Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] on [noun] " 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 | Representatives of several lead bodies are already serving on SCOTVEC 's sector boards . |
| 3 | Management teams from Dutch companies are already working on projects which will practically implement the reduction of air and water pollution and ozone layer depletion . |
| 4 | Some are already working on contingency plans to make sure patients in the North-East are referred for treatment . |
| 5 | they 're only going on people 's information |
| 6 | But one of the problems is you 're also reporting on year seven and eight then at |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 , |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Over half are also collaborating on consumer research service specifications and service planning . |
| 11 | The purchasers are also taking on board £748,000 of Kemps ' bank borrowings . |
| 12 | They are also working on ways to turn off the gas supply in men who produce too much of it and , as a result , suffer from priapism — painful and embarrassing erections in the absence of sexual desire . |
| 13 | We are also focusing on exploration projects which will give us the opportunity to find larger oil and gas deposits at lower costs . |
| 14 | Some of your Salzburg opera productions are also going on film , too ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Two nil to the Seasiders , who are now sailing on top of the table , with Hereford left in the backwaters of Division Four . |
| 17 | They are now living on DSS handouts in a two-bedroomed house in Brandon , Co Durham , while Father Butler looks for work . |
| 18 | The United States Davis Cup team are now insisting on John McEnroe being made captain next year . |
| 19 | Almost 1 million lone parents are now managing on benefit . |
| 20 | We are now working on ideas to get our lists back on to the mainstream networks as well , ’ he added . |
| 21 | Most of the apprentices are now working on BP installations in the North Sea . |
| 22 | Those who put up $1,000 when Microsoft made its initial public offering in March 1986 are now sitting on $15,500 . |
| 23 | Investigators are now focusing on ponds of ‘ decalcified ’ sandstones , including Pinkworthy on Exmoor and Woolmer in Hampshire , where the acid-sensitive and rare natterjack toad has disappeared . |
| 24 | 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 ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm one of the team of people at the Foreign Office that will be constantly working on Michael 's case . |
| 26 | I 'm just passing on gossip for what it 's worth . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm just checking on dinner , ’ he said , as she stalked in . |
| 28 | Now that cape , it would be raining on it all night , and we had no means of drying it so that cape was left on a hanger in the house and the next coat was taken and that was worn but for some reason it seemed to be always raining on nights and you had coat wet and you came to go out it was still damp . |
| 29 | I 'm still sleeping on Marie 's floor . |
| 30 | PRIMARY schools are increasingly relying on money from parents for a decent stock of books , according to government inspectors . |