Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [v-ing] on [art] [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 | CHELSEA are banking on the second oldest swinger in town to outwit Middlesbrough 's attack tonight . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She wrote a long and intimate letter to Eleanor describing her state of mind and her new and disturbing sense of isolation , but Eleanor was working on the first draft of her first novel , and replied at length but not to the point . |
| 7 | When Ruth went into the house Hester was sitting on an upright chair by the table , peeling potatoes . |
| 8 | Bourne was standing on a raised dais at one end of the hall under a text which read : ‘ By grace ye are saved . |
| 9 | Mr Gray was commenting on the Scottish Office 's admission that costings made by its consultants , Touche Ross , were being revised . |
| 10 | Bernie was squatting on the other side of the trolley . |
| 11 | The last Nigel heard , Anthony was working on an archaeological site in northern Italy . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Now Chairman Jack Strowger is banking on a bumper Christmas to get profits back on the fast track . |
| 15 | Faye was lying on the outdoor lounger on the veranda as she had been yesterday , and she greeted Belinda briefly , her face creased with tension , before turning to Tom . |
| 16 | UTOPIA and NUMEROSO are camping on a deserted airfield where the city is to be built . |
| 17 | Atkinson is relying on a revolutionary machine to help cure a stomach strain . |
| 18 | And a further indication of the influence Down Under is exerting on the Irish is the news that the IRFU 's professional director of rugby at Lansdowne Road , George Spotswood — to be accompanied by one of his technical officer , former international Willie Anderson — will be in New Zealand in July . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | We have heard recently that Trafford is working on the same lines , so we will have to get a move on . |
| 21 | Philip was working on the electrical wiring of the top floor with the easy-paced contemplative manner of a workman . |
| 22 | Victor was sitting on the wrong side of the bar with Claudette , nursing a calvados nightcap . |
| 23 | Mum Caroline recalls : ‘ Oliver was jumping on the bouncy castle with his brothers when suddenly one of them ran in to say Oliver had hurt himself . |
| 24 | Lee was sitting on the fallen branch . |
| 25 | Had not Sophia been standing on the front steps of the vicarage calling Faustina in , he would have taken Penelope in his arms and kissed her . |
| 26 | In America it is settled by convention that law is made by statues enacted by Congress or the state legislatures in the manner prescribed by the Constitution , and in England that decisions by the House of Lords are binding on the lower courts . |
| 27 | At this point Giddens is touching on the deep-lying emotional instincts outlined in Chapters 1 and 2 . |
| 28 | The greatest significance of the fact that the fabliaux are contes en vers is actually obscured by Bédier 's focusing on the regular use of the verse mode . |
| 29 | The Racial Equality Council in Cleveland is calling on the next government to strengthen the Race Relations Act . |
| 30 | Li Yuan was standing on the far side of the room , beside the ceremonial kang , one foot up on the ledge of it , his right hand stroking his unbearded chin . |