Example sentences of "[v-ing] on [prep] the [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was hanging on to the ledge at the deep end , arms out in the crucifix position when I saw her come out of the ladies ’ changing rooms wearing a yellow and white striped one-piece . |
| 2 | ‘ You are not walking on to the stage at the Shield , or any theatre in which I have influence , again . |
| 3 | The council 's ruling Labour group split on the issue , after leading opponents of the scheme claimed it would increase violence with drinkers spilling on to the streets at exactly the same time . |
| 4 | What is controversial about functionalism is its claim that we are going to be able to make significant generalizations about behaviour only if we think about what is going on in the brain at a particular level of description . |
| 5 | Whatever was going on in the village at the time when say the threshing machine was going round . |
| 6 | If you have thoughts on that or any other aspect of what 's going on in the Gulf at the moment , do ring in , three double one , one double one . |
| 7 | I sometimes think that the hon. Gentleman is so busy thinking up his contorted questions that he does not observe what is going on in the House at other times . |
| 8 | We 're all prone to do that , were all prone to take the line of least resistance and you find this not just in the truth but in any sort of community in life , in any area of life that wish to go , you , you may find this at work or at school , you youngsters , there 's always a little Johnny at the back is n't it , that , that will fit in the back row and think if I 'm back here teacher wo n't notice you see , were act were actually tuck himself up in the corner and er think well if I 'm , if I 'm up here nobody will notice me and see the day goes by and er we do n't have so much to do , those are the type of people that in , in , in a physical life er sort of going to sleep are n't they , they do n't want to accept responsibility and we , we find even in the truth , you 'll always find it in congregations like we have here in our congregation , we 're not different , we 're all the same are n't we , we 're all flesh and we 're all imperfect and we 're all prone to doing or wanting to do the things that are different or you know than , than what Jehovah wants us to do and we all want to tuck ourselves up a little corner sometimes and yet we should n't be like that and this is what the scriptures tell us and warn us about to put ourselves headlong into the truth , be whole sole , be awake , be alert , be vigilant to the things that are going on and there 's a lot going on in the truth at this particular time , things are changing , the scriptures tell us that the scene of the world is changing and that 's true is n't it ? |
| 9 | They could go through them , and then they could encourage a more open thing , and people could — there could be a discussion going on in the class at the same time . |
| 10 | ‘ We 're appalled by what 's going on in the charts at the moment . |
| 11 | There 's a lot of change going on in the game at the moment , which is always a healthy sign . |
| 12 | Cyclists should take particular care entering the route or emerging on to the road at the accesses . |
| 13 | Cyclists should take particular care when entering the route or emerging on to the road at the accesses . |
| 14 | Mansell , accompanied by his wife Roseanne , was in emotional mood after hopping on to the stage at the International Motor Sports Federation 's annual prize-giving . |