Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] [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 | Bernie and Mick are working on some new songs for a second album . |
| 6 | Deep down in Aspen , Colorado , Sun Laboratories Inc 's engineers are working on some object-oriented language and compiler technology called Self . |
| 7 | The decisions of this court are binding on all inferior courts trying civil or criminal cases , including divisional courts . |
| 8 | Shear waters are landing on all sides , filling the air with their strange cackling , gasping , whooping cries — and an oily musky smell . |
| 9 | Aforementioned principles and provisions are binding on all Member State authorities , including the courts . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The reason for all the excitement over this newsheet was the information it contained ‘ The Allied armies are advancing on all Fronts ’ . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | These things are going on all the time . |
| 14 | The European Junior Team Championships , which England last won in 1988 , are to be played here from July 8–11 and all the governing bodies are looking on this week 's championships as the ideal trial run . |
| 15 | A police spokesman said the incidents are being investigated but it is not possible to speculate why vandals are concentrating on this car . |
| 16 | In an editorial statement later this morning , Akira Kobayashi , the Chief Executive Officer of GenTech East , will explain how unreasonable and inefficient the Soviets are proving on this issue . |
| 17 | Is not that why other Governments and employers across Europe understand well today that the Government are reneging on that and wish this country to undercut others by treating workers in the worst way possible ? |
| 18 | His decisions are binding on both parties , subject only to the High Court on a point of law . |
| 19 | Engineers at NASA are working on several contraptions , such as inclined platforms with a variety of weights and pulleys , that demand a wider range of effort . |
| 20 | At present , only 18 people in the Health and Safety Executive are working on those regulations , and even though the provisions have been in operation for about two and a half years , fewer than one third of the safety cases have been accepted as being proper working documents . |
| 21 | His standards are binding on all men . |
| 22 | The crowd are climbing on each other 's shoulders to get close to them and the hippychicks are dancing acid-trip hand jives in pairs . |
| 23 | Police are working on some leads , but the motive for the attack is still unknown . |
| 24 | I say it , these guys are working on this all the time . |
| 25 | ‘ So many runners are depending on this race to qualify for the Olympics , especially the Portuguese , who have been in invincible form in half-marathons , and I would not be surprised if the winner is someone no one has heard of . ’ |
| 26 | London Transport records are conflicting on this point . ) |
| 27 | Job shares — Womens forum are working on this . |
| 28 | Protocols for permitting access should be drawn up ( E and K Chief Librarians are working on this ) , and technical advice has been obtained from Edinburgh University Computing Services and other sources . |
| 29 | I thank my right hon. Friend for that encouraging response and for the work that he and his colleagues are doing on this . |