Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've told her she 's had three years more than what she should of had , she 's living on borrowed time , but , erm , she said the ho er |
| 2 | And er she 's working on that . |
| 3 | She she 's working on some poxy thing ! |
| 4 | Oh she 'll be like a little old woman , she 's , well she 's nine , I think she 's going on thirty nine , to listen to her |
| 5 | but Valerie 's she 's , she 's going on alright but er , she ca n't move those fingers |
| 6 | She 's daft , she 's sitting on this ! |
| 7 | Does n't she realize the effect that she is having on other people ? |
| 8 | It 's feeding on poor , dear Ma again . |
| 9 | Not too bright at all , I put just that bit of white in like you said and it 's coming on lovely . |
| 10 | The methods that she uses erm , and I think this needs to be done well before a disaster , unfortunately so often people only react at times like this and I think it 's such a pity that they do n't do it beforehand , but it 's working on basic assertiveness skills , communications skills like giving a language for feelings , erm building up support for each other , plus the creative work — getting things down |
| 11 | The answer is never one the minimum we 've come across in an organization is two the typical is five to ten and in some organizations it 's going on fifteen . |
| 12 | However , if one party is to bear the costs of the other it is important to specify this in the heads and ensure it is binding on all parties . |
| 13 | These are as follows : ( 1 ) Once a Court Scheme has been approved by the requisite majority of members and sanctioned by the court it is binding on all the members ( or the particular class of them ) and the company . |
| 14 | It is killing on both sides , Mr Gibson 's death is the fifty first this year , lives taken , families destroyed . |
| 15 | Gresham says it is working on similar deals and will also begin marketing the product itself to open systems transaction processing users . |
| 16 | The centre has most information and contacts on Europe and North America and it is working on those on the Indian subcontinent , Eastern Europe and Africa . |
| 17 | Bill Walker , MP for Tayside North , said : ‘ He is living on borrowed time . ’ |
| 18 | Thus it is that the Masters and Augusta are always spoken of in reverential tones , each contestant being made to feel that he is walking on hallowed ground in close communion with the saints of the game . |
| 19 | So the poor old boy had two major operations in three weeks , but he 's getting on fine now . ’ |
| 20 | Yes so and I reckon quite frankly cos he 's living on that lay by up the end and I reckon he was hiding , do a runner or something or he ai n't up to something no good ! |
| 21 | ‘ The Commissioner 's giving a pep talk this afternoon about all the progress he 's making on this shooting . |
| 22 | ‘ So he 's lyin' on top again/Just like Gepetto … ’ |
| 23 | When they had finished unloading , Therese said , ‘ My coco , I shall be helping Loulou for the next week or two , I do n't like leaving him much when he 's working on those big things . |
| 24 | so I have Sally , and , and er , her mum always cooks a meal in the evening so I , I do something like toasted cheese sandwiches or beans on toast or something like that at lunch time , but there was one time when she wanted peanut butter and , all her brother used to ask , I , her brother does n't come to me now , he stays at home cos he 's going on fifteen , and as he 's next door but one anyway , you know if , if anything goes wrong he can come along to me , but all he wanted was my homemade blackcurrant jam , and now he does n't come any more I 've got to actually give him |
| 25 | He 's sold his private jet ; he 's focussing on one job ; winning the world crown . |