Example sentences of "[pron] is [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone is counting on that . ’ |
| 2 | Er we set up on a regional basis er er Robert talked to you a couple of months ago about the initiatives that he 's taking from our and that again is a very much of a cross practice initiative er which is drawing on all the skills that we 've got within the with within the office penetrate the middle market sector and we are going to er specifically use er our grounds expertise and er computer audit expertise as a product which we saw would be attractive to these er these sort of companies . |
| 3 | Among the former are many participles , both present and past : ( 26 ) the watching crowd started to laugh he was greeted by smiling well-wishers the injured man had been feeding the orang-utan but participles do not exhaust the possibilities : ( 27 ) the angry bartender slammed the drink down five empty tumblers were standing by his elbow Notice , too , the clear ambiguity of : ( 28 ) a flashing light as meaning either a light which is flashing on some particular occasion , or one which normally has this characteristic . |
| 4 | Despite cruelty and sinfulness there is a common sense of the moral and spiritual universe which is binding on all persons . |
| 5 | This country is not prepared to accept the gospel of despair in mass unemployment , which is returning on such a scale today . |
| 6 | This is a process which is going on all the time in the world of bacteria , and drug firms are managing to keep ahead , just , by producing newer ( and inevitably , more expensive ) antibiotics that will still be effective . |
| 7 | Does n't she realize the effect that she is having on other people ? |
| 8 | Prof Robert Mansel , of the department of surgery at the University of Wales , who is working on that subject , said : ‘ There is a strong case for pursuing the role of essential fatty acids as anti-tumour agents in a wide variety of cancers . |
| 9 | THE absence of Steve Redgrave , the holder , who is concentrating on next week 's Olympic trials , and last year 's runner-up , Wim van Belleghem , of Belgium , has taken away some of the main interest in tomorrow 's Girobank Scullers Head . |
| 10 | There is culling on National Trust for Scotland land such as Kintail , but public access has priority and there are no restrictions . |
| 11 | However , if one party is to bear the costs of the other it is important to specify this in the heads and ensure it is binding on all parties . |
| 12 | These are as follows : ( 1 ) Once a Court Scheme has been approved by the requisite majority of members and sanctioned by the court it is binding on all the members ( or the particular class of them ) and the company . |
| 13 | It is killing on both sides , Mr Gibson 's death is the fifty first this year , lives taken , families destroyed . |
| 14 | Gresham says it is working on similar deals and will also begin marketing the product itself to open systems transaction processing users . |
| 15 | The centre has most information and contacts on Europe and North America and it is working on those on the Indian subcontinent , Eastern Europe and Africa . |
| 16 | Bill Walker , MP for Tayside North , said : ‘ He is living on borrowed time . ’ |
| 17 | Thus it is that the Masters and Augusta are always spoken of in reverential tones , each contestant being made to feel that he is walking on hallowed ground in close communion with the saints of the game . |
| 18 | He just asked for more erm , one thing that is disturbing , what he does very causally mention is what is going on all the time |
| 19 | What is going on that led up to that ? |
| 20 | Each island is subject to economy-wide variations in demand as reflected in changes in the absolute price level for commodities , but news of what is happening on other islands and , by implication , of what is happening in the economy at large , takes time to filter through . |