Example sentences of "[noun] as [pron] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The collection is certainly an asset to any University , and many will now give the walls a second glance as they rush on to lectures and seminars . |
| 2 | Gullit is one of several long-term casualties missing from the Milan side as they take on Barcelona in the Nou Camp stadium in the first leg of the European Super Cup tonight . |
| 3 | The frown was back between his eyes as I put on the light in my room . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd have done that anyway , whoever you were , ’ he returned dismissively , but derision glinted in his eyes as he went on , ‘ What 's worrying you , Maria ? |
| 5 | They were certainly too much for a dismal Everton outfit and Chelsea should have had more goals as they eased on to the heels of the leading Premier League pack . |
| 6 | ’ I said , keeping up with him stride for stride as he continued on towards the bus stop . |
| 7 | We shall just introduce them now , but try to bear them in mind as you read on . |
| 8 | Dorothy George , after describing the " roastbeef " of old England , retained her rose-coloured spectacles as she went on to an extraordinarily generous view of the Poor Law . |
| 9 | She was feeling thoroughly angry , but she hid it from Jean as she went on , ‘ Ling has shown us where the cakes , sandwiches and asparagus rolls are in the deep-freeze , and we know exactly when to defrost them in the microwave ovens — so why should we worry about Doreen ? ’ |
| 10 | It 's just a man failing to reappear , that 's all — now you see him , now you do n't that 's the only thing that 's real : here one minute and gone the next and never coming back — an exit , unobtrusive and unannounced , a disappearance gathering weight as it goes on , until , finally , it is heavy with death . |
| 11 | Neither waited for a reply as they galloped on . |
| 12 | When awake , we normally reflect on the stream of consciousness as it goes on . |
| 13 | Cars moving over the high track of the flyover began to sweep it with their head-lamps as they travelled on to it and the dusk gathered in patches below . |
| 14 | Since I refused to acknowledge that I understood a word of Czech or German , I just shrugged my shoulders as they droned on . |
| 15 | The gas burned with a flickering blue light as she switched on the fire in the sitting-room , and for a while she held out her hands to the flame . |
| 16 | The faint waft of the regiment of unwashed drifted down the carriage as he carried on his harangue , vouchsafing the information that his wife had divorced him , not the other way round . |
| 17 | One soldier 's glance flickered briefly towards his kilt , but there was no other sign of recognition as they marched on and up the stairs . |
| 18 | On Wednesday , 30th August , 1950 , the miners in the workings concerned blasted out coal and rock as they tunnelled on towards the surface . |
| 19 | Carolyn could hear the hissing of the sand as it fell on to the plastic and then , when it had covered the bottom of the carton , the way it fell almost silently , with a whisper of its former sound . |
| 20 | The first few days were very trying for Alan as he went on to the new regime suddenly rather than gradually . |
| 21 | We look forward very much to his succession to the Chair , and we wish him very well and I know that he can count on the full support of all the honorary officers , and all of you as members of the Council as he takes on these new responsibilities . |
| 22 | Open pastureland succeeded the neglected wood as I walked on , and soon I came to a rough circle of boulders on a mound — Lisheen , the little fort , home of fairies . |
| 23 | He ignored the question as he went on , ‘ Bush walks are the preferred activity of older people — like groups from the Country Women 's Institute , or the Townswomen 's Guild or church groups . ’ |
| 24 | The sharp cold , after his warm exertions , took his breath away for a moment as he hung on the stern of the canoe , but as soon as he had recovered his breath , the Commander struck out for the shore in a strong breaststroke that did not disturb the phosphorescence more than he could help , and barely ruffled the water . |
| 25 | His team-mates , dominant in a thrilling second half , completed the job as he looked on in agony from the dug-out . |
| 26 | Regis equalled Christie 's 20.09sec British record as he clung on to be second behind America 's Mike Marsh . |
| 27 | The train drew in to Penn Station with the arguments still raging round Uncle Mick 's grizzled head , but that head was still unbowed and at one time Denis was sure he saw a wink in the wicked old eye as he took on about three arguments at once and lost all of them . |
| 28 | We gained in confidence as we pressed on , until suddenly we broke through on to the cliff-top at the other side of the island . |
| 29 | I am bound to say that his personality and his voice with his Glasgow accent were a little disconcerting at first ( I felt rather as if I were being addressed by my highly educated carpenter ) , but he inspired me with such confidence as he went on that I forgot that , and of course one has to recognise that a new era in political life has dawned for England , the old aristocratic school is practically swept out of it , it is the dawn of the new " regime " . |
| 30 | Anton , the old répétiteur , even older than Busacher , sat down at the piano and the thin embarrassed voices began to tingle into the air , picking up a little courage as they went on . |