Example sentences of "i [vb past] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I led on to the subject of the probability of his having shortly to be released from his pain and suffering and hoped that his trust was in his Saviour and he replied , ‘ Oh yes , it is ! |
| 2 | Much weakened constitutionally , I passed on to the next stage . |
| 3 | After we 'd agreed the itinerary I got on with the detailed flying planning , using the new French VFR maps and the American TPC ( Tactical Pilotage Charts ) which we bought from Stamfords in London . |
| 4 | ‘ I got on with the work , tried very hard to stay jovial , and kept a smiling face . |
| 5 | She went , and I got on with the life of Ellen Parkin , about to emerge from her chrysalis , to spread her wings as Eleanor Darcy . |
| 6 | On Monday , the first day of the fair , Mum took me down to The Market Place after school and , armed with my fare , I got on to the children 's roundabout . |
| 7 | I got on to the roof : the upper levels of mortar had crumbled so much that it was doubtful if the stack would survive the next gale . |
| 8 | And then I got on to the , I was convenor of the housing allocation committee for very many years . |
| 9 | ‘ I got on to the hospital and then the local police lab and said I was from her insurance company and we operated a no pay clause if drink-driving was involved . ’ |
| 10 | I sank on to the bucket and took a long pull at the coffee . |
| 11 | Once this had been achieved , and we had given each other that little nod of recognition with which one acknowledges an intellectual equal , I moved on to the question that really interested me , which was how Alison came to know Thomas Carter in the first place . |
| 12 | Eventually I moved on from the blues , picking up on Ronnie Lane again , only by this time The Small Faces had become The Faces . |
| 13 | ‘ I came on for the final five minutes of that match and got 45 minutes in the second half of the second leg which we won 1–0 . |
| 14 | Erm when I came on to the flats I came with an open mind and I was gon na you know take things as I as I met them . |
| 15 | We did a production of The Caretaker , which I designed , directed and in which I played on for the characters . ’ |
| 16 | So I pedalled on up the Via Capitano . |
| 17 | Full of misgiving I drove on into the darkness . |
| 18 | ‘ I drove on in the car . |
| 19 | I strolled on down the edge of the ninth fairway in the gradually strengthening sun . |
| 20 | I strolled on into the arbour . |
| 21 | I tiptoed on to the plane , hardly breathed while I was on it , and was conveyed with utmost speed to my usual resting place at the Pierre Hotel . |
| 22 | I dropped on to the wet doorstep , worn out and hopeless , prepared to die . |
| 23 | My lungs exploded , imploded , exploded , imploded ; plumes of wet sand flew from my soles , rising as I sped on , falling in little curves and spattering back as I raced on into the distance . |
| 24 | They told me they were on holiday today and shyly peeped round great blocks of stone as I climbed on to the hitching post of the sun , the most sacred place in the temple . |
| 25 | I climbed on to the window-seat and drew the curtains , so that I was completely hidden . |
| 26 | I climbed on to the shed roof and gathered myself for the jump . |
| 27 | I climbed on to the sill , paused , jumped in . |
| 28 | Without thinking I tagged on to the end of the marching men and within a few seconds was past the SPs unnoticed . |
| 29 | I hung on to the drawings because they provided part of the explanation I felt was needed . |
| 30 | I stayed there for some time and looked at the castle , and then I walked on through the forest for about an hour . |