Example sentences of "[verb] on in [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A presence lived on in his absence . |
| 2 | According to Alistair Kelman , however , many companies do not even comply with the Companies Act by keeping detailed records of what goes on in their computer systems . |
| 3 | The managing director makes very sure that he knows all that goes on in his firm . |
| 4 | Yet with this one major issue resolved , Rick is now questioning whether what goes on in his classroom has really changed so much . |
| 5 | It all goes on in my head and I usually find that my first sketch depicts the piece I end up with . |
| 6 | What goes on in my mind is much more important . |
| 7 | it goes on in our case , that both of our pension funds have had massive surpluses , i.e. erm there was a reported surplus by Watsons the actuaries , of one point erm seven billion which suddenly er vanished within one year to a seven er seven hundred million deficit and |
| 8 | ( One occasionally encounters a burst of inanity of Nobel proportions , as in this : " Our capacity for deceiving ourselves about the operation of the brain is almost limitless , mainly because what we can report is only a minute fraction of what goes on in our head . |
| 9 | If I am unfortunate enough to experience the untimely death of several people I am attached to so that it forms something of a pattern , then I am likely to experience considerable difficulty with my bereavements : there has been none of the unconscious preparation for the death of someone close that goes on in our awareness of incidents that are likely to occur . |
| 10 | Our inclination is to say that language is not the primary thing , that we are analysing a phenomenon , and that what matters is the question , ‘ What sort of a process goes on in your mind when you know , remember , hope something ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But I do wish you 'd let Granny Fordham stay on in her cottage , ’ she added . |
| 12 | And in the pursuit he came up to King Yucef , and smote him three times : but the King escaped from under the sword , for the horse of the Cid passed on in his course , and when he turned , the King being on a fleet horse , was far off , so that he might not be overtaken ; and he got into a Castle called Guyera , for so far did the Christians pursue them , smiting and slaying , and giving them no respite , so that hardly fifteen thousand escaped of fifty that they were . |
| 13 | From a review of the information above identify the areas which you would concentrate on in your analysis of the position of Belper ltd . |
| 14 | Peter was rather doted on in his childhood — with the sort of results you see now . ’ |
| 15 | Nonetheless every partner will have a right to know what is being carried on in his firm 's name and for which he is ultimately answerable . |
| 16 | BELVILLE : Let me see how you are come on in your writing . |
| 17 | The legacy of Ceausescu lives on in his House of the Republic , a 7,000-room defunct monstrosity that hogs the skyline on its pert , artificial crest . |
| 18 | No , in no way does it control universities , it 's erm each university sends its vice-chancellor as its principal representative or other members to other committees erm in order to erm give their view on what the collective what action the collectivity of , of institutions should erm should carry on in their name . |
| 19 | ‘ Then you can carry on in your bid to break as many bones as humanly possible in the shortest space of time . ’ |
| 20 | In fact , it was earlier than I wanted to be in front , but then he galloped on in his stride all the way to the line . |
| 21 | She was going her own sweet way , totally unconcerned about what might be going on in her wake . |
| 22 | There 's a lot going on in her head . ’ |
| 23 | Bella warned you , did n't she , that there was a lot going on in her head ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ A lot going on in her head ! |
| 25 | What was going on in her head ? |
| 26 | She started , feeling her colour rise at the possibility that he might have an inkling of what was going on in her head at that precise moment ! |
| 27 | or you ca n't have a lunch break , but she did n't , she just automatically assumes that everybody knows what 's going on in her head be that everybody else should know as well , yeah anyway I 've got to go Matt 's shouting , he 's obviously having problems plumbing the dishwasher , god his little cotton socks , so we 'll see you later , alright then , see you later on ta ta . |
| 28 | What had been going on in her cabin could only have led to one thing , and that was something that must never happen again . |
| 29 | Somehow she could n't imagine going on in her search alone . |
| 30 | It was impossible to know what was going on in her mind , but he was thankful that she seemed in no way agitated . |