Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't want you bouncing about on those ruts . ’ |
| 2 | How have your family coped with you heading off on these sometimes very dangerous expeditions ? |
| 3 | ‘ Then what in God 's name were you doing out on such a day ? ’ |
| 4 | No one looking back on 1981 would claim that there was consensus on the correct economic policy either in the Conservative Party or outside . |
| 5 | Why are we going out on that one , not on that ? |
| 6 | Glastonbury was certainly upset , although that did n't stop him nodding off on several occasions ; Fagg was enraged — the term ‘ bloody fellow ’ came up frequently ; Fishbane was considered ; the Commander spluttered a lot and Chatterton said very little except to draw on his memory of some committee problem that had arisen in 1964 . |
| 7 | Are they missing out on vital care , asks Heather Welford ? |
| 8 | She had seen it staggering around on uncertain legs a few mornings before . |
| 9 | KEN ROGERS gives his summing up on big debate |
| 10 | She watches her values slowly being eroded , and she describes the process of moral degradation in terms of language : ‘ You find yourself giving in on little things , twisting words and meanings , always trying to be one-up on whoever you 're with , and then suddenly you give in on something else , much bigger ’ ( 131–2 ) . |
| 11 | While statistics on household expenditure suggest that families give priority to health needs , in practice many mothers find themselves cutting back on basic necessities . |