Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [v-ing] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something must be going on in the black box labelled ‘ consumer ’ . |
| 2 | And that takes us to the question of what it is that might be going on behind the screen — a question which leads not only forward and to Ulysses and beyond , but backwards , into a reconsideration of Dubliners and The Portrait of the Artist . |
| 3 | erm So now we started up the long term survey , and we 've now got 10 schools taking part , and they 're starting next week , and they 'll be carrying on in the same way as they were the pilot survey , taking the same measurements . |
| 4 | So you wo n't have to shuffle the chops or the toast , when you could be getting on with the vegetables . |
| 5 | He does n't know of the possibly criminal activities which may be going on under the cover of the Ingard group — and I can t at present discuss such matters with him . |
| 6 | It drowned the roar of the waves which she knew would be crashing on to the beach in impotent and seemingly endless fury . |
| 7 | She said although yesterday 's Drinkwise Day was a focus to promote awareness of sensible drinking levels the campaign would be going on throughout the year . |
| 8 | That will be the next stage we shall be working on over the next half-year or so , and what we do want to do is to seek the help of all the local authorities and teachers in this work , because one should perhaps put things into context , we 're a committee of twenty-two people , we have a staff , which when they 're all fully employed they 'll be about fifty , we have a budget of two million , but we have got to communicate with something like four hundred to five hundred thousand teachers , something like erm five thousand secondary schools and twenty-six thousand primary schools . |
| 9 | What makes sense therefore , is to put the work organiser at either end of the binder , to build those up , so that pages where you really will be writing on in the binder , which are the diary pages will become elevated towards the middle of the rings , and make that much easier to write on . |
| 10 | Gill will be going on to the Namarroi area to take part in an evaluation with the CCM . |
| 11 | ‘ Danny will be going on about the fair all night now , ’ said David as the bus disappeared through the factory gates , then as they turned away he asked , ‘ Are you on duty tomorrow ? ’ |
| 12 | And who can say what will be going on by the time you read these words ? |
| 13 | That is inevitable when we are dealing with official bodies , but please be assured that a lot of work will be going on behind the scenes . |
| 14 | ‘ At the moment the bill looks likely to receive the royal assent in early April , so if the election is later than that then we will be pressing on with the plans . |
| 15 | And that 's an arrangement which will be carrying on over the next few years . |