Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [v-ing] on [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | A great deal is riding on those words and what they produce . |
| 4 | Here are some guidelines , derived from the New Testament 's teaching on these matters ( cf. |
| 5 | Do you realise the entire police force is working on this ? |
| 6 | The light 's flashing on this screen you know , |
| 7 | There was no hint then that the Mail was running on such a short fuse . |
| 8 | Will the outcome of the expert 's or arbitrator 's determination be binding on all parties ? |
| 9 | But wherever they end up , there 's a good chance they 'll be moved on again in the next few weeks — 28 groups have been moved on in the last 18 months and the County Council is moving on another group from Kirtlington , north of Oxford tomorrow . |
| 10 | The lady was travelling on this particular journey which was subject to many delays owing to permanent way maintenance work , and the passengers were heartily fed up with the hassle . |
| 11 | The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders . |
| 12 | The decisions of this court are binding on all inferior courts trying civil or criminal cases , including divisional courts . |
| 13 | I am not entirely out of sympathy with what the right hon. Gentleman is saying on this , but I would remind him that we have seen disturbances recently at the prison at Full Sutton , near York , which is not even full ; there are still empty cells . |
| 14 | The Graduate : Teesside Polytechnic is calling on all past students to get in touch with Alumni Officer Clare Tanner so they can receive a copy of its new magazine , The Graduate . |
| 15 | A revolution was going on that had absolutely nothing to do with the streets of Brooklyn or the Bronx . |
| 16 | Both Jenny and Kathleen were up to various things and I 'd been having a go myself , but although my name was appearing on more and more waiting lists , nothing substantial seemed to be happening . |
| 17 | And even if someone from another age is standing on this spot , a ghostly paintbrush in her hand , her eyes would n't see what I see . |
| 18 | And during the last two centuries , especially when Britain had strong ties with India and the Indian sub-continent and the trade was flourishing on those routes . |
| 19 | Lucy could n't find time to come over for an evening ; the globally significant exhibition was floating on some remote iceberg ; Jeremy had an agent , an opening ; Lucy 's sister was ill and needed her ( Jay recalled Lucy 's exasperated indifference to her sister ) ; the painters were coming . |
| 20 | Is not that why other Governments and employers across Europe understand well today that the Government are reneging on that and wish this country to undercut others by treating workers in the worst way possible ? |
| 21 | Presently , Natural is partially compliant with X/Open Group Co Ltd 's XA transaction processing interface , but the firm is working on that standard now . |
| 22 | The introduction to the heads will specify that the clause is binding on both parties and is not subject to contract . |
| 23 | The Government 's thinking on this issue is confused . |
| 24 | Reductionism is retreating on all fronts , cosmological , evolutionary , and neuroscientific . |
| 25 | With regard to any regulations on fire precautions erm department well the government is sitting on those , it 's unlikely they will be out much before January of next year . |
| 26 | At present , only 18 people in the Health and Safety Executive are working on those regulations , and even though the provisions have been in operation for about two and a half years , fewer than one third of the safety cases have been accepted as being proper working documents . |
| 27 | The crowd are climbing on each other 's shoulders to get close to them and the hippychicks are dancing acid-trip hand jives in pairs . |
| 28 | Be bloody careful cos you do n't know what the hell 's going on this bloody , this bloody wheel 's still going round , Doug . |
| 29 | Peer group pressure is easing on that . |
| 30 | Mature evergreen trees , such as Ilex crenata , have been trained and clipped into formal shapes which look as if a green cloud is floating on each branch . |