Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] on with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So he had a few puffs before he grabbed her round the neck and got on with the job … ’ |
| 2 | Yes , there are times we should cut the crap and get on with the ‘ real ’ issues of starvation and disease , but to dismiss all problems of prejudice and inequality as whining self-pity is callous beyond belief . |
| 3 | ‘ Can we cut the expert critical review and get on with the job of finding out where Jenny is ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The Irish way is to go back to some shebeen and carry on with the whisky all night long , ’ she replied . |
| 5 | The thing is to take these issues on board and get on with the work as a community of artists . |
| 6 | I took sips of my wine and carried on with the supper , and at one point I went across to the bookcase and idly picked up a petal that was lying there . |
| 7 | In some instances the masses did not stop with the obit but went on with the annual ‘ year 's mind ’ for up to ten years or more . |
| 8 | Some of the courses I know , lecturers go drinking with the students and everything , but they 're all older , suits and ties and things , there 's nothing wrong with that , you just know them to be a lecturer and get on with the work rather than thinking , ‘ we had a nice drink last night , did n't we ? ’ |
| 9 | He was taken to hospital by ambulance , but later returned to the Ball and went on with the rest of the party to the Moynihans where he was photographed , with others , his jaw visibly swelling . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , ’ say City fans of the way it quietly concentrates on its local patch and gets on with the job . |
| 11 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
| 12 | When they arrive in Eddington , go on , go on to , take the plane and go on with the plane to Ireland . |
| 13 | Mr Major won his mandate to continue his premiership and press on with the Maastricht Bill by just three votes after a photo-finish climax to a day of drama . |
| 14 | She felt a moment of sorrow for the Jan Mayen 's crew : Dutchmen who had brought their little ship to Portsmouth when Holland was overrun by the Nazi armies , choosing to leave their country and fight on with the British Navy rather than give their ship into enemy hands . |
| 15 | They must take advantage of their unconditional release and go on with the ANC . |
| 16 | Having blown his lunch , he then strolled back on set and got on with the matter in hand . |
| 17 | He 's sort of waving one arm and hanging on with the other . |