Example sentences of "[v-ing] on [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was still pondering on this mystery when a low whistle came from the other side of the ditch . |
| 2 | This is a hallowed statement signifying that the terms set out are nothing more than an intention and will not become binding on any party until a formal contract has been negotiated , executed and exchanged . |
| 3 | ( iii ) It is established by authority binding on this court that a corporation , or ‘ near corporation , ’ created by Parliament has the right to sue in libel for injury to its reputation : South Hetton Coal Co . Ltd. v. North-Eastern News Association Ltd. [ 1894 ] 1 Q.B. 133 and National Union of General and Municipal Workers v. Gillian [ 1946 ] K.B . 81. ( iv ) |
| 4 | There was a copper kettle boiling on one hob and a china teapot on the other and the stove shone clean . |
| 5 | A beggar , the lower part of his face eaten away by sores , did a strange dance , hopping on one leg while a small , skeletal boy clothed in rags played a haunting tune on a reed pipe . |