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Meanings of dwelling on in English

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Usage of dwelling on in English
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No good would come of dwelling on that part of my past.
For the love of mike
2
There is no point in dwelling on what must be left behind.
The kommandant's girl
3
In a small dilapidated dwelling on the bleak sands, the dead lay.
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
4
Instead of previewing his new album by dwelling on his problems, T.I.
Reuters
5
Police officer was attacked and assaulted near his dwelling on a smallholding.
The South African
6
In Heaven, we shall enjoy dwelling on these dark days of exile.
The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of...
7
Up to this point I have been dwelling on the negative side.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
8
But Gwendolyn was dwelling on the newly discovered scourge of moneyed children.
The Poor Little Rich Girl
9
These fears he sought to dispel by dwelling on those of another.
Land of marvels
10
But he was warned not to enter any dwelling on his route.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction
11
Surely there is no need of dwelling on such mournful things, Clarissa.
Gritli's Children
12
I can't keep my thoughts from dwelling on the fate of Winston.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 1
13
Because his mind was obviously dwelling on the night Strange's canoe capsized.
The Lure of the North
14
Ten minutes more, and the guilty man entered his dwelling on tiptoe.
Philosopher Jack
15
Mr. Lurgan's house, halfway to town, was the only dwelling on it.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
16
And why all this dwelling on what skin is, what blinking is?
A monster's notes
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South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
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