Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | UNCITRAL likewise engages in widespread consultation , drawing widely on the expertise of practising specialists . |
| 2 | Continue working up the graph , row by row , again knitting right on the right and left on the left . |
| 3 | He ran aside , firing upward on the run . |
| 4 | ‘ Mach helped me , ’ he said , watching her closely now , his hand resting loosely on the gun in his pocket . |
| 5 | Chairman John Gunn described the rumours as ‘ malicious , gratuitous and unnecessary , reflecting badly on the market ’ . |
| 6 | He moved closer , into the dimness of the stall itself , and stood there beside her , his hand resting gently on the horse 's flank . |
| 7 | In many cases , identification of workers with the enterprise which employs them may be only weakly formed but again a community of interest may be established at this level , depending perhaps on the degree of ‘ paternalism ’ of the management , the character of employment conditions in the enterprise , and the degree of craft skill or other interesting aspect of work within the enterprise . |
| 8 | The various weights that the four fundamental activities can have , the controls imposed and the roles defined for individuals and departments , will vary for particular design processes depending greatly on the type of product being developed . |
| 9 | This may either affect the integrity of the complexes ( DMS also methylates proteins ) or , depending crucially on the composition of the binding buffer , strongly decrease the solubility and/or diffusibility of DMS and thus interfere with the final yield of the modification reaction . |
| 10 | A covenant in a lease is , prima , a contract binding only on the lessor and lessee . |
| 11 | From the fact that the whaler was lying stopped in the water and that Cousteau , his hand resting idly on the tiller , appeared to be expressing no great degree of interest in anything , it was obvious that his wait had been a vain one , a fact he confirmed on his arrival on the bridge . |
| 12 | Damage against this target is resolved with a strength of 5 representing the effect of the big heavy cauldron landing right on the victim 's head . |
| 13 | Walking together on the ship 's deck , Gloucester stumbles , and Clarence , in trying to steady him , is knocked overboard . |
| 14 | Whenever leading faces of stage and screen change their image drastically , it 's a heavy indication of what 's happening generally on the fashion scene . |
| 15 | The desired route within Edinburgh city centre and outskirts can be chosen and sponsorship could be sought to cover part or all of the cost , ( with the sponsors name appearing prominently on the bus ) . |
| 16 | The moving pictures on the wall seemed to be of events occurring elsewhere on the planet , or in the universe , across the ages . |
| 17 | To achieve crosswind landing exactly on the spot without using the engine and in a strange machine offers a strong challenge even to the most experienced pilot . |
| 18 | I put Armstrong into reverse and accelerated , driving just on the mirror . |
| 19 | They have to explain that although they 're priests they 're really not credulous nitwits , and then they feel they have to go further and they end up writing books about it and yapping away on the television . ’ |
| 20 | The investigation of anything happening directly on the river would normally be the responsibility of the River Police , at least until such time as it might lead to inquiries inland . |
| 21 | Right let's catch up with what 's been happening nationally on the football scene , and join Headley Feast . |
| 22 | Indignant denials were interrupted by the call-boy knocking sharply on the door and calling for Second Act beginners . |
| 23 | This makes landing accurately on the spot just a matter of timing the opening of the airbrakes and co-ordinating the elevator movement . |
| 24 | It is open to additional carriers that meet criteria set by AT&T , which is particularly keen to win support from some Europeans and is no doubt knocking hard on the door of Unisource BV , the joint venture between Sweden 's Televerket and Koninklijke PTT Telecom Nederland NV , which so far has proved the most successful among such ventures — and already has loose links with both AT&T and Kokusai Denshin in Eastern Europe and points further east . |
| 25 | You have a misplaced disc which is pressing hard on the top of your spinal cord . ’ |
| 26 | He was pressing hard on the button and standing patiently for the door to open . |
| 27 | Donna grabbed the gear stick , simultaneously pressing hard on the brake . |
| 28 | When you fit the collar , you must make sure that it is not pressing tightly on the neck , as this will be uncomfortable for the dog . |
| 29 | Happening almost on the eve of the Israeli elections , the attack would , it was agreed , wreck Labour 's chances of victory and let in the hard-line Likud . |
| 30 | Down swooped the privet bird , landing gracefully on the water with hardly a splash . |