Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew his name , and murmured it as I looked on from the supply hut , with my schnapps and my toilet paper : ‘ Uncle Pepi ’ . |
| 2 | All around me voices were saying , ‘ Good luck ’ , as I walked on to the stage , but I was much too nervous to do anything but nod , grimly . |
| 3 | My lungs exploded , imploded , exploded , imploded ; plumes of wet sand flew from my soles , rising as I sped on , falling in little curves and spattering back as I raced on into the distance . |
| 4 | For as I say , as I motored on in the sunshine towards the Berkshire border , I continued to be surprised by the familiarity of the country around me . |
| 5 | As I hang on to the arm-rest with white knuckles , it is clear to me that Brundle has decided not to attempt the corners but to go straight on to the escape road : the turn is impossible now ; it 's just a joke ; he 's trying to scare the shit out of me . |
| 6 | They told me they were on holiday today and shyly peeped round great blocks of stone as I climbed on to the hitching post of the sun , the most sacred place in the temple . |
| 7 | As I burst on to the empty platform , the train starts to pull away . |
| 8 | But as I read on about the growing disharmony between Mrs. Proudie and Mr. Slope , Trollope rose in my estimation and count him among my favourite authors . |
| 9 | If , when you get on , all your weight is left on the back foot , the back of the board will inevitably sink and you will go for a swim — as you step on to the board move the weight forwards quickly . |
| 10 | Fig 51 When you place the weight over the back foot the tail will submerge , so as you step on to the board lean forwards placing weight through the front arm on to the mast foot . |
| 11 | ‘ But nothing prepares you for the blinding flash of flares and the noise of the thundercrackers as you run on to the field . |
| 12 | She tried to cheer up as she drove on to the ferry because — having caved in instantly and completely when Cara had asked ‘ Would you let me down — now ? ’ she had ensured that Cara could fly to Barney certain of one thing , if nothing else : that , her word given , she would not let her down . |
| 13 | The station was practically empty of people and Emily felt so alone as she stepped on to the train . |
| 14 | As she stepped on to the tongue of buckled metal , Bernice looked back . |
| 15 | ‘ Twelve o'clock ! ’ he called out as she stepped on to the pavement ; then he was gone , the little green car melding into the rest of the traffic and rapidly becoming lost to sight . |
| 16 | The building might be old , but this was no cheap accommodation , she observed as she stepped on to the landing . |
| 17 | Lindsey gasped as she stepped on to the deck and was hit by a wave of cold air . |
| 18 | ‘ You need your eyes tested , ’ she said to herself finally as she trudged on up the steps , the melting ice-creams dripping all over her fingers . |
| 19 | When Perdita last saw her as Victor 's bimbo in 1981 , Sharon 's hair had been dyed the colour of strawberry jam , her splendid breasts had floated like beachballs out of her skin-tight polyester dress and her six-inch spike heels must have terrorized any lurking moles as she tripped on to the Rutshire pitch at treading-in time . |
| 20 | Humming absent-mindedly along with the music on the radio as she sped on through the night , Shannon pursed her lips thoughtfully . |
| 21 | Viola was beaming benevolently as she read on into the last column . |
| 22 | Her mother , Jane , rushed forward to greet her as she emerged on to the arrivals concourse at London 's Heathrow airport , while her nephew John ( 12 ) and niece Jessica ( eight ) leaped into her arms . |
| 23 | And , as she climbed on to the train , she was glad she was going home . |
| 24 | As she turned on to the dual carriageway that ended only a few miles beyond Naas , the rain spat against the windscreen . |
| 25 | There 'd be no happy ending to this story of the handsome prince and the beautiful princess , she thought as she sank on to the bed . |
| 26 | Trish shuddered as she collapsed on to the chair opposite Caroline 's . |
| 27 | As we walked on to the jetty , I was watching carefully to make sure none of my trunks was left on board . |
| 28 | Herds of giraffe and waterbuck raced across the swamps in our shadow as we swooped on to the sandy airstrip . |
| 29 | But as we continued on to the broad plateau of Geal-Charn , not named on the ordnance survey map , we saw a figure in the distance . |
| 30 | By this time Paddy seemed to be quite enjoying himself as we trotted on through the silent , thistle-filled fields edged with woods . |