Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bryony come and stand over here or hang on to the buggy whichever you want to do . |
| 2 | Do you combine it with the weekly ‘ big shop ’ at Sainsbury 's , wait until you fall ill or hang on for the January sales ? |
| 3 | It is possible to take a difficult route back to the line almost immediately , or go on to the next farm and follow a track there . |
| 4 | The boat skipper gives Kevin a choice — swim or struggle on in the bad weather and lose your money . |
| 5 | A readable picture can be subtle and delicate , with the viewer slowly discovering details that linger on in the mind ’ ( ibid . |
| 6 | A door into the hallway , a door beyond that , and Schmidt going for the french window that let on to the patio . |
| 7 | The context-specificity of latent inhibition is not be explained ( or at least , not entirely ) in terms of interference effects that go on during the conditioning phase of the procedure . |
| 8 | There are few children who do not experience the death of a much-loved grandparent or pet when they are quite young , and yet so often they are excluded from all the changes that go on at the time of a grandparent 's death , as though in some way this will leave them unaffected . |
| 9 | I 'd never find out about a lot of things that go on at the hotel without him around . |
| 10 | such a vertical representation tells us nothing about the relationships that go on between the centre and field offices . |
| 11 | Is it not time to put an end to the fraud and corruption that go on within the European Community , as evidenced by the continual reports of the European Court of Auditors ? |
| 12 | I hope , though , there are fifteen hundred families in Portslade who are doing that job , not for me but for them , so that we can carry out the important educational processes that go on within the college . |
| 13 | Mediate behaviour that go on inside the head . |
| 14 | There seemed nothing to be done except carry on with the dinner , but in the afternoon Anne went to see Sarah . |
| 15 | ‘ You will load your aeroplanes with T.N.T. , ’ he said , ‘ fly in line-astern to Corps H.Q. , and crash on to the roof of the Corps commander 's chateau , in alphabetical order . ’ |
| 16 | But the scent was so fresh , it was obvious the beasts would be unwilling to leave for a while , so Grant decided to ignore them and push on with the next stage of their operation . |
| 17 | Make several more flowers in the same way and attach on to the waterlily leaves . |
| 18 | Make a little fondant handle , and attach on to the door . |
| 19 | The story of some of these presses is a fascinating one to follow , as the printers surreptitiously pull off their pamphlets and broadsides in some kitchen or remote country house , load up and press on to the next location , with an eye ever over their shoulder for the pursuers . |
| 20 | You may also like to cut out a ‘ horizon ’ of white fondant and press on to the base of the cake drum to resemble hills below . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Minutes later we are heading for a small island group north of Vengsøya , to round that and head on for the next . |
| 23 | A wind was gathering at the coast , preparing to sweep across the fields , lean against the few trees and race on over the road , across to the far side of the island . |
| 24 | Hug the person or creature , give it your love , and walk on along the forest path . |
| 25 | For the grass , colour royal icing green and spread on to the cake drum , making little tufts with a palette knife . |
| 26 | The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance . |
| 27 | Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour . |
| 28 | And hold on to the bundles ! ’ |
| 29 | I 'll stay with you and hold on to the guns . |
| 30 | You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars . |