Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] on [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Antony keeps on repeating the line : |
| 2 | Molly went on laying the table , placing knives and forks neatly as though her sanity depended on it . |
| 3 | Léonie went on licking the cake mixture out of the bowl . |
| 4 | The Palestinian gunmen crouching behind the sand embankment across Boulevard Ariss went on watching the Syrian tanks , ignoring the sound . |
| 5 | I 'll see the Shah goes on making the omelettes " |
| 6 | Which was something of a racket , plus Bazooka Joe kept on pulling the plugs on us trying to get us off the stage . |
| 7 | Ben went on turning the cup in his hands . |
| 8 | Mr Nearn persuaded Mr Chapman to carry on producing the Seven , acting as sole concessionaire . |
| 9 | Part three , The Apple Pickers , withered on the bough and never appeared , though Sharp went on telling the story in an American accent , hints of it piercing the fog of half a dozen Hollywood scripts . |
| 10 | Antinou went on fondling the piece of cloth that was once a fluffy ball on the flat delta . |
| 11 | Ymor carried on watching the tourist . |