Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Have you ever thought of knitting them on a larger scale ? |
| 2 | The importance of locational specifications in general can be gauged from the fact that there seem to be two basic ways of referring to objects — by describing or naming them on the one hand , and by locating them on the other ( Lyons , 1977a : 648 ) . |
| 3 | The potters decorated cups with closely set vertical stripes , painting them on a wet slip , deliberately causing the edges to blur . |
| 4 | Partly in the hope of keeping himself on the straight and narrow — you 'd be surprised how many gay men do that — and partly because he thought it would do his career a bit of good . |
| 5 | It is equally sensible for you , too , to be in membership of a trade union representing you on the appropriate negotiating body , and you are encouraged so to do . |
| 6 | You now , he , he 's had , I 'm just keeping him on the straight and narrow while he 's on remission . |
| 7 | The Three Choirs vineyard is making an English equivalant of Beaujolais Nouveau , and is launching it on the French market . |
| 8 | ‘ A tale from Lamb , ’ she muttered , opening it on the first page . |
| 9 | I do n't think they can be extremely confident if there basing it on a forty percent market share . |
| 10 | But again , it is up to each manager to make the final decision , basing it on the best available advice . |
| 11 | Send them to your boss 's secretary , stating in writing that you are starting on the preparation of the report , as instructed , and are basing it on the enclosed terms of reference . |
| 12 | To illustrate this I punched a row on a punchcard of six punched holes and six blanks , alternating it on the one row . |
| 13 | I wo n't be party to your bitching yourself on the sly . |
| 14 | The son of Rainbow Quest was always up with the leaders that day , clearly enjoying himself on the easy ground and eventually racing three and a half lengths clear . |
| 15 | If you have a problem with a friend , partner , child , colleague or neighbour , try meeting them on the inner planes before discussing the issue with them in person : |
| 16 | Close to it at a March meeting in 1585 accusations of a theft of some Scottish spurs and counter-accusations of ‘ a pretended matter beforehand ’ began to fly to and fro , until without warning someone on the Scottish side shot and killed Russell . |
| 17 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 18 | On his way home to Philibert Place one day , Marco wanders through an alley to waste ground where a hunchbacked boy pushing himself on a makeshift trolley is reading to his ragged companions from a newspaper — about Samavia . |
| 19 | Jimmy Page 's best guitar solo The one from Since I 've Been Loving You on the third album . |
| 20 | Be here on time and do your work well and I might consider hiring you on a regular basis once the child is born . ’ |
| 21 | I look forward to meeting you on the 8th . |
| 22 | I look forward to meeting you on the 21st . |
| 23 | The great double doors of the palace had been smashed inwards by a hammerblow from an American Civil War vintage sixty-five pounder naval gun , which the rebels had somehow recovered from the sunken Atlanta , transporting it on an ox-drawn cart since the wheels were missing from its carriage axles . |
| 24 | CAMPAIGN from Empire attempts to defeat this division , by allowing you on the one hand to be in control of complete military formations and make strategic decisions , and then as your valiant troops come into contact with the enemy allow you to drop down into each tank and fight for glory . |
| 25 | I look forward to seeing you on the 9th June . |
| 26 | We 've we we put that in writing , subject to satisfactory references erm er we will look forward to seeing you on the twenty eighth . |
| 27 | I look forward to seeing you on the 27th . |
| 28 | I look forward to seeing you on the 14th of June . |
| 29 | ‘ We are glad the owner has handed over the pictures of his own free will rather than selling them on the Western art market . ’ |
| 30 | The grounds for relief were , inter alia , that Lautro failed to comply with the rules of natural justice and to act fairly in that it failed before the service of the notice to inform the applicant or Winchester of the allegations being made therein , failed to allow Winchester or its controllers , directors , senior management or authorised company representatives the opportunity of answering or responding to the allegations made against them , failed to take into account the interest of Winchester , its controllers , directors , senior management or authorised representatives when deciding to exercise the notice ; that Lautro acted unreasonably and came to a decision such that no person or body properly directing itself on the relevant law and acting reasonably could have reached in that it acted with bias against Winchester and its officials , issued the notice at a time its investigations were incomplete and on the basis of findings which were erroneous and provisional , and failed to conclude its investigations before serving the notice ; and that Lautro acted ultra vires and in error of law in that the rights of appeal applied to any person subject to the rules of Lautro whether or not members . |