Example sentences of "and [vb -s] on [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has been voted the best assistant in the store by her colleagues , and goes on to the next leg of the competition , the district semi-finals on April 10th . |
| 2 | Perhaps it is repetitive , but not for the sake of repetition , as each phrase carries a different emphasis and builds on to the prior phase for effect . |
| 3 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 4 | Lear is evidently pleased with what Goneril has said , since he awards her a rich part of England , and moves on to the second movement , where again two daughters speak . |
| 5 | Tom turns his head in embarrassment and has it explained to him that his regular caddie has gone back to Orville Moody , and I 'm his new one , so he says , ‘ OK ’ , and walks on to the first tee . |