Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He removes his parka , wrapping it around the muzzle of his Sturm-Ruger , and sits back on the step of the lectern . |
| 2 | Draws near and flops down on the seat . |
| 3 | But if a person climbs a nearby hill and looks down on the site , the whole city can be seen and to some extent understood : viewing a site at an angle in this way is equivalent to an oblique aerial photograph . |
| 4 | He shrugs and lies back on the bed . |
| 5 | She stumbles after him , and lies down on the bed . |
| 6 | He rolls off me and passes out on the pillow , the smell of his drunkenness lingering like something live . |
| 7 | Without warning , Laverne raises his hands in the air , yells at the top of his voice , and bears down on the snake . |
| 8 | This creates a pronounced visual luminosity and shows up on the X-ray as strong white . |
| 9 | So I goes to the cab rank , and gets up on the box . |
| 10 | Chris leads them down the hallway to the bedroom , and gets back on the bed next to Pauline . |
| 11 | he can wander about you see and jumps up on the furniture and looks through |
| 12 | Like the formal approach to organisations , such charts give us a picture of how an organisation works but it is only a partial picture and misses out on the crucial aspect of how people behave within organisations . |
| 13 | Letting out a shriek , she races towards them and thumps down on the ground . |
| 14 | She was n't sure how she 'd got there : like someone who takes an electric shock from a kitchen implement and winds up on the other side of the room . |
| 15 | He rolls up his sleeves and sets in on the dishes that I have eaten from over the course of the day . |
| 16 | The Headless Horseman appears on the carriage and swoops down on the adventurers . |