Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They used to do that : the chief inspector walking down on a Saturday morning in full regalia and one of these fellows would nod and they 'd always walk to the corner , and the Chief would n't say anything about it because they were on the corner and not causing any obstruction . |
| 2 | Social problems are crowding in on a city where the body-count for murders rose from a record 1,905 in 1989 to a new record of more than 2,200 in 1990 . |
| 3 | At one end world superstars wrestling their megabucks motors round unnavigable corners at speeds to make your hair curl and , at the other end , Herr Kahlfuss and his chum tootling along on a nod and a wink . |
| 4 | Airacomet 44–22633 flew out of Edwards in the late 1940s , finally ending up on a target range along with some sister ‘ 59s . |
| 5 | He 'd think nothing of checking up on a fellow 's credentials . |
| 6 | ‘ From my point of view it was like a child climbing up on a wall to look in but she rushed back and said : ‘ No , I ca n't do it , ’ and started crying in my arms . |
| 7 | It 's sometimes hard to explain to a person who does n't share your enthusiasm for the plant and animal kingdom why watching three ptarmigan walking about on a clump of moss is exciting , but take my word for it that it is . |
| 8 | Not so popular was the experimental survival section of the course which always seemed to be carried out in extremely inclement weather with a helicopter helping to increase the discomfort of tossing about on a life raft in Plymouth Sound . |
| 9 | Towards the end of each session when clients are setting themselves homework tasks , make a point of writing down on a piece of paper , in specific terms , what it is they are supposed to do . |
| 10 | It always seems odd , looking back on a turning-point in life , that bells did not ring and warning hooters go . |
| 11 | Before splashing out on a travel cot , ask yourself the following questions to make sure you buy one that really going to do the job you want it to : |
| 12 | Er , yes , Mr Chairman , nationally it is going down , locally we 're , we 're going along on a plateau , erm , and in some areas it is actually go the incidence is going up , but this is basically like Scotland where they have n't got many anyway . |
| 13 | You going down on a weekend darling ? |
| 14 | It was rather pathetic sometimes because he was upset at somebody going down on a discipline charge and getting the sack . |
| 15 | About half a mile away an attack is going in on a hill , I can see Commandos advancing up the slopes , shells burst a short distance in front of the forward troops , probably covering fire from the British Artillery . |
| 16 | Four of the Night Owls Swimming Club , based at Templemore Avenue Pool , were having a ‘ splashing ’ time before heading off on a club trip to Donaghadee following a successful fund raising effort recently which brought in over £1 , for a local charity . |
| 17 | So I think you 've , both those questions have got ta be addressed by the , the unions that the s , that the , the second one in terms of turning up on a Saturday . |
| 18 | And if we draw a line it 's the analogy of someone pedalling on a bicycle , if you reach thirty five and you 're going up on a bicycle like that it 's reasonably steep but not too steep , you can cope with that on a regular basis . |
| 19 | GROWING up on a tobacco farm was enough to convince Cheryl Boston that she was not cut out for the agricultural life . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's just that we 're not a noise band , ’ adds Mike , ‘ we do n't jump around the place but we 're totally comfortable with going out on a stage . ’ |
| 21 | it 's you know , for the workers , they 're going out on a meal . |
| 22 | Because this was a Thursday and he had never thought of going out on a Thursday before , and because of the previous Saturday night , coming back to collect the washing . |
| 23 | Take your own advantage of the difficult atmosphere by realizing that things can not get much worse so it is worth while going out on a limb to say what you want to say without worrying about causing a negative reaction ! |
| 24 | Royal Mail secretary Sarah McKay going out on a limb for charity |
| 25 | Oh they , they say it 's all controllable so that I 've , I 've answered , I have n't just let the Environmental Health wash over me I 've actually written back to them again , er I 'll be interested to see whether I get a letter back from them , but I phoned up the Council this morning and they 're rejecting on two grounds , one is to do with the highway and the sort of the traffic situation coming in there , although the , the authority , the Highway Department are n't objecting to it and the other one is erm , on local environmental issues I think you know that is , is unsuitably , unsuitable environmentally to the area well I can only say that I 'm grateful to the planning , to the planning offices for they 're going out on a limb if you like because I think they 're on thin ice erm and so long as the committee will , will back them up I mean I do n't know of what else I could of done as a person |
| 26 | How many people now remember his humiliation as chancellor of the Exchequer , turning back on a trip to Heathrow en route for a meeting of the International Monetary Fund in order that he could draft an application for a loan from the same organisation , then appearing in the Blackpool bear garden to be publicly abused ? |
| 27 | The increased use of personal computers means that files of secret information may be left lying around on a cassette or floppy disc in unlocked offices or at the homes of executives . |
| 28 | CATCHING UP ON A BACKLOG |
| 29 | the ship 's radio officer was catching up on a backlog of communications ; some outgoing messages from passengers took precedence over ice warnings |
| 30 | Above our heads a huge drum of paper , some twenty feet wide , was slowly tracking along on a conveyor . |