Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , although the construction company 's overlord continued to stay away , a day or two later a gang of his labourers moved on to the land which surrounded her house . |
| 2 | I am not sure about the precise details , but I do believe than when Great-Grandfather Tallentire became old and decided to retire he refused to allow his sons to carry on the licence . |
| 3 | Specifically , several of his pictures hung on the walls , and one stood on an easel in the centre of the living-room . |
| 4 | To there in spirit can you fly , Slorne , a place where … ’ and his words drifted on as the evening drew into darkness ; and she found comfort in them . |
| 5 | His words hung on the chill , stale air . |
| 6 | Mikey Smith was stoned to death but his words live on de same |
| 7 | His shoulders went on shaking . |
| 8 | His legs thudded on and on , but the movement was mechanical , with no spirit in it . |
| 9 | The blond man looked up at last — and his eyes latched on to Cardiff . |
| 10 | His eyes took on a dreamy expression and by the time I had intoned " Archibald , Marshall , English , Mc Phail and Morton , " there was something near to a wistful smile on his lips . |
| 11 | His eyes moved on to a chest of drawers , two chairs and a bed he had never seen before . |
| 12 | His lips took on a wry slant . |
| 13 | his origins bury on |
| 14 | Again he knew momentary panic as the freezing water mounted around him , until he felt his feet settle on to hard rock beneath the mud . |
| 15 | His judgements take on the ex-cathedra ring of a Lawrence : ‘ I believe in you as a painter . ’ |
| 16 | As a Celtic-mad kid of 11 , Creaney stood wide-eyed on the Parkhead terraces to watch his heroes take on the best in Europe . |
| 17 | Bitterly disappointed , Harrison abandoned medical reform , but his ideas lived on to provide a solid basis for future important developments , which culminated in the Medical Act of 1858 . |
| 18 | You need your Warlord near his troops to pass on the benefits of his leadership and to get stuck in alongside the Boyz . |
| 19 | A rheumatologist told me that his aim was to enable his patients to go on living their particular chosen lifestyle with the least possible hindrance and pain . |
| 20 | CAMBRIDGE 'S caretaker-manager Gary Johnson is being backed by his players to take on the job full-time . |
| 21 | So let's just er to put it in context again , we saw that on the day of the ascension Jesus instructed his friends to go on proclaiming the good news throughout the world to help others become disciples , and bring to them , and bring them to membership of the church through baptism . |
| 22 | Philip and his friends looked on in silence and apprehension , until they saw Alexander turn back towards them at the end of the gallop , and return joyful and triumphant with his success . |
| 23 | Paul has heard John and his friends going on about concentration camps for people with HIV . |
| 24 | He got into it at school , but his friends moved on . |
| 25 | Though the sweat poured down his red face his arms went on working like pistons and Albert barely had time to stack one great , whiskery load before another came up . |
| 26 | The only trouble was this : the sepoys kept on bravely coming forward , while he and his men kept on retreating . |
| 27 | The old warrior Byrhtwold , grasping his shield and spear , exhorts his men to fight on : |
| 28 | By this time his fantasies took on the air of medieval barons ' wars . |
| 29 | Suddenly she heard the sound of an approaching car on the road running alongside the promenade , and as its headlights shone on them , she tried to pull away , turning her head so that his kisses fell on to the side of her face and down on to her shoulder . |
| 30 | ‘ And the fact that all of his women get on with each other , well , that 's a talent in itself . ’ |