Example sentences of "and [adv] he [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he come there and luckily he went on top of the table to lie down . |
| 2 | ‘ And suddenly he leapt on me . ’ |
| 3 | And so he slipped on his anorak and scurried outside , bottle in hand to join in the festivities . |
| 4 | But it 's clear his orders are to stay outside and keep it verbal , and soon he comes on heavy with the landlord 's message . |
| 5 | He understood that Gandhi 's challenge was not primarily to his sanctity but to his power , and once he saw on what ground he might meet his antagonist he , like Gandhi , but with more evident calculation , unhesitatingly employed that sanctity in the service of power . |
| 6 | Pete listened in the hallway for a few seconds , and then he knocked on her door . |
| 7 | He 's at Halford today and then he goes on his holidays for a bit |
| 8 | And then he concentrated on her mouth , his head angling to one side as if contemplating a take-over bid . |
| 9 | and then he leans on Jane right at the |
| 10 | And then he turned on me and shouted : ‘ And here is another ! |
| 11 | No , the sea , said Wilkie , and she looked out , at the Stella Maris , anchored off the coast , and there he stood on the curving prow , pale on the pale sky , with a triangular patch of yellow like a painted sun — Van Gogh chrome , not Renaissance gilt — between his thighs and his limbs creamy-brown like the foam on the new cappuccino coffee . |
| 12 | Time and again he laid on centres from which Ted Smith and then John Conner , our regular centre-forwards , were able to score . |