Example sentences of "he [adv] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.

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1 He eventually comes on the line .
2 His choice had more than its share of steps and when he eventually arrived on a pleasant terrace overlooking the harbour , a pounding in his chest reminded him once more that he was middle-aged .
3 The former world champion had saved four match points in rallying from 2–5 in the fourth set , which he eventually won on a tie-break , before winning the fifth set 6–0 but he had little to offer in the doubles , when he and Eric Jelen were beaten in straight sets .
4 Setting her firmly down on the wide base of the large shower cubicle , he swiftly turned on the taps , before joining her beneath the cascade of fresh water .
5 Rainey believes he could n't make a corner at GP speed if he merely sat on the bike without pushing down — hard .
6 He merely sat on the only chair in my room , shook his head and told me to sleep , and that it would be best if we shared the same chamber that night .
7 yeah , well he obviously has on an R S two thousand twenty , twenty one
8 He suddenly pounded on the back of the galley with his fist .
9 It was the undertaker , to give him his common nomenclature , who provided what was considered ‘ correct ’ in a given situation , and he alone decided on the trappings .
10 He foolishly wrote on the results board in the Tote Credit office : ‘ Was this fixed ? ’ and has been suspended .
11 He just got on the horse and launched off into space , landed in the lake and he 's swimming it out . ’
12 And he just knocked on the door and you just came and you read the card and that was it .
13 He just sat on the chaise-longue .
14 He just chuntered on a bit and then rang off . ’
15 At the end of last season Lawrence was repeatedly linked with the London club links he finally denied on the day the Boro won at Molineux to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League .
16 I 'm still here ! ’ spoken by McQueen when he finally escapes on a craft made of coconut shells — an attempt to round off the story as a paean of praise to survival .
17 He thus seized on the concept of volume implicit in Cézanne as one of the means of doing so .
18 His public voice was richer in its Southern tones than normal and he was delivering his words in the slow , measured cadences that he normally employed on the floor of the Senate .
19 Le Pen may succeed in winning allies on this issue from the more moderate right wing , as he already has on the issue of immigration and race in France , which is a depressing prospect .
20 He painfully scrawled on the piece of paper which had been left for him : HOW IS YOUR MOTHER ?
21 It was the grandfather who had founded the school , and he still lived on the premises .
22 He still lives on the outskirts of his adopted city close on 30 years after he signed for them .
23 He still turned on the charm , however .
24 He still stayed on the floor , he was still handcuffed .
25 One and a half hours later , as he still sat on a high stool at the bar , he looked down and saw the fingers of a beautifully manicured hand against his left arm , and felt the ghost of a touch of the softest breast against his shoulder .
26 He always travels on the back of the lorry where he has to pop up and turn , but he does n't mind at all . ’
27 Whatever he knew , he always looked on the black side , judged her and found her wanting .
28 He always sits on the floor in front of me .
29 Then today , when I was by the nail ( he always sits on the steps up ) , I said ( I did it on purpose ) run and get me a cigarette .
30 He never came in very late , always by twelve , and he always tripped on the doorstep from garage to kitchen hall , and he always yelled out complaining , ‘ Why the hell do n't you keep a light on ? ’
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