Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I worked as a primary school teacher I sometimes retrieved that feeling with a particular clarity , walking between the tables on the hard floor , all the little looms working but needing my constant adjustment . |
| 2 | The rocket fizzled , and shot through him , exploding against the gallows on the other side of the square . |
| 3 | Following the placing of 7.4m shares , 5.5m of them new , in Tadpole Technology Plc by Henry Cooke Corporate Finance Ltd , trading in the shares on the London International Stock Exchange is scheduled to start on Monday . |
| 4 | Before setting out such facts and relating to the sentences on the individual offenders as are material for the purposes of these appeals , it is necessary first to describe the procedure followed by the Secretary of State in exercising his power under section 61 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , and the steps by which he came to adopt that procedure . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been looking through the cuttings on the inquest again , and she was identified by an aunt who lived in Herefordshire . ’ |
| 6 | In 1684 Croom , a printer of Bride Lane had such a press which was patronised by Charles II and his court mingling with the crowds on the ice . |
| 7 | The reason , according to the ladies on the circuit who notice these things , is the return of her wobbly bottom . |
| 8 | When the chicken leg is cooked , cook the stuffing by the side of it on the same plate , according to the instructions on the packet . |
| 9 | At a number of North-Eastern stations a porter would spend half an hour every Saturday or Sunday releasing pigeons from individual baskets , according to the instructions on the label . |
| 10 | She sat , leaning forward a little , her arms around her legs , looking at the leaves on the apple tree and the spatter of shadow and brightness on the grass . |
| 11 | The Strategy Committee has therefore embarked upon a detailed review of the plan , looking at the effects on the profession , of the proposed changes in legal aid , the cost of default , and the importance to both the Society and practitioners of continuing to provide a quality service . |
| 12 | She walked all down the room on the bare boards , looking at the paintings on the walls , breathing the smell of paint and turpentine laced with the richness of linseed oil . |
| 13 | Of the forty of us who had survived so far , another twelve were weeded out and the rest of us sat there until 6.00 pm looking at the posters on the walls and reading the few tattered paperbacks which sat on the shelves . |
| 14 | ‘ Looking at the controls on the Crate — seven band graphic equaliser , limiter , pre-shape — you seem to get a lot for your dosh ! ’ £369 in this case … comments ? |
| 15 | ok , this poem 's called erm A Pause In A Moment Worn out days dressed in damp wheat , heavy coat pulling at tired shoulders , memory pushed back , brought forward in the click of a stick , pause in a moment , sunset reflected in eyes offering the warmth of recognition , so that poem started with the overcoat and that was the mood as I say , that was the mood of rejection erm and there was something about the way the old girl was looking at the women on the bridge , almost as if there was this recognition and , as it brought back memories that perhaps went or as black as the overcoat , erm the next er painting which I 'm going to read to you about is erm have you |
| 16 | He 's looking at the numbers on the houses is n't he ? |
| 17 | The noise ruptured the afternoon , shattered the parade , sent men pounding across the tarmac , colliding , cursing , racing for the trenches on the edge of the airfield . |
| 18 | ALTHOUGH there are only four more tournaments to count towards the final Order of Merit , there will be no end-of-season relaxing for the professionals on the European women 's Tour , who tee off in the Laing Charity Classic here today . |
| 19 | We used to play marbles in the alley-way together , and sail paper boats down the gutter when it rained , and we 'd spent all our hot summers together playing rounders on the field over the railway line and helping with the donkey-rides on the beach . |
| 20 | Kelly felt the tears fill her eyes as she heard her father 's voice speaking through the words on the page . |
| 21 | A further sorting amongst the articles on the tray put them into sets of beads , reels , rods and wheels . |
| 22 | Beginning with the entries on the plus side , how does the national balance sheet look in meeting this objective ? |
| 23 | ‘ The city of Sakkrat , ’ he said guiltily , pointing to the ruins on the hillside above them . |
| 24 | On enquiring their purpose , the boatman explained they were used for drilling by the Orangemen on the estate , but they were passed on each week to the Sinn Feiners for their drill night ! |
| 25 | The region 's largest gardening show has been drawing in the crowds on the edge of the Malvern Hills . |
| 26 | THE spectre of road pricing — charging for the roads on the basis of pay-as-you-drive — is again lurking in the political shadows . |
| 27 | Something or someone was following them , treading through the trees on the side of the track . |
| 28 | In your case I suspect the water is coming through the seams on the bulkhead around the footwells . |
| 29 | You do not want to be anthropomorphic about animals when people are dying needlessly around you , but there was a sad aimlessness about this beast , limping around the tarmac on three legs , moving hesitantly towards people , then thinking better of it , or standing motionless for minutes on end , staring into the bushes on the perimeter . |
| 30 | A couple of wretches on the run , skulking in the bushes on the lookout for prey , would never have dared break cover and try their luck with us . |