Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [v-ing] on [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The musical flavour will be supplied by Edinburgh 's own Tam White and the Caledonian Brewery are laying on some of their amber liquid and pies to give you just a taste of what the atmosphere will be like during the weekend 13–15 August . |
| 2 | ‘ Opinions are changing on that line , ’ he said gently . |
| 3 | Fashion designers are banking on more of the same |
| 4 | The two nations are collaborating on several satellite projects , including the L-Sat communications craft that British Aerospace is building for a launch in 1987 . |
| 5 | With the aid of the LFS we were able to examine further the extent to which members of the temporary labour force in the hotel and catering industry were working on that basis because they had been unable to find permanent jobs , and to what extent they were doing so because they did not want permanent jobs . |
| 6 | A great deal is riding on those words and what they produce . |
| 7 | Here are some guidelines , derived from the New Testament 's teaching on these matters ( cf. |
| 8 | Do you realise the entire police force is working on this ? |
| 9 | The light 's flashing on this screen you know , |
| 10 | There was no hint then that the Mail was running on such a short fuse . |
| 11 | Linda was working on that one too . |
| 12 | Bernie and Mick are working on some new songs for a second album . |
| 13 | Deep down in Aspen , Colorado , Sun Laboratories Inc 's engineers are working on some object-oriented language and compiler technology called Self . |
| 14 | Will the outcome of the expert 's or arbitrator 's determination be binding on all parties ? |
| 15 | But wherever they end up , there 's a good chance they 'll be moved on again in the next few weeks — 28 groups have been moved on in the last 18 months and the County Council is moving on another group from Kirtlington , north of Oxford tomorrow . |
| 16 | The lady was travelling on this particular journey which was subject to many delays owing to permanent way maintenance work , and the passengers were heartily fed up with the hassle . |
| 17 | The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders . |
| 18 | She claims that Meryl was sitting on that window seat last night , wearing just her nightclothes . |
| 19 | The decisions of this court are binding on all inferior courts trying civil or criminal cases , including divisional courts . |
| 20 | Shear waters are landing on all sides , filling the air with their strange cackling , gasping , whooping cries — and an oily musky smell . |
| 21 | Aforementioned principles and provisions are binding on all Member State authorities , including the courts . |
| 22 | I think it is important for trade unionists to realise this , so they know their fellow trade unionists are sitting on these appeal panels to try to ensure justice is done , and not for financial gain . |
| 23 | The reason for all the excitement over this newsheet was the information it contained ‘ The Allied armies are advancing on all Fronts ’ . |
| 24 | Both STC and Plessey are working on this technology , for use in submarine telephone fibre , but the current best bet for domestic cable is a wavelength of around 0.8 micrometres . |
| 25 | These things are going on all the time . |
| 26 | We had so many breakdowns and strange things were going on that one of the guys went to see a medium in Germany . |
| 27 | The movies were advancing on several fronts and the social theme was but one strand in a more complex whole . |
| 28 | I am not entirely out of sympathy with what the right hon. Gentleman is saying on this , but I would remind him that we have seen disturbances recently at the prison at Full Sutton , near York , which is not even full ; there are still empty cells . |
| 29 | The Graduate : Teesside Polytechnic is calling on all past students to get in touch with Alumni Officer Clare Tanner so they can receive a copy of its new magazine , The Graduate . |
| 30 | That was it , because Edith was going on another holiday and she was er , she wanted someone to go and visit er Lilly , and I said well I 'll go . |