Example sentences of "on and [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | on and on and on and on and on as a border , now she thinks that 's about the washing machine ad you know the Ariston washing ad , on and on . |
| 2 | ‘ The Secret Police looked for me just the day after I left and they kept looking for me on and off for a year . |
| 3 | Its light flickered on and off for a moment , as if it was making itself comfortable in a mechanical kind of way . |
| 4 | After studying accountancy at Chicago University , he worked on and off as an investment analyst . |
| 5 | Bare coloured bulbs flashed on and off around a come-on sign . |
| 6 | I suspect all doctors must learn how to turn charm on and off like a tap . |
| 7 | He gives a performance by combining his mannerisms , including a smile turned tentatively on and off like a light bulb and the stooped strut of an over-age Holden Caulfield . |
| 8 | ‘ He 'll entertain a whole load of people watching while we 're out on location but he can turn it on and off like a light — the cameras roll and he 's totally into Grant Mitchell . |
| 9 | I 've been smoking on and off like a chimney |