Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [verb] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the while I stood listening and Frankie sat calmly on the sofa reading his comic as though nothing was happening . |
| 2 | Helen was called home to help her sister , Irene , in her employment and during this ten-week secretarial stint she and Edward met frequently on the Common as Helen returned from her work . |
| 3 | It strikes me the symbolism of this whole venture would be better were it he and Andy balancing together on the seat , but I get the impression Andy 's partner is n't fully into such flamboyance . |
| 4 | Such widely varied writers as Webern , Dallapiccola , and Stravinsky rely heavily on the textures and idioms of early choral music . |
| 5 | Figaro was his first real success , and he and Mozart worked closely on the text , toning down the political comment , and emphasizing the comic ( buffo ) elements so perfectly suited to Mozart 's deft , sparkling setting . |
| 6 | They could hear Nelson and Joe working good-naturedly on the door , but not another word passed between them . |
| 7 | Iain and Tommy drank together on the back streets of Pinner . |
| 8 | Megan and Peter crunch together on the settee , both wearing jeans and gulping glasses of wine and saying nothing . |
| 9 | There was support for coalition in the North and in Scotland , where local cooperation was pushing back municipal socialism in 1920–21 , and also in Birmingham , where Austen Chamberlain traded on the family name and Neville brooded uneasily on the course of events . |
| 10 | Ashley scrambled eggs which she and Thomas ate outside on the leafy vine-shaded terrace and then , following her regular routine , she put the little boy down for his nap . |