Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite all the scheming and matchmaking that went on behind the scenes , when Charles and Diana took their wedding vows on 29 July 1981 , they were undoubtedly in love . |
| 2 | Some of the sites are enormously rich , however , and the history of palaeontology is punctuated by quite unscientific feuds between experts trying to find and hold on to the best sites for the most spectacular vertebrates . |
| 3 | We also used to catch greenfinches that came on to the barley . |
| 4 | There seemed nothing to be done except carry on with the dinner , but in the afternoon Anne went to see Sarah . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , plenty of new flats are being built and coming on to the market : developers have rushed to get their projects completed in the hope of selling before demand dried up . |
| 6 | All the cans of food and money , which came to more than £50 , has been collected and passed on to the County Durham Kostroma Appeal . |
| 7 | If you do not reply , the PP does not repeat but goes on to the next question . |
| 8 | Mrs Thatcher , who returned from the United States last night , said : ‘ Everything we have done in the last 13 years will be conserved and built on into the future . |
| 9 | By the next day , hundreds of Chinese students gathered at the Nanjing campuses calling for the African students to be punished and marched on to the municipal offices . |
| 10 | Rain felt her legs weaken and sank on to the edge of the bed . |
| 11 | They were stopped at a sentry post to have passes checked and moved on through the wool of the fog , traffic sounds muted , an anguished cry from the Thames as a ship sounded its foghorn on the way down to the sea . |
| 12 | The boat skipper gives Kevin a choice — swim or struggle on in the bad weather and lose your money . |
| 13 | And she turned and went on down the path . |
| 14 | Half closing my eyes , I turned and backed on to the porch . |
| 15 | Becky turned and moved on to the bathroom . |
| 16 | Form criticism examines the way in which the traditions of Jesus were preserved and handed on in the time before the writing of the Gospels . |
| 17 | In spite of the obvious gains in recent years — and no one could be more grateful than I to Robert Runcie and all he achieved — we now need a period of calmness , of peace , to grow and get on with the real work of caring for others and serving Christ in and through others . |
| 18 | It is to that ‘ twilight zone ’ that we should direct our attentions , waiting and watching on as the edges waiver , become indistinct , and blend . |
| 19 | The first is the period of oral tradition when the stories of Jesus were used and passed on by the Church . |
| 20 | He nodded at her now , and again said , ‘ By ! ’ before turning and running on to the stage . |
| 21 | Now it was an established custom that we very often used to go out to a strip in the desert away from the camp where we could indulge in circuits and landings to our hearts content without being related to the hour by hour flying that went on at the Base camp . |
| 22 | It is important that all feed pipes from the cold water cistern are fitted with valves so that each of the different water circuits can be isolated and worked on without the need to drain the entire system . |
| 23 | Beads of sweat continued to form and drip on to the table . |
| 24 | Dr. Goldsmith and Dr. Phillips were asked to examine him because he said he had been kicked and jumped on by the labour master , and that his body was black and blue ; no marks of violence were in fact found . |
| 25 | Once again , tax planning objectives need to be recognised and worked on during the negotiation to come up with a mutually acceptable deal . |
| 26 | Perhaps even more importantly , few of these authors in fact attempt to understand the implications of the expressive order ; how the classes and class-based processes which they emphasise are appreciated or acted on by the people concerned . |
| 27 | I really expect to get back in three or four days and I will try and hang on to the holiday . |
| 28 | We waited in the shed while rain boomed and clattered on to the metal roof , and no aircraft took off or landed for hour after hour . |
| 29 | AD could relax and get on with the inquiry . |
| 30 | Willie blushed and clung on to the top of the blankets . |