Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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1 | For some of them , eagerly selling six-packs of beer on street corners , the new Berlin is full of opportunities . |
2 | Even fewer can appreciate in advance the effect , not just of the structures , but of the constantly moving stresses of traffic on them . |
3 | The zonal administrators would co-ordinate policies and plans , thus reducing pressure of work on ministries in Thimphu . |
4 | Just a willingness to be available for a few hours to suit you — within an agreed rota — to walk around the reserve helping people enjoy their visit and also avoiding problems of pressure on sensitive reserve areas . ’ |
5 | In a while we had drawn close enough to sight the planet itself — a slowly enlarging spot of brightness on the ceptor screens — by which time Posi had contacted the spaceport . |
6 | There were several shepherds out there carrying loads of hay on pitchforks , but her father was working with them , his wrappings of leather and tweed and sacking indistinguishable from theirs , his voice as thick and soft , his movements every bit as practised . |