Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] get on [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In principle , they can fix their financial risks and get on with the job of dealing with the commercial ones .
2 It does not matter whether the golden spike is hammered in somewhere in England or in France or in China , so long as we can make an arbitrary decision , stop arguing about words and get on with the much more difficult ( but much more rewarding ) task of correlation .
3 ‘ I suggest that we try to put our differences aside for the next few hours and get on with the business at hand . ’
4 Finally , the back bones , who tackle the problems and get on with the work of solving them .
5 Reacting to the killings , the Nobel Peace Prize winner , Desmond Tutu , the Anglican archbishop of Cape Town , said it demonstrated it was time for all South Africa 's politicians ‘ for goodness sake to get off your butts and get on with the business of getting a new constitution for this country .
6 In other words , many executives in firms experiencing economic difficulties and who know from experience that the inspectorate mainly imposes administrative sanctions will calculate that their best interests lie in not conforming to factory health , safety , and welfare regulations ; instead they will gather their excuses and get on with the violations .
7 ‘ They 're not prima donnas and [ they ] simply roll up their sleeves and get on with the work , ’ says one admiring Du Pont veteran .
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