Example sentences of "be [verb] on [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sister Imelda , the only nun in the convent who was good with the needle , had been in her sick bed so a very poor job had been done on taking up the hem . |
| 2 | Much has been written on opening up a dialogue and creating collaboration on reading between home and school . |
| 3 | The agreement became possible when Spain lifted its veto after agreement had been reached on setting up a fund to help the Community 's poorer members to pay for environmental protection measures . |
| 4 | If that happens Lonrho may be gambling on picking up the betting shop part of the operation for the proverbial song . |
| 5 | In the course of doing so money will have to be spent on cleaning up the Six ( and , no doubt , eventually , the Soviet Union , too ) to ensure that they make respectable cohabitants of the new Europe which various leaders from Gorbachev to Delors to François Mitterrand have envisaged . |
| 6 | Whether a single lift costing little more than half the balance lift is advisable or not can only be determined on working out the details of the site where it is required to be constructed and the conditions under which it would have to be worked . |
| 7 | All that one can profitably do is concentrate on weeding out the propositions with faulty grammar and those that contextually give rise to paradoxes . |
| 8 | The work undertaken is concentrated on building up a unique collection and source of information on the economy of Norwich and the surrounding area , with particular reference to the changing structure of employment , which will continue to accumulate and grow , after this project is completed , with minimal input . |
| 9 | Most computer companies are working on setting up a computer recycling scheme , according to IBM environmental operations director John Gillett . |
| 10 | In order to counteract the difficulties inherent in having long gaps between training days , future plans are hinging on setting up a weekly evening course at a venue further out of London ( yet to be found , but if possible easily accessible from the M25 ) . |
| 11 | This attitude had provoked two serious crises in the 1840s , in both of which France was virtually humiliated , and while Napoleon III was resolved on bringing about an understanding , he was equally resolved that it should be on a basis of equality . |
| 12 | Then a start was made on rounding up the C grade , those who were known incongruously as ‘ friendly enemy aliens ’ . |
| 13 | Agreement was reached on setting up a joint commission of experts to deal with minority questions and on working towards guaranteeing minority rights . |
| 14 | An accord was signed on setting up a joint economic co-operation commission , and another agreement was initialled on investment promotion and protection . |