Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] on [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Forgive us , Mistress Tolonen , ’ one of them said , recognising her , ‘ but we are only acting on our master 's orders . ’ |
| 2 | We were talking earlier , and I understand you liked to ride at the weekends , and you 're often competing on your horse , er , ha , if you were to have a fall , and erm , you had a back injury , or erm , you sustained an injury that would you keep you from work for a substantial amount of time , er , how would you feel , would you be able to pay your premiums ? |
| 3 | Erm we did an initial pilot run of nine hundred and seven , er and we had them redirected here which was quite fortunate cos we did find some er previously unthought of errors , erm there were two categories , these are ones where , since the renewal date , they 've had er a decrease erm sorry an increase which meant that erm we 're now quoting on their benefit statement as at last renewal , they 've got today 's er premium which of course is wrong , so we 've had those redirected in future , inside here . |
| 4 | The software is supplied on both 3.5″ and 5.25″ disks and once installed the program can be opened while you are still working on your document by pressing ALT and 0 ( although you can choose your own Hot Key combination if you wish ) . |
| 5 | Anyway , I 'm only passing on her message . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I 'm always weeping on your shoulder . |
| 7 | Not that she 'd be actually knocking on his door , of course — if indeed it was his door — but certainly that she was likely to meet him . |
| 8 | they were only going on their reputation |
| 9 | The four Oaks were still hauling on their prisoner and Floy and Snodgrass could see that Balor 's arms and legs were all wrenched from their sockets now , twisted at awkward , unnatural angles . |
| 10 | She 's gently pulling on my prick . |
| 11 | He is still lying on his back . |
| 12 | and coming to dinner with me every evening , being in the same room , walking to lessons with her , it fucks me off like hell , she 's really getting on my wick , you know ? |
| 13 | They were pilgrims in this world , aliens in the society of their pagan fellows , but they knew they were part of a vast community : ‘ this church which is now travelling on its journey , is joined to that heavenly church where we have the angels as our fellow-citizens ’ , said Augustine , faithfully echoing the conviction of all early Christians . |
| 14 | Lancaster B.X KB889 is now standing on its undercarriage with its two inboard Merlins fitted , wearing the codes ‘ NA-1 ’ of 428 ( Ghost ) Squadron , RCAF , Westland Lysander G-LIZY now wears the colours and markings of V9300 ‘ MA-J ’ of 161 Squadron , based at Tempsford during 1942 . |
| 15 | But since the entire British electorate is now sitting on his cushion , he has increased public spending and raised taxes simultaneously , allowing the PSBR to rise to £28 billion . |
| 16 | The greenhouse effect is something else that is supposedly happening on our planet . |
| 17 | I mean the exercise that we 've done is purely working on your salary |
| 18 | His chin is almost resting on his father 's shoulder . |
| 19 | One was already sitting on its nest , the white marks on the face and the white underbody visible as the bird crouched in the open on rabbit-nibbled grass . |
| 20 | I was just thinking on my way into work ‘ who 'll get the England job now the Turnip has got ta go ( the onlt +ve point to last night ) ? ’ |
| 21 | She was still pondering on his use of her name as the taxi drove through the dark city streets , the driver having given up on any hopes of conversation after a couple of monosyllabic and nonsensical replies from his customer . |
| 22 | He was still lying on her bed , his head propped up on one hand . |
| 23 | Yes , Phyllis Henley , the tough professional , would tell him when she had hard information , so he could only conclude she was still working on her lead . |
| 24 | There was blood pouring down his face from a head wound , he had slipped from his sitting position and was now lying on his side , his knees drawn up . |
| 25 | Very likely he was simply lying on his bed in a state of dejection and , perhaps , of remorse for his massacre of " the possessions " which was now generally thought not to have been necessary . |
| 26 | I was actually living on his farm at the time . |