Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] on [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Because there was so little going on with the band I arranged to give myself a bit of a holiday . |
2 | Many educationalists in the nineteenth century believed that for the young it was right to teach only what was certain , such as geometry and classical languages ; once these had been mastered it would be all right to get on to more hypothetical subjects . |
3 | One therefore gets trapped into a situation where it appears much easier to carry on in the business than to divest , or move out . |
4 | The Americans could take this a little further , but after Schweinfurt they had to stop and lick their wounds ; and so this leads on to the inevitable topic when I am confronted with the audiences I meet in all those places . |
5 | With so much going on at the office , it is a wonder that Mr Lawrence has much time left for anything else . |
6 | There 's so much going on in Ibiza it 's easy to put together some really great trips . |
7 | She clearly had no time for Burley Woodhead when there was so much going on in Bradford . |
8 | ‘ I never knew there was so much going on in the world , ’ she said to John one day . |
9 | Why not visit the Amphitheatre and watch one of the exciting International Shows or perhaps you will find something else to do — there is so much going on from Fashion Shows to Jazz Festivals . |
10 | ‘ There was so much going on around him after the World Cup , I 'm not sure even he knew what was going on . |
11 | Variously ascribed to Andrea di Lione , Pietro Testa and Mattia Preti , it is a fascinating art-historical curiosity , that in my opinion is sufficiently unusual to hang on to a while longer . |
12 | There is again some anecdotal evidence that such degrees are less likely to lead on to postgraduate research , and some of the figures in Table 3.2 suggest this ; but such assertions need to be tested empirically . |
13 | Then what happened was the AIDS crisis became apparent at the point where I was ill and , suddenly , all these people that were right-on theoreticians were suddenly all going on about AIDS . |
14 | A young person officially comes of age at eighteen but , when so many go on to higher education and training after leaving school , even that does not mark the end of dependence on parents or state . |
15 | This is why so many businesses fail and , almost worse , why so many linger on with the craftsman under-rewarded and never developing his full potential . |
16 | A more adventurous statesman , or one less determined to hang on to power , might have acted more quickly or taken more radical steps to achieve the same goal . |
17 | They are so keen to get on with it that they can be guaranteed to see the rabbit before any human and are fast off the mark . |
18 | But evolution ploughed on remorselessly , enabling only the most adaptable to go on to the next stage . |
19 | But anyway this went on for weeks and weeks , and I kept on it down the lift shaft . |
20 | He 's just happy to get on with it . |
21 | Contestant , Fiona , says she 's just eager to get on with the game as soon as possible . |
22 | Contestant , Fiona , says she 's just eager to get on with the game as soon as possible . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | They are much more likely to hold on to a degree of independence . |
25 | ‘ Rosie was still unable to latch on to the breast properly , and I was quite sure she was n't getting enough milk . ’ |
26 | Mr Quiles is probably more concerned to hold on to his job . |
27 | After their loss of Normandy in 1204 the king-dukes were all the more concerned to hold on to their southern lands . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | They were also useful to pull on over fleece bottoms in colder weather . |
30 | Cameron was thinking : Those upland folk who were at Kenmore this morning — they nearly all kept on towards Tummel when we forked north-west for Rannoch . |