Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [v-ing] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Currently the JCS are studying on a global basis , the possibility of reducing missions , advisory groups and other special duty assignments . |
| 2 | Pels-Leusden in Berlin , and Wolfgang Werner 's Berlin and Bremen galleries and Edwin Vömel in Düsseldorf are collaborating on a large-scale project designed as a tribute to a largely undiscovered sculptor , Hermann Blumenthal ( 1905–42 ) . |
| 3 | CURRIE are embarking on a three-year campaign to raise the profile of their sevens tournament which again is to be sponsored by the Caledonian Brewing Company . |
| 4 | Microsoft , Intel , Novell and SynOptics are working on an open , common set of application programming interfaces that will enable management of individual micros on a network , providing a reference implementation and an open architecture . |
| 5 | When Ruth went into the house Hester was sitting on an upright chair by the table , peeling potatoes . |
| 6 | Bourne was standing on a raised dais at one end of the hall under a text which read : ‘ By grace ye are saved . |
| 7 | The last Nigel heard , Anthony was working on an archaeological site in northern Italy . |
| 8 | On the other hand , among those blasted , if one understood well enough about ‘ Rabindranath Tagore , from whose recitations ad infinitum we all suffered a great deal about this time ’ , why pick on Thomas Beecham , who at this time with the backing of Lady Cunard was embarking on a lifelong crusade for English opera ? |
| 9 | There were no prizes for guessing , after tonight , that the Desmond Seymour-Stracheys were living on a financial knife-edge , and would be interested in any sudden accession of wealth , by any means , from any source . |
| 10 | Now Chairman Jack Strowger is banking on a bumper Christmas to get profits back on the fast track . |
| 11 | UTOPIA and NUMEROSO are camping on a deserted airfield where the city is to be built . |
| 12 | Atkinson is relying on a revolutionary machine to help cure a stomach strain . |
| 13 | DECEMBER 1989 IN A SUITE ON THE 24TH FLOOR of the Mirage Hotel , Muhammad Ali is sitting on a small white sofa near full-length windows that overlook much of the east side of Las Vegas . |
| 14 | Maxim was sitting on a wooden bench in the uncertain shade of a row of poplars and chatting to two small schoolboys in fresh whites . |
| 15 | In theory Egypt was embarking on a constitutional liberal democracy , but practice proved something less . |
| 16 | Australia and France are working on a joint convention to have Antarctica declared a world nature reserve and land of science . |
| 17 | In forging this connection between familial morality and the strength of the nation state , Hopkins was drawing on a long-established tradition of moral philosophy dating at least as far back as the late eighteenth century . |
| 18 | Health and Safety Executive representative Neil Anderson said Peter McKay was working on a cutting machine when his glove became entangled with a rotating bar he broke two bones in his left hand and was off work for six weeks . |
| 19 | Mrs Balanchine was sitting on a hard chair outside the number two courtroom . |
| 20 | ABBA stars Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus are working on a secret comeback album . |
| 21 | Rushdie is working on a new novel , The Moor 's Last Sigh ( Cape ) , which he hopes to finish by the end of the year . |
| 22 | ‘ Fru Blicher is laying on a cold buffet for the audience and performers after the recital and we shall be introduced to the singer and his accompanist . |
| 23 | DEC watcher Terry Shannon has heard reports DEC is working on a microkernel-based OpenVMS implementation . |
| 24 | Adacom group , part of of Harris Adacom is embarking on a substantial product and organisational expansion . |
| 25 | While the Danzigers could ignore neither Poland 's claims to historic rights , nor the Versailles arrangements , the fact was that Danzig was sitting on a potential gold-mine . |
| 26 | Chirac did n't even know where to go while Le Barre was speaking on an empty white platform with no chairs , and when it was his turn to speak he had no chance of a good clean start because he had to shake hands with Le Barre as they passed on the stairs . |
| 27 | When she looked back , Lori was standing on a thick branch nearby , the line tied off near her feet , the noose dark against her skin like a piece of primitive jewellery . |
| 28 | Stephen Wylie , a twenty-four year old businessman from Swindon was travelling on a minor road towards the village of Clanfield when he was flagged down by a man at the side of the road . |
| 29 | Mr Rifkind is working on a White Paper which could lead to the privatisation of Britain 's railways and it is likely the issue will be raised by Conservatives tonight . |
| 30 | Has the Secretary of State read the last sentence of the Cardiff Business school report , which states : " If as we are led to believe , Wales is drawing on a new era , nobody has informed Mountain Ash about it . " ? |