Example sentences of "they [be] [adv] [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They are both living on social security , although Alan has had various jobs in the past .
2 At the time of writing they are still working on this , although they no longer expect an immediate or easy solution .
3 This overriding goal entails that the best constitutional arrangements each person can reach while acting in conformity with his own moral ideals are morally valid , and since the commonly agreed upon arrangements are so regarded by everyone , they are morally binding on all .
4 These extinct groups can exceed crinoids in number and variety at certain horizons , and they were evidently competing on equal terms .
5 During their policy work on Mezey , NETRHA officers had initially thought they were significantly underspending on mental health .
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