Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] [v-ing] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as the sepoy lunged forward to put an end to the struggle he stumbled , blinded by the dust and plaster from the ceiling , and fetched up choking on the floor beside Fleury . |
| 2 | For half a second you might have thought his fist had smashed me across the room , except that I follow through my dive into a roll and end up squatting on the floor , eight feet away , with the pistol pointing straight at his guts . |
| 3 | She stopped shouting and gave up hammering on the door . |
| 4 | What if a rule change , such as the introduction of a new settlement date , is formally communicated to members , but the traders on the floor do not " register " that the change has taken place and carry on trading on the basis of the old date ? |
| 5 | The breakthrough in this version is that you can combine a live chart within a spreadsheet display and carry on working on the spreadsheet without having to switch modes . |
| 6 | She was drawn closer and ended up sitting on the arm of his chair , craning past him . |