Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [verb] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | To do that almost seemed to entail giving up on the course altogether . |
| 2 | I was led into a dark room and told to lie face down on a mattress on the floor . |
| 3 | Being together even wrought a curious change in their characters ; Oldfield noticed that something of his diffidence seemed to have rubbed off on Branson . |
| 4 | As the time for the funeral approached , so the RUC began to arrive to take over on point duty from the UDR , who then merged into the background but nevertheless maintained a discreet but ever-watchful presence . |
| 5 | Every time I changed trains there was a posse of London Underground inspectors , so I had to keep doubling back on myself . |
| 6 | ‘ I feel I should say that if I had to get washed up on a beach minus my memory I was lucky the beach was yours , Dr Vaughan . ’ |