Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am merely placing on record , as precisely as possible , the conditions that determined the starting-point of our inquiry . |
| 2 | Some are already working on contingency plans to make sure patients in the North-East are referred for treatment . |
| 3 | But one of the problems is you 're also reporting on year seven and eight then at |
| 4 | SAG vice chairman , Howard Cohen says ‘ it was n't the smartest thing to do , pushing ahead with the specifications , but we 're now concentrating on market requirements . ’ |
| 5 | I ai n't never get anything else for , when I go on holiday , but I said I do n't even think we 're never going on holiday , mind you , |
| 6 | A bit sentimental ( let's face it , two 35-year-olds mooching down the aisle are hardly embarking on life 's first great adventure ) but pleasant enough . |
| 7 | Over half are also collaborating on consumer research service specifications and service planning . |
| 8 | The purchasers are also taking on board £748,000 of Kemps ' bank borrowings . |
| 9 | We are also focusing on exploration projects which will give us the opportunity to find larger oil and gas deposits at lower costs . |
| 10 | Some of your Salzburg opera productions are also going on film , too ? |
| 11 | One of the major pitfalls that people face if they are willingly embarking on change — in their teaching , for example — is their own unrealistic or inaccurate expectations . |
| 12 | Two nil to the Seasiders , who are now sailing on top of the table , with Hereford left in the backwaters of Division Four . |
| 13 | Almost 1 million lone parents are now managing on benefit . |
| 14 | This was the second full year of operations for the company and chief executive , Robert Bauman , commented , ‘ the key objectives of the merger have been achieved and we are now focusing on growth and we have made dramatic strides in our new product programme ’ . |
| 15 | I 'm just passing on gossip for what it 's worth . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm just checking on dinner , ’ he said , as she stalked in . |
| 17 | PRIMARY schools are increasingly relying on money from parents for a decent stock of books , according to government inspectors . |
| 18 | Schools are increasingly relying on money from parents to provide decent stocks of books , government inspectors report today . |
| 19 | Major hotels and restaurants are making the most of new ideas like these and , realising the need to invest in the best modern equipment available , they are increasingly relying on equipment manufacturers to fit out their kitchens with these innovations . |
| 20 | ‘ I really believe they have not had any capital for twenty years , but were entirely trading on credit . ’ |
| 21 | In the Operations Room , some of the female part-time watchkeepers were just coming on duty and were being briefed on the operations that were planned for the day and those that were already taking place . |
| 22 | By the third week around 17 per cent thought Labour and the Alliance were also concentrating on defence . |
| 23 | Hamilton and I did dummies of what an alternative paper might look like — we were then working on Student , and had access to design material . |
| 24 | The sad fact is that although the ostensible reason for the dolphin kills was that dolphins were stealing and eating the commercial fish species , examination of their stomach contents showed that only the false killer whales were actually feeding on yellowtail . |
| 25 | And so if people had less money in their pockets and they were losing their jobs , what factors can explain why more and more people were actually going on holiday abroad ? |
| 26 | CO-OPERATION North — the organisation committed to cross-border exchanges — are again banking on athletics to help raise much needed sponsorship . |
| 27 | ‘ He 's better looking on TV … ’ |
| 28 | The company is already working on MS-DOS 7 , tentatively planned for launch in the middle of 1994 . |
| 29 | Staff at Church House , the Bishop 's headquarters in Gloucester , say the Bishop is still resting on sabbatical leave . |
| 30 | He 's probably counting on family connections to get you on the cheap ! |