Example sentences of "and [adv] [v-ing] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four months ago Alan Govier was looking forward to early retirement , buying a new car and perhaps going on holiday . |
| 2 | Rocky mountainous country , breeding on cliff ledges , and generally roosting on rocks or crags . |
| 3 | The second section looks at Paris and Vienna , and largely drawing on Clark and Schorske , respectively , at the visual arts and the social structuring of urban space . |
| 4 | However , many thanks to my MP , Derek Foster , and all others who voted for a more civilised society and thanks on behalf of the unfortunate foxes , stags and hares , still running for their innocent , tormented lives and still relying on humanity to get moving . |
| 5 | When things go wrong , liability is more and more falling on company directors , with their own personal wealth at stake when they get sued , Neil Fitzgerald reports . |
| 6 | For example I have learnt to lay-up a table consisting of : — side plate , butter knife , glasses , cups and saucers , other cutlery and also putting on tablecloths and flowers . |
| 7 | In my study , a white mother , previously married to a full-time skilled manual worker and now living on benefits , described her changed economic circumstances like this : |
| 8 | In pursuing the campaign for family allowances ( initially intended to provide the mother with a wage as well as allowances for children ) , mainstream feminists of the inter-war years were picking up one of the major demands of labour women 's groups prior to World War I and consciously taking on board social issues of importance to working class women . |
| 9 | Lynam lit the fuse by first questioning captain Lineker about the mood in the squad and then turning on Taylor , who now says : ‘ I end up having a go at the ‘ housewives ' choice ’ and it really was n't me . |
| 10 | Going and having it done and then going on holiday . |
| 11 | Judge Starforth Hill told the jurors they 'd have to consider whether Mrs Jones gave the impression of a schemeing woman , could she play the part , the charde of going to the police , her neighbour and then lying on oath in court . |
| 12 | This preoccupation with assessment was regarded both as demoralizing and excessively demanding on teachers ' time in 1989 , 1990 and 1991 . |
| 13 | ‘ You touch my heart , sieur , ’ said the tall man , stepping forwards to offer his hand and accidentally standing on Marvin 's toes . |