Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [v-ing] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is now an extensive literature reporting on the various life-generating experiments , backed with much speculation and theory . |
| 2 | Only stare up at the gaping hole in his cage and feel the terror of the sky beyond and look at where the broken end of the great branch that had fallen spiked out into the wild sky above as if broken part lay about him , its smaller branches and torn bark fretting on the cold wind . |
| 3 | Tourist backpackers chattering in high tones ; theatre-/supper-goers gazing nervously at the cluster of dishevelled , ruby-faced lads who wave their cans and bawl out the rallying cry of ‘ 'Ere we go , ‘ ere we go ! ’ at alarming volume ; a comatose figure lying on the bucket seats and crying out an important but indecipherable message about some quite obvious connection betwixt Jesus and Aids ; in the corner a girl with dishevelled hair and a soiled James Dean T-shirt sprawled on the concrete and a man with bloodied chin mouthing profanities as he urinates against the wall . |
| 4 | To square this with interference phenomena it is necessary to suppose the existence of a strange force acting on the electron as it traverses , say , the top slit , whose nature depends on whether the bottom slit is at that instant open or shut . |
| 5 | For a while he seemed a shy figure hovering on the borders of a conversation , longing to take part in it , to belong . |
| 6 | Now I can not concede that programme going on the air when I was to Melbourne . |
| 7 | Their recent policy statement will cause some heart searching on the part of the hon. Member for Bolsover ( Mr. Skinner ) and some of his hon. Friends . |
| 8 | In the breakfast room , wet ringletty hair dripping on the tablecloth , she read out headlines from the Galway papers that caught her fancy , and earned some dirty looks . |
| 9 | It transpired that during the war he had been a medical officer in the German Wehrmacht fighting on the Eastern Front . |
| 10 | Max Fernandez , a poor man who became a beer baron despite accusations of ties to drug trafficking , is another figure prowling on the outskirts of the old politics . |
| 11 | The potential new product may start anywhere in this loop depending on the origin of the proposal . |
| 12 | The potential new product may start anywhere in this loop depending on the origin of the proposal . |
| 13 | The Centre is carrying out some work concentrating on the housing circumstances of particular disadvantaged groups . |
| 14 | Third , the state has its own historically developed ‘ interests ’ which it can express to a greater or lesser degree depending on the balance of external class forces and their forms of representation within the state . |
| 15 | Each word was accompanied by a clenched fist thumping on the chair arm . |
| 16 | For example , some assume that mastery is an all-or-nothing state and set the standard at 100 per cent although there is some flexibility depending on the nature of the errors made , if these are few . |
| 17 | Requiem for a monk , Trent thought as he watched the cocaine-addicted mestizo squatting on the cabin top . |
| 18 | She also added the crumbs of the toffee ; then rubbed her hands on a small damp towel lying on the table by the toffee trays . |
| 19 | Frankie scuttled away on all fours , his wet body skidding on the cold tiles and his breath coming in frightened little gasps . |
| 20 | concerts and things , but you can , you can tell , with just , just by listening that it 's not just any old body tinkling on the piano , it 's wonderful , it makes you sick . |
| 21 | However , each section of the work may assume greater or lesser importance depending on the work that the client may have already done ( for example , determination of investment criteria and identification of possible targets ) , always assuming that the client 's approach has been sound . |
| 22 | This ambiguity hinging on the word ‘ earth 's ’ in line 7 of the second stanza . |
| 23 | After some delay depending on the technology involved , the operation is complete ; the specified location contains the new information , its previous contents having been overwritten and lost . |
| 24 | There 's this person sitting on the pavement watching them . |
| 25 | The taxi stopped briefly , and as it did Rachel saw another taxi stopping on the other side of the road . |
| 26 | The father was giving evidence at a Perth High Court sitting on the third day of the trial of an Alloa man , David Hepburn , 29 , who is accused of carrying out three sex attacks in 12 hours . |
| 27 | I said , ‘ If you 'd told me that while I was in the pool , you 'd have seen another miracle walking on the water ! ’ |
| 28 | Erm , I 'm in favour because I had a walkabout with therefore I would like to say on five point three the and on five point six I would like to say B can we just have some traffic calming on the boundary , such as Lane , Road ? |
| 29 | And what are large quantities of Bulgarian jam , French and West German cheese and British chocolate doing on the supermarket shelves in Asia and Australasia ? |
| 30 | Unexploded bombs everywhere ; water for fire hoses almost non-existent ; the acrid air thick with smoke and tiny pieces of charred paper swirling on the breeze . |