Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This entirely new production , due to go on to the Royal National Theatre in London , remains true to the essence of Lorca 's play , and as vibrant as the heat and colours of ‘ the land of sun and shadow ’ . |
| 2 | As he waxed into an eloquent period , he would realize the absurdity of his situation or the humbug of his pleading and be overcome with internal laughter , a laughter so vast that on occasion it left him too weak to go on with the speech . |
| 3 | It is possible to go on with the same therapist to deal with the problems which caused you to need the regression experience in the first place . |
| 4 | Kinloss was a pleasant environment and the locals were extremely kind to the alien invasion , but one felt so very much out of the hurly burly of wartime England , this was made particularly clear when pupils I had trained returned for their rest period , and one did get the message that my operational background was no longer valid or right to pass on to the crews coming forward for conversion to twin-engined aircraft . |
| 5 | That 's where all the official entertaining goes on at the regatta — just to give you an idea of the scale of it , they 'll be putting away 50,000 pints of Pimm 's , 6,000 bottles of champagne and 3,000 pounds of strawbnerries . |
| 6 | If your conscience allows you to say that you really are stuck at some point do n't be afraid to pass on to the next paragraph . |
| 7 | Nor is there anything mystical going on in the evolution of real animals and plants . |
| 8 | In view of the abrupt falling on in the numbers of husbandmen above £20 , plus the fact that this figure coincides roughly with the wealth of the average yeoman , farmers assessed at and above it can pragmatically be counted as yeomen . |
| 9 | One joke had a candidate for the Waffen-SS being asked at the muster whether he was willing to sign on for the duration of the war ; to which , he replied : ‘ No , at first only for twelve years . ’ |
| 10 | This will involve tone as much as doctrine , but he would be as ill-advised to go on about the Government 's intention of building a classless society , which it ca n't build anyway , as to adopt the easy belief that the climate of opinion can be left to look after itself while ministers get on with the practical business of government . |
| 11 | But evolution ploughed on remorselessly , enabling only the most adaptable to go on to the next stage . |
| 12 | It may have become apparent to the counsellor that counsellees are ‘ locked ’ into feelings which are affecting the way they are leading their lives , but are apparently more content to hold on to the feelings than to resolve the difficulties which arise from them . |
| 13 | Then try to use any lift nearby , keeping within easy reach of the field and in a position from which it is easy to drop on to the circuit . |
| 14 | But I fancy that England is content to get on with the war , and that things take a more practical turn at home . |
| 15 | By all accounts , William senior was not easy to get on with the turnover of partners in the early years of the practice was rapid , until he met his match in one Major Faulks in 1905 who not only outlived him , but stayed with the firm as a consultant until 1965 when he finally retired — at the age of 90 . |
| 16 | Electronics industry consultant Bob Heikes reckons he 's likely to hang on to the job , but for all the wrong reasons : ‘ Bull is hopeless , ’ he told the International Herald Tribune — ‘ a new guy is n't going to make any difference . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ What am I supposed to live on in the meantime ? ’ |
| 18 | In fact there was precious little to rely on in the unconscious unless the product was good enough to sell itself to the conscious senses , in which case the unconscious appeal was superfluous . |
| 19 | She imagined , for instance , that if the inhabitants of Arghuri had been unwilling to venture on to the mountain before the earthquake , any survivors would scarcely be ready to do so now . |
| 20 | You are just too late to sign on for the one about Renaissance music , which will ‘ aim to understand the study of Renaissance occult mentalities as a case-in-point of the historiography of otherness ’ , with Gary Tomlinson of the University of Pennsylvania presiding . |
| 21 | It soon became apparent to Lily that the wife and the young man were in the midst of an affaire , which by secret signs and language they seemed able to carry on during the journey . |
| 22 | During this period of numbness , people are perfectly able to carry on with the practicalities of living . |
| 23 | Yes , I c I was fortunate to be able to carry on at the same place . |
| 24 | The Minister warned : ‘ He may be able to carry on in the job but he can not do so effectively . |
| 25 | Otherwise you would n't be able to carry on behind the Führer 's back . |
| 26 | In the case of the treaty it gave the opportunity for the Red Army to be created , which at a later date was able to go on to the offensive . |
| 27 | Now going back to this handicraft , although I said I really did n't want to be committed to all the meetings , I 'm quite happy to carry on with the handicraft , providing you do n't expect me to turn up at every meeting . |
| 28 | Certain individuals did — I do n't want you to think that nobody took it seriously , but my feeling was that in the school there was no great sort of feeling that there was something important going on during the self-appraisal . |
| 29 | ‘ Against the odds , Simon was able to play on after the interval and was an instrumental part of our fight-back . |
| 30 | Visitors to Chris Martin 's house in Cheltenham might be forgiven for shivering at all the slithering going on among the selection of snakes which share his semi . |