -s] on [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carpet cleaning needs no chemicals ; handle fits on to heat shield , and steam hose clips on to this |
| 2 | But for the vast majority in Northern Ireland life goes on with little inconvenience from the depredations of the IRA . |
| 3 | The main point is to raise money for Christian Aid , and although preparatory work goes on for many months , the 3 weeks during which the Church is used for sorting , and them selling , seem to bring out all the best feelings . |
| 4 | If it goes on for another 2 weeks , that is a distinct possibility . |
| 5 | The process goes on for several days , a few polyps occasionally expanding briefly , until finally the coral returns to its former glory . |
| 6 | The list of things to be seen goes on for several pages , and most of them have three stars . |
| 7 | But Mum goes on about that wretched place as though he was chief jailer at Broadmoor . |
| 8 | she goes on about all this but they do n't say how much it 's gon na cost , never mind the storage heaters |
| 9 | Um I know er at the in the clinic and all that kind of thing , I mean goes on about these people quite a bit . |
| 10 | Since many people are unable to meet the costs of litigation from their own resources , the availability of representation under the legal aid scheme will often be the crucial factor in deciding whether the case goes on at all . |
| 11 | As I have already noted , some kind of political change goes on at all times , produced by the succession of generations , the rise and fall of dynasties , competition among various social groups , economic and cultural developments , changing external circumstances , and more idiosyncratic factors , which can only be understood fully through detailed historical studies . |
| 12 | What goes on at these ‘ ends ’ is intelligible only to those involved . |
| 13 | He goes on at some length referring to the machinery used for scribbling , spinning , fulling etc , all of these processes carried out under one roof . |
| 14 | It goes on at some length to persuade people not to climb up this waterfall and muck about in it . |
| 15 | ‘ You do not know what goes on at this school , ’ said Rafiq . |
| 16 | What countless new churches have done is to take these helpful headings and develop what goes on under each one in a way that is flexible . |
| 17 | The associative learning that goes on during such pre-exposure will be dependent upon the context in which training occurs , and to this extent latent inhibition will be attenuated by a change of context . |
| 18 | ‘ Aberdeen crematorium is well run and efficient and it seemed natural to open our doors and explain to the public exactly what goes on during this most important ceremony . ’ |
| 19 | The media through which the sharers of a culture refine their insight into what goes on in each other 's heads are the arts in general , through which the most aware evoke in their audience the look and feel of things from their own viewpoints ( in the case of the drama and novel , of multiple interacting viewpoints ) , in fixed forms available to be explored at our leisure . |
| 20 | Die Grünen is generally regarded as the most turbulent and self-destructive of the Green parties , but its internal quarrels are , says Sara Parkin in her guide to the European Greens , ‘ only a more flagrant example ’ of what goes on in all the parties . |
| 21 | Latent inhibition goes on in all experiments aimed at revealing the nature of stimulus representations and often acts to mask the effects under investigation . |
| 22 | Some of this will almost certainly be in contravention of the 1988 Copyright Act , but a lot will be legitimate copying similar to that which goes on in all universities and public libraries . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's knowing what goes on in that place that 's the thing , General . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what goes on in that head of yours . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't want to know , ’ Sophie interrupted sharply , then , seeing that Helen looked rather ruffled , she added in a more conciliatory tone , ‘ It 's just that , although I 'm very interested in what goes on in that practice on the veterinary side , I do n't really think we ought to interest ourselves in the personal ups and downs of the people working there . ’ |
| 26 | Something goes on in that room on a Monday and a Wednesday . |
| 27 | ‘ In fact , if you ask me , there 's as much goes on in most of these valleys as there ever used to be . ’ |
| 28 | Also , the local MP has taken it upon himself to look personally into what goes on in this prison . ’ |
| 29 | Hey , what goes on in this one , though ? |
| 30 | I know he talks to you about what goes on in this office , but I get a feedback about you . ’ |