Example sentences of "[v-ing] on a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last night Dr Clarke 's election agent Kevin Scott said : ‘ One of our supporters lives in Vine Street and Donald and I went knocking on a few doors . |
| 2 | ‘ I think that it is tremendous that the Australian Wine Bureau is offering so many people the chance to play tennis competitively at great venues and I am looking forward to passing on a few tips to the winners — before joining them in a celebratory glass of Australian wine . ’ |
| 3 | It 's been going on a few days this game . |
| 4 | as I was holding on a particular images and create and then become those energy |
| 5 | Rather than focusing on a few substances which are painted in lurid colours , the specialists say , the goal should be a workplace free of compulsive chemical use of all kinds . |
| 6 | ‘ Ye can see me now , more 's the pity , ’ he grumbled as he pushed his way to the back , treading on a few feet in the process . |
| 7 | If anyone were to suggest that ultra high level languages could produce the requisite speeds , it would be easy to test their claim by requesting a demonstration of a recruitment system with integrated letter writing putting on a hundred applications in an hour , and updating them in an average of 7½ seconds each . |
| 8 | But what he did come to recognise was the inadequacy of existing literature : ‘ I realised that the main writers on history and statistics at the time had done very little research and were relying on a few books . |
| 9 | The columns were part of an octastyle portico , each 48 feet high and standing on a 22 feet podium . |
| 10 | With one round to play , she was as many as three shots ahead of Australia 's Nadene Hall , a gifted girl playing on a British links for a first time . |
| 11 | However you intend to use the sack , it 's worth trying on a few makes before buying . |
| 12 | THE US is planning to ship bomb-grade uranium to Romania despite fears that it may be working on a nuclear weapons programme . |
| 13 | ‘ But we have been working on a few things , just as we did before the first leg . |