Example sentences of "[v-ing] on [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The David Cronenberg adaptation of William S Burroughs ' novel was seized after opening on four screens in the Greek capital of Athens . |
| 2 | Many of the gifts in the catalogue are also available from the National Trust property shops , some of which are opening on selected days for Christmas shopping ( see back of the catalogue for details ) . |
| 3 | But the pleasure is always the same — grand scenery , stunning settings and the wonderful way that holds keep appearing on great slabs of bland-looking rock . |
| 4 | A third curiosity of the discount market is the one we hinted at in section 5.1 when we referred to the Bank of England 's appearing on both sides of the market , as a seller of treasury bills on the government 's behalf and as a buyer . |
| 5 | In short , the directors are not legally restrained from appearing on both sides of the bargaining table , but they must observe the necessary processes . |
| 6 | In the final quarter England threatened to snatch the lead with a movement from deep within their own half , Jeremy Guscott knocking on just yards from the line after Rory Underwood 's fine touchline run . |
| 7 | The outcry over declining profit margins seems to show that British commercial enterprise had been sapped by decades of trading on advantageous terms as the only great exporter of manufactured goods . |
| 8 | Students will closely monitor their own progress and complete detailed record keeping on all aspects of the investigation . |
| 9 | By pressing on different spots on the foot , practitioners say they free up blocked energy channels , helping the body to heal itself . |
| 10 | He saw himself saving people from sinking ships , cutting away masts in a hurricane , swimming through a surf with a line ; or as a lonely castaway , barefooted and half naked , walking on uncovered reefs in search of shellfish to stave off starvation . |
| 11 | Extensive spectator mounding on both sides of the fairway . |
| 12 | Hole 18 : Reshaped fairway and greenside bunkers , and spectator mounding on both sides of the fairway . |
| 13 | Some critics point out that it is difficult to see how it could benefit larger multi-celled animals , because of the problem of passing on good genes via sperm cells , or the egg . |
| 14 | However , we have just had the third record increase in the amount of money that the Government have given to the Arts Council of Great Britain , which is directly responsible for passing on such moneys to the Royal Opera House , the Birmingham Royal Ballet and other companies . |
| 15 | Unix distributor , Irvine , California-based UniDirect Inc , has reportedly cut a deal that will have Dell Computer Corp passing on all calls for application software certified on its machines to UniDirect as leads or orders . |
| 16 | He looked servile , Albert said happily to himself — not like a man of command passing on old clothes at all ; more like a foot-man waiting for an end of his master 's good-byes . |
| 17 | I was in the middle of them both and passing on horrible messages from one to the other . |
| 18 | He was living on two levels at that time . |
| 19 | What we are clearly seeing in some areas is roughly the same group of people exploiting the same local landscape for their subsistence requirements over a long period , but with successive generations living on different sites at different times . |
| 20 | She is certainly not one of those who have been living on mung beans for as long as they can remember . |
| 21 | New technology may represent a cost saving on older forms of treatment but still represents a cost push in overall terms by extending the boundaries of those who could potentially benefit . |
| 22 | Mr Major , by picking on certain types of savings for exemption , moved further away from this ideal , not nearer to it . |
| 23 | By picking on common characteristics of certain groups , we make it easier to sort people intellectually and there is nothing inherently unacceptable in it . |
| 24 | Lowther was an active parliamentarian , serving on 141 committees during his first decade , during which he was a reliable supporter of the government and received a grant of lands between the tides at St Bees–Whitehaven from Charles II which proved of considerable importance in his local battles . |
| 25 | As had been the case during the Exclusion Crisis , Tories and Anglicans repeatedly argued that the Nonconformists were acting on popish principles in seeking to destroy both Church and State . |
| 26 | There is a risk of icy patches forming on some roads towards the morning . |
| 27 | Mr Amos reported that there were over 30 members meeting on two nights in the week . |
| 28 | Meeting on Conventional Forces in Europe |
| 29 | October : meeting on Conventional Forces in Europe ( CFE ) [ see p. 37797 ] . |
| 30 | Trinidad-born Lara batted with a blend of aggression and sound defence while capitalising on two slices of luck . |