Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] he [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | An old gent stopped in his tracks and raised his face to the sky , listening intently as he leaned on his walking stick . |
| 2 | She was jerked forward as he slammed on the brakes and brought the car skidding to a halt on the gravel in front of the steps . |
| 3 | Corbett nodded understandingly while he concentrated on listing a sequence of events surrounding the Scottish King 's death . |
| 4 | Guess we kinda know now where he stands on the issue . |
| 5 | He became professor of anthropology in the University of London in 1927 , and taught there till he went on sabbatical leave to the United States in 1938 . |
| 6 | Faldo also made birdies at both the 15th and 16th and putted better than he had on either of the first two days . |
| 7 | Nigel always worked best when he drew on his own life . |
| 8 | He looked exactly as he had on the day of their last meeting , the day of his departure to the United States : calm yet concerned , sensitive yet restrained , the perfect model of the thinking politician . |
| 9 | When Moran eventually appeared he did not speak but fussed excessively as he put on socks and boots . |
| 10 | ‘ Your parents and brother are in Australia , are n't they ? ’ he asked quietly as he perched on the arm of the sofa , his mug held between large palms . |
| 11 | He remained there until he died on 18 January 1923 , aged thirty . |