Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He had obviously been brooding on this incident some years back , ’ said Mr Denny . |
| 2 | not been putting on any loud music recently I 've not had , I 'll stretch it out a little bit , but erm you know , we had a heater in here and er , record player and er ra er radio and that . |
| 3 | The UKAEA had already been working on two prototypes — a high temperature successor to the AGR ( called the Dragon ) and the Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor , another uniquely British concept . |
| 4 | most were set by several … [ and ] although one compositor might set a whole book , he would not normally be working on that book alone but would intersperse work on other jobs when it was called for … |
| 5 | It was corporation booty however , and it was only reasonable to expect that this early entertainment centre might not be firing on all cylinders . |
| 6 | If the person or institution is not willing , the clause may be ineffective , because the contract will not be binding on that person or institution and the court will not make the appointment : see 10.3.1 . |
| 7 | Perhaps I should start by telling you something I 'll not be talking about and that is the subject of financial resources and how Lynda 's getting on in her discussions with chief secretary , I do n't suppose that comes to you as any surprise but I shall I not be talking on that but let me say that we remain committed strongly to a substantial aid programme which as far as possible is directed towards the poorest countries . |
| 8 | He also seemed to indicate that , despite press reports , it would not be treading on General Magic 's toes either . |
| 9 | That means 13 million cars , more than half the total in Britain , could easily be running on unleaded fuel now , yet sales of unleaded six months after the budget still only amounted to 20 per cent of total fuel revenue . |
| 10 | Exactly who , or what , triggered this Titanic blast , or what exactly was going on half an hour before it went off , we are not told . |
| 11 | Although I have so far been concentrating on Thomist interpretations of existence , there have been equally profound examinations in Buddhist and Moslem tradition , and in the modern day by existentialist writers , some of whom are religious and some of whom are not . |
| 12 | Can you really be reneging on that vow , merely because a connected case is being investigated by the Inspector ? ’ |
| 13 | I have also enclosed an article to add to the considerable amount of reference material you should now be holding on this subject . |
| 14 | Allsorts of costs may well be impinging on this . |
| 15 | Erm so you need to build up a picture of what you 've got erm but there 's no real reason why we should n't be working on that now it seems to me . |
| 16 | Normally you do n't you would n't be working on that sort of time scale . |
| 17 | Otherwise we would n't be standing on this deck right now . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You wo n't be walking on that again in a hurry . ’ |
| 19 | You might find architects who a few years ago were working on major projects , but are now making a living from loft extensions . ’ |
| 20 | What turned the campaign around was playing on another strength : his genuine fondness for getting among the public , even a hostile public . |
| 21 | Probably 12 months from now , I wo n't be doing any acquisitions but will instead be concentrating on internal growth . ’ |
| 22 | There will not therefore be testing on specific days , or just for P4 and P7 groups , but Testing can apply to any class at any time . |