Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , presumably , is because they make the journey at very great depths , far below the reach of drift nets or trawls and since they are no longer feeding there is little chance of catching them on baited hooks or in traps . |
| 2 | As far as chartered accountant trainees are concerned , Mr Jones argues , ‘ you have all the aggravation of training them on high salaries and the disruption to a small office with their going off for long periods of study leave , and at the end you do n't keep them . |
| 3 | I do n't think she 'll be too happy roughing it on nine pounds a week or whatever a shorthand typist earns . " |
| 4 | There are masses of aliens surrounding you on all sides . |
| 5 | ‘ This way , ’ he was instructing , leading her on brisk strides up the double stone staircase that led to the front door . |
| 6 | Giant trees were soon surrounding him on all sides and their branches made an almost solid roof high above his head , blotting out the sky . |
| 7 | In the centre of the square was a stone archway with a clock in its wall and on the ground below , surrounding it on four sides , were wooden benches . |
| 8 | Three types of event are postulated : local gene duplications , which formed a cluster of related ZNF genes , A , B and C , after sequence divergence ; a locus duplication , whereby at least part of the cluster of ZNF genes was duplicated on one chromosome arm ( portrayed as genes B and C giving rise to their counterparts B' and C' ) ; and finally a pericentric inversion which separated the duplicated clusters , positioning them on opposite sides of the centromere . |
| 9 | The next minute Guido was out of the car and the young woman was in his arms , kissing him on both cheeks , obviously delighted to see him . |
| 10 | They were impressed by her intelligent appreciation of political matters and took to consulting her on political problems that confronted them at work . |
| 11 | A second way of facing our question concerning the superiority of telescopic to naked-eye observations is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the telescope in a practical way , by focusing it on distant towers , ships , etc. and demonstrating how the instrument magnifies and renders objects more distinctly visible . |
| 12 | He wants to talk about The Miser , so you persist with that line of questioning in the hope of drawing him on other aspects of his career . |
| 13 | They keep livestock — in the form of mealybugs which feed on sap — and move them continuously to fresh pastures , placing them on new plants and trees when the old ones have been sucked dry . |
| 14 | Well I 'm just putting them on clean dishes because I think these dishes |
| 15 | Placing him on three years ' probation , Mr Justice Hodgson said : ‘ This is a tragic case . |
| 16 | Judge Geoffrey Grigson rebuked Lady Dawn Kennedy , 32 , after David Waters , prosecuting her on three charges of making bogus rape allegations , pointed out her conduct . |
| 17 | Selecting the optimum building and obtaining it on satisfactory terms are matters of great importance where institutional finance is involved . |
| 18 | The accounts department is responsible for ensuring that top management is aware of the financial state of the company and for advising it on appropriate actions to ensure that it remains sound . |
| 19 | The accounts department is responsible for ensuring that top management is aware of the financial state of the company and for advising it on appropriate actions to ensure that it remains sound . |
| 20 | But many hospitals have ‘ built-up ’ pockets of specialisms and she does not think that concentrating them on fewer sites would mean the loss of centres of excellence . |
| 21 | Stop affecting me like this , attacking me on all fronts with your damned charm and intelligence and unbelievable sex appeal ! |
| 22 | Oliver and Cathy were still taking glasses from a cardboard container and arranging them on small trays . |
| 23 | ‘ Start lecturing me on bad manners . |
| 24 | Her Majesty has honoured the Works by visiting it on three occasions , the first on 11 March 1948 as Princess Elizabeth , when she toured the Works and inspected the two new saloons that had been converted from two ex-Chairman 's Saloons ( built Wolverton 1942 ) for the personal use of herself and the Duke of Edinburgh . |