Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another mechanical argument against Copernicus concerns loose objects such as stones , philosophers , etc. resting on the surface of the earth . |
| 2 | Finally , a screw-in side handle is fixed on to the alloy gear cover , offset either to the left or right depending on the user . |
| 3 | He was obviously moving left or right depending on the fall of the coin . |
| 4 | These effects may express themselves differentially locally depending on the size of the city , but they are essentially national in character and reduce the influence attributable to local factors ( Newton 1976a:17 ) . |
| 5 | Standing anywhere on the ridge one could catch sight of the sun delicately resting on the top of the distant hills which marked the far end of the grazing plains . |
| 6 | And Murphy 's Law invariably applies : if you do n't want anybody to knock on your door — because you 're putting the kids to bed/washing your hair/making love/cooking something impossible like a souffl é/late; for just about anything/working to a deadline/just secretly reclining on the sofa with a packet of your favourite chocolate biscuits , watching Coronation Street — somebody always will . |
| 7 | This again differs widely depending on the degree of the handicap , and autistics may be found at the farthest extremes of social and academic capability . |
| 8 | Even the pay of domestic servants varied widely depending on the status of the employer and the sex and duties of the employee . |
| 9 | The significant measure , of course , is the ratio of runoff to rainfall and this seems to vary widely depending on the amount of the rainfall and the nature of the surface on to which it falls . |
| 10 | The rents charged in privately-rented furnished flats vary widely depending on the size , furnishings and locality . |
| 11 | The rents charged in privately-rented furnished flats vary widely depending on the size , furnishings and locality . |
| 12 | As it is only about two or three feet wide , this is a little demanding on the imagination . |
| 13 | Er right walking on the beach and he a genie came out when he rubbed it and he goes oh no way man . |
| 14 | They ran through field after field , with the hounds all the time slowly gaining on the fox . |
| 15 | Without going into the minutiae of the terms of these and other benefits , it is important to appreciate that the former is means tested , so depending on the financial circumstances of your spouse , marriage could result in your benefit being stopped . |
| 16 | They were in rows like a football team , the people in the front row all kneeling on the ground . |
| 17 | The average price at which shares sell during this period is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $55 ( more or less depending on the shape of the time-price curve ) . |
| 18 | For this diagram the values of single boreholes were linked together depending on the reflectance ranges . |
| 19 | After breaking ahead of his experienced Brazilian rival , Jose-Luis Barbosa , he simply stretched out the five-man field , only stepping on the accelerator off the last bend to hold off comfortably the late surge of runner-up , Belgian Luc Bernaert . |
| 20 | Anyone entering the shrine committed the insult of literally stepping on the head of the Roman emperor . |
| 21 | Whether an equivalent car would be made available to a company secretary who was not a family member is a question of fact — perhaps depending on the size of the company and customs in the particular trade . |
| 22 | Change can come about in educational institutions without the change necessarily centring on the curriculum in the first instance , although the curriculum may subsequently be affected . |
| 23 | R is not helpful to talk of ‘ the manager 's ’ needs for external information and intelligence , because , clearly , those needs will differ greatly depending on the manager 's specific role : corporate treasurer , product development manager , research and development scientist , marketing executive etc. , and particularly the specific contexts in which those roles are exercised . |
| 24 | The life cycle of a record on an office system can vary greatly depending on the hardware , software , implementation and state of mind of the user . |
| 25 | Just altogether less demanding on the child as well as on the mother . |
| 26 | It is important to bear in mind the fundamental rule of agency law , that the acts of an agent are only binding on the principal if the agent had actual or apparent authority to perform those acts . |
| 27 | The hours passed in fruitless speculation on one side of the room and loud snoring on the other . |
| 28 | Just at that moment there was a loud banging on the back door of Four Winds and when Edna went to answer it she found one of her younger brothers , Bob Rafferty , standing there , red and perspiring , while , in between gasps , he burst out , ‘ You gotter come , Edna . |
| 29 | Suddenly there was a loud banging on the front door . |
| 30 | Before she could answer there was a loud banging on the front door . |