Example sentences of "[v-ing] on one [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only sometimes that I 'd wake and find Bernard snoring on one side of me and Uncle Bill giving an occasional snort on the other . |
| 2 | What happens when you ‘ plate ’ is that you get the main yarn appearing on one side of the fabric and the plating yarn on the other side . |
| 3 | In some situations this type of abrupt and complete switch-over is necessary since it is not possible to have both old and new methods running side by side ( for example in switching over from driving on one side of the road to the other as in Sweden ) . |
| 4 | Listening on one occasion to a Greek Orthodox argue against the ordination of women , I had the distinct impression that his God , who seemed to reside immediately above the ceiling of the room in which we were gathered , had issued the most precise directions to humanity . |
| 5 | Skimming along the water-front with the peculiarly flat ride jeeps give when they 're not lurching on one wheel over lumpy terrain . |
| 6 | A drug acting on one set of synapses can have secondary and tertiary effects all over the place . |
| 7 | For example , go to Piccadilly Circus in London and see the statue of Eros , bow in hand and still balancing on one foot after all this time . |
| 8 | A slender man with a wisp of grey beard and an air of pleasant idleness was lying on one elbow beside a yew . |
| 9 | When the train had stopped , it was found that the child 's body was lying on one side of the rails but his head had been completely severed from the body . |
| 10 | And , in addition , there are dozens of other autonomous voluntary groups , many operating only in one locality , launched by the enthusiasm of a single initiator , as well as certain quite large national organizations focusing on one type of disorder , such as Alcoholics Anonymous . |
| 11 | ‘ But the thrust of our approach is to start at home , focusing on one thing at a time rather than confusing ourselves by trying to do everything at once — which is a major reason why 85 per cent of organisations trying to do something in this area fail to get it right . |
| 12 | Starting on one side of the table and working through your army , roll a D6 for each unit . |
| 13 | I do hope the members will recognise that the service has not be sitting on its laurels er between inspectors ' reports but that we have been modelling on one quarterly to er correct any omissions with respect to boundary or to make the necessary improvements in the service erm as , as recommended by the inspect and supported by members . |
| 14 | area beside the Thames in London , ‘ abutting on one end on the bottom of Northumberland Street ’ , originally the site of the residence of Scottish kings and ambassadors when in London , it was a coal-wharf in the early nineteenth century . |
| 15 | Rover is concentrating all its car making on one site at Cowley and a business park will replace the assembly plant responsible for such famous models as the Morris Eight , the Morris Minor and the Maestro . |
| 16 | And in recent years it is impossible not to see that Dale Thomas ' name occurs more than others , including being five times the Club Champion — winning on one occasion after a 60-hole match ! |
| 17 | Because of the nature of connections between eye and brain , information falling on one side of the retina is transmitted firstly to one hemisphere . |
| 18 | In Jim Smith 's presentation on Wednesday morning — AR Division Present and Future — he said that diversification of distribution meant that Scottish Amicable had changed with the times and was not risking all in relying on one source of business . |
| 19 | John was careful , but as a singer I felt with him as I were standing on one leg after my time with Walter . |
| 20 | As the mud cleared away from the face of the first tile , patches of ruby-red lustre , with the rich glow of a jewels heart , appeared inch by inch , then the outlines of a delicate grotesque silver bird , standing on one leg in a circle of blue-black leaves and berries , its beak of burnished copper . |
| 21 | Kozyrev highlighted the spirit of co-operation between the two sides : " We worked as friends and allies standing on one side of the barricade of all the problems that beset us on the other . " |
| 22 | If you are not familiar with Mrs Symons 's books — a series running to seven volumes , each one concentrating on one region of the British Isles — I heartily recommend them . |
| 23 | Now I 'm suggesting that an evaluator might , instead of just concentrating on one set of values , deliberately try and look at several , so they might , for example , identify that there were a group of people who felt that history should be taught in a certain particular way for a certain purpose . |
| 24 | Well it 's hard to know where to stop , really erm I mean the , the difficulty of concentrating on one area of the country , is that we 're of course I think there must be very great differences in different areas of the country . |
| 25 | She darted away and began spinning on one foot in the middle of the room , but he quickly took hold of her and drew her back . |
| 26 | Stork maintains that researchers should be strictly focused on research , working on one assignment at a time , with little movement of staff between researcher and consultant , believing that distinctly different skills are involved . |
| 27 | This is a type of environment used by decision makers where they may be working on one piece of information in the application and they need to make a decision based on an information which is elsewhere in the application . |
| 28 | Using the right sized appropriate screwdriver and WORKING ON ONE SIDE AT A TIME , remove the outside round brushes and plastic gears . |
| 29 | Also , be aware that when working on one side of the machine , you must always clear the row counter with the main carriage or you will wonder why your rows are all wrong . |
| 30 | I was working on one side of the car and the boot lid dropped . |