Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] on [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | everybody to understand that we 're actually voting on this procedure of motions , not er not that the er question be now put so so |
| 2 | So how can you view the fact that somebody else is er , typing , or doing a transcript of er , what we 're actually saying on this tape , we should explain what grotting is , it 's most probably you know something that you do on a computer screen rather than if you look it up in the dictionary , what grotting actually means . |
| 3 | We are still negotiating on this wagon , which is currently being used for storage purposes at the former Eaton Station . |
| 4 | Why they should be so flinching on this score is beyond me , but let me assure Ed that I 'm note remotely intolerant of any of them , only surprised and amused that its mention should matter to them so much . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm just going on another job for a while but I 'll be back . |
| 6 | This Memorandum of Understanding is not intended to be legally binding on any person except to the extent that paragraphs 4 , 5 and 6 oblige the Company and the Shareholders to pay certain costs . |
| 7 | Our impression is that almost all contract computer staff are voluntarily working on this basis . |
| 8 | A few plants are associated with historical lore such as the pink convolvulus or sea bindweed ( Calystegia soldanella ) , which is called ‘ the Prince 's flower ’ , because it was said to have been originally sown by Prince Charles in 1745 when he landed in Eriskay , and it is still growing on that island . |
| 9 | School , but he 's still going on this trip . |
| 10 | We know that Roz 's new book on ‘ tensions ’ , which you have all been waiting for , is about to be published and she is also working on another booklet of machine knitting trims . |
| 11 | Ever since Mr Gorbachev attended our G7 meeting last year and Mr Lamont went to inspect the Russian chaos , Britain has effectively adopted the Soviets and we will be pressing hardest to help — even George Bush is now jumping on this bandwagon . |
| 12 | Cornwall County Council is now acting on that recommendation , but there 's little sign of other counties following suit . |
| 13 | The difference between the two is that whereas a regulation is universally binding on all member states , a directive is specifically aimed at a named member state , informing it that something must be done , but leaving the way in which it is to be achieved to the discretion of the national government . |
| 14 | The things like a case study where you have to gather lots of information and analyze it , I mean that 's just what the reflectors like , cos they want to feel that there 's you know they th working is not just it 's actually working on some fact . |
| 15 | Can you remember what it was like managing on that amount of money ? |
| 16 | She was still pondering on this mystery when a low whistle came from the other side of the ditch . |