Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [noun prp] [be] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | A project of this sort that BGS is running on behalf of the National Rivers Authority in the Chalk of East Anglia suggests that the quantity of nitrate being leached from the surface is falling as a result of better farming practice . |
| 2 | At the end of 1978 , when he realized the danger that Khomeini was inflicting on the Shah from France , Marenches say he tried to have him expelled from the country . |
| 3 | There was an urgency about United 's forward line yesterday , in the knowledge that Cantona was sitting on the bench . |
| 4 | In other words it 's , it 's sticking from east to west , people will know of all the thing , it 's er tell you that many from eastern parts and western parts were called and reclined at the table , in other words this , well this good news that Jesus was sticking on this |
| 5 | The credibility of Defence in the Whitehall market-place was further weakened by three other factors : first , the ‘ bull ’ market enjoyed by the high-spending , socially-orientated departments — Health , Education , Labour and Social Services ; secondly , the failure of our West European allies to match our level of Defence expenditure , thus providing arguments that Britain was doing more than her fair share in collective defence ; and thirdly , trading rivals , like Germany and Japan , honing their competitive edge with lower military expenditure , likewise adding to the consensus view that Britain was overspending on Defence however potent the Soviet military threat might be . |
| 6 | All this could be accounted for by the fact that Picasso was working on a very large scale and found it necessary to simplify his technique and adopt a bolder approach . |
| 7 | In any event , Cherwell felt , it would be politically unwise to suspend work on full employment , given the public interest and the fact that Beveridge was working on his own report . |