Example sentences of "on [v-ing] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The keeper , Athelstan concluded , was not a pleasant man and on seeing him the friar believed every story he hat heard . |
| 2 | On reviving him the man told the head ganger that he had been struck by a blow at the back of the head yet medical evidence revealed no sign of injury , furthermore his whistle , flags , and lamp were never found . |
| 3 | He insisted on calling me the Professor of French Letters — introduced me to everyone as that in the pubs . |
| 4 | But Peter had insisted on giving her the earrings as an engagement present , with the promise that a ring would soon follow . |
| 5 | She was a most untouchable woman ; Roland , who had desperately decided to gamble on showing her the xeroxes of the letters who wanted secrecy and privacy , was forced to lean forward in a kind of pseudo-intimacy and speak low . |
| 6 | She 'd known him barely two days , and already he 'd steered her through more emotions than she 'd known herself capable of — And , much to her very great surprise , over the next few days he insisted on showing her the countryside . |
| 7 | He seemed very intent on showing us the precise spot where Mr Marr 's body had lain . |