Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] [v-ing] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh no , look buns are going off on the floor everywhere ! |
| 2 | A trio of local drivers are closing in on the Autoquip North Western Rally title as the final four rounds in the series are approached . |
| 3 | Yeah you 're going on as if , you started off on the fact that you do n't think we 've got any fear of them cos their kids are running round on the street and now all of sudden you say we have because they 've got nuclear weapons you say . |
| 4 | Though French brands still account for nearly half of the luxury market , German , British , Italian and even a few Japanese and American brands are showing up on the shelves . |
| 5 | Stewarts and Crazy Prices supermarkets are cashing in on the schooltime purchases with a bigger than ever range of bags and stationery . |
| 6 | But they , the Conservatives are cutting down on the health service and everything else and the schools |
| 7 | Now the crack Flexible Anti-Smuggling Teams are closing in on the dealers ' ’ rat-runs ’ . |
| 8 | Thankfully , some Scottish firms are muscling in on the act . |
| 9 | The mothers are sitting around on the grass while the playworkers look after the children . |
| 10 | Inside the hive , where the dance is performed , it is dark and the bees are moving around on the vertical wall of the honeycomb . |
| 11 | Grigorovich and the others are cashing in on the myth — the blanket subsidies have been slashed , and their jobs may depend on box-office returns . |
| 12 | As the ballot papers are going out on the twenty sixth ? |
| 13 | I hope all local areas will think about acquiring a stock of good movement photographs of local people which could be sent to the press in support of a feature — many local papers are cutting back on the expense of sending photographers out to events but are delighted to use suitable contributions . |
| 14 | It takes only a few minutes down to the shore , and I stop by the pier where one or two herring gulls are sitting rather listlessly , and a couple of hooded crows are poking about on the beach . |