Example sentences of "[v-ing] on in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3 ) In other words , although farm modernisation policies have actively encouraged non-viable or older farmers to retire from farming , many in the poorer areas have not done so , living on in a traditional way for extremely low returns . |
| 2 | How do people arrive at conclusions about what is going on in a particular instance ? |
| 3 | ‘ We inhabitants of the post-historical world ’ , he trumpets , ‘ will have to keep in mind that the truly fundamental transformation in world politics are not going on in a desolate Middle Eastern desert , but back in cette vielle Europe which was the cradle of the idea of human freedom ’ . |
| 4 | On May 8 Sami Abdul-Rahman , a member of the delegation [ see p. 38127 ] , said that " the talks [ were ] going on in a positive spirit " , although questions relating to international guarantees for an accord and Kurdish control over the oil-producing town of Kirkuk remained unresolved . |
| 5 | But the real fun is going on in a nearby barn with pumpkin lanterns . |
| 6 | Jack will be staying on in a consultative position until early next year to help his successor through the opening months of his term . |