Example sentences of "and [verb] on [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a help , but not a complete solution to the problem because once chlorine has been released in the stratosphere , it persists for many years and goes on destroying ozone . |
| 2 | He simply puts his head down and keeps on scoring goals — lots of them . |
| 3 | Pat and Chris were very fond of animals , and kept on throwing things for Sausage , whom they knew , of course , as Fido . |
| 4 | The blackbird then flew up and took the cheese from his hand and kept on taking pieces of cheese . |
| 5 | He was very angry about the shooting and kept on shouting threats about what he 'd do to Lou Vecchi when he caught up with him . |
| 6 | He just nodded and smiled and went on chewing Chicken Thallium , slowly and methodically Henry tried to think of a remark that would go with an expansive gesture . |
| 7 | He came back to England and went on drinking champagne alone , and nerved himself to do a TV series without Fred . |
| 8 | Russianization was pointless while they kept the lower orders in their place and went on providing generals for the Russian army . |
| 9 | We had talked books and Thomas and I left together and went on talking books . |
| 10 | Sometimes they had driven north and gone on walking tours in the Lake District or the Scottish Highlands . |
| 11 | Flynn had a dog called Arno which he loved and took on sailing trips on his yacht . |
| 12 | How nice it was to reassure Jeanne and John to follow their own judgement and instincts and carry on socialising Moby as much as possible — with a little proper help from Jenny . |
| 13 | Currently , the band say if the worst happens they will simply return again to independent status and carry on releasing records , if the desire is still intact . |