Example sentences of "[noun] be [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We wish to stress that our discussions are proceeding on amicable terms and there will be further visits to Darlington Civic Theatre . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The Liverpool lecturers are calling on vice chancellor Peter Toyne to join them in putting pressure on the government to end underfunding . |
| 4 | ‘ Opinions are changing on that line , ’ he said gently . |
| 5 | LoPresti and propeller manufacturer Hartzell are co-operating on new cowling/propeller/spinner designs for single and Twin Comanches which they predict will increase their maximum speeds by 42 mph and 35 mph respectively , through reduced drag and more efficient use of propeller airflow . |
| 6 | It is now necessary to consider when a commercial transaction is so structured that it can not be said that the parties are dealing on standard terms at all . |
| 7 | The designers are drawing on broader influences : architecture , painting , and dance . |
| 8 | Fashion designers are banking on more of the same |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Already many schools are working on various ways of recording attainment targets for individual children . |
| 11 | Some districts are relying on minimum cost rather than good value . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | THE Country Landowners ' Association is calling on local planning authorities to help farmers understand new planning controls on farm and forestry buildings . |
| 14 | Saltburn Residents ' Association is pressing on alone to take part in Britain in Bloom . |
| 15 | A great deal is riding on those words and what they produce . |
| 16 | Chairmen of other Institute technical committees may also attend to get an early impression of the way the wind is blowing on contentious issues . |
| 17 | He was familiar with Pound 's writing on Japanese drama , and had been impressed by the first performance of At the Hawk 's Well when he had seen a well-known Japanese dancer take the role of the hawk . |
| 18 | Asymmetric refers to the problems caused when the aircraft is flying on one engine , ie asymmetric thrust . |
| 19 | Here are some guidelines , derived from the New Testament 's teaching on these matters ( cf. |
| 20 | The research is concentrating on middle managers ( or , to use the more wide-ranging French term , cadres ) and it is drawing on a range of case study methods . |
| 21 | Do you realise the entire police force is working on this ? |
| 22 | The light 's flashing on this screen you know , |
| 23 | His mind was working on two levels . |
| 24 | There was no hint then that the Mail was running on such a short fuse . |
| 25 | At its zenith the programme was embarking on 8 new projects per year and , despite a slowdown from the breakneck pace of the late 1970s , by 1990 France will have about 70 operating nuclear installations . |
| 26 | Powell had no argument with the principle of starting a magazine , or even over the amount of money it would cost , but he felt that Branson was treading on sensitive political ground in attempting to take advantage of somebody else 's industrial dispute . |
| 27 | But Fael-Inis was concentrating on spreading honey on to a wedge of bread , and seemed not to notice . |
| 28 | However , action was proceeding on two cases : the East London River Crossing via Oxleas Wood , and the new BP oil terminal at Kinneil , near Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth in Scotland . |
| 29 | Linda was working on that one too . |
| 30 | Whenever I take hold of a woman I feel as though my feet are slithering on tufted grass and goat willow . |