Example sentences of "you are [v-ing] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's hard to keep your eyes away from documents people beside you are reading on the train , especially when they are X/Open Co Ltd internal memoranda : the one seen by a Unigram.X spy at Lewisham , South London last week promised in its first paragraph ‘ a 0% payrise ’ for unfortunate X/Open employees . |
| 2 | ‘ He says you are trespassing on the land belonging to the Maker of Clouds . |
| 3 | If you are riding on the road you just see different towns , but in the forest there is such variety , that an hour ride becomes what you want it to be . |
| 4 | The LM form of homœopathic medication is unusual in that once you are improving on the remedy you actually continue to take it even when you are feeling well . |
| 5 | ‘ Possibly you are meditating on the fact of my baldness . ’ |
| 6 | There are six short vowels , as in the following sentence : You will take these in your stride without much ado if you are concentrating on the sense of the sentence , noticing the crisp consonants . |
| 7 | If you are working on the RM Nimbus network WAIT for the Command Menu to reappear and then : |
| 8 | Unless you are working on the switchboard or reception , you should also state your name . |
| 9 | If you are working on the floor , sit cross-legged if possible or kneel on a mat . |
| 10 | Send them to your boss 's secretary , stating in writing that you are starting on the preparation of the report , as instructed , and are basing it on the enclosed terms of reference . |
| 11 | You are standing on the edge now . |