Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [v-ing] on [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Imagine that you can hear the waves gently lapping on to the soft sand . |
| 2 | It seemed that the sad little snipe were the victims of a blood lust still carrying on from the heyday of Victorian game hunting . |
| 3 | We watched her sway away holding on to the rails , her high curls shining , her figure neat , her intense musky scent lingering like a memory in the air after she herself had gone . |
| 4 | THERE was much early enthusiasm from both sides in this senior friendly at Hamilton Park with visitors Portadown just hanging on for a narrow victory . |
| 5 | He turned and charged quickly off into the forest to rescue his friend , only to find a German splayed out on the ground and Tommy still running on up the hill . |
| 6 | The MPs hope that talks now going on in the City between consultants and finance houses might help to raise cash — but at least one MP , Labour 's energy guru , Arthur Palmer , is not optimistic . |
| 7 | Idea now catching on at the double |