Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [be] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Describing herself as something of a ‘ social victim ’ , she has temporarily torn herself away from urban distractions in favour of time and space at a ‘ country abode ’ , where she is working on material for a second album , due in November . |
| 2 | Where you 're running on the spot and you 're running up and down you know |
| 3 | Many of the cases falling within this offence may involve serious fault — where there is racing on the highway , for example , or a prolonged course of very bad driving , or bad driving in order to avoid apprehension . |
| 4 | Frequently , clients and their advisers want to influence the choice of these specialists ; where they are relying on specialists for design input , this is a necessity . |
| 5 | THE United Nations said that 20 Brazilian and 50 Russian workers had been kidnapped by opposition soldiers in eastern Angola , where they were working on a Congo River dam project . |
| 6 | Former British formula 1 driver John Watson , now a commentator for Eurosport , said : ‘ The last time I saw him was in Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix where he was staying on a boat in the harbour . |
| 7 | ‘ We ca n't find out where he was going on Friday evening ; you know that he was seen in Albert Terrace , apparently on his way to Moorgate ? ’ |
| 8 | Matthew had a drawing board on the table by the window , where he was working on a set of plans . |
| 9 | The paper in our lounge and in the hall , and tha where you put that piece to cover it up , it 's all black under there where it 's wearing on the corners of the wall where you go round and kno it looks black , so I 'm sure it 's black underneath and you just |
| 10 | Bang a drum and it answers back , so I was working on a street market at the time and I went and bought a drum and started to learn . |
| 11 | I kept thinking cos I was , was n't very well Saturday so I was lying on the settee thinking well I hope it ai n't me . |
| 12 | Once I was lying on the bed I noticed that with the appearance of Aids , there is so much more precaution — every needle , tube , cotton wool swab etc is carefully disposed of . |
| 13 | Falling interest rates have made debts cheaper , but they could still be costing you more than you 're earning on investments . |
| 14 | The LM form of homœopathic medication is unusual in that once you are improving on the remedy you actually continue to take it even when you are feeling well . |
| 15 | Otherwise it tends to make the whole picture , like , I went to er er one club once and there was a very nice portrait , not unlike this , there was a girl sitting on a stool , rather less clothes on than this girl has got and it was very nicely done except she was sitting on a painted stool and all the paint was chipped and that to me looked really tacky ! |
| 16 | Now it 's not John Major and it 's not Martin Brandon Bravo and it 's not the Sheriff although we 're thinking on the right lines there , and it 's not Kenneth Clarke or Brian Clough and it certainly is n't Dennis McCarthy and it 's not D H Lawrence either . |
| 17 | Although we were walking on a sunny , but chilly Saturday in early June , the ridge was completely deserted , a great bonus considering the weekend traffic on most Munros . |
| 18 | When speed sailors sail at high speeds ( 39 knots is the current record ) they have their sails in a close hauled position although they are sailing on a broad reach . |
| 19 | Although he was working on some big accounts — British Gas , Bankers Trust , Harris Queensway and Beecham — he was ambitious and keen for a little more action . |
| 20 | ‘ So he 's lyin' on top again/Just like Gepetto … ’ |
| 21 | But Lillie 's theme in 1965 was conservation , so he was working on both topics simultaneously . |
| 22 | Once it is sitting on command , you can develop this into staying as well . |
| 23 | Most of these , as opposed to Hollywood films , go to immense trouble to get the details right , and by concentrating on the background rather than what 's going on you can get a fine haul , especially with the aid of a video . |
| 24 | Cos I know that like she said she did but I know she was getting really pissed off cos everyone was sticking on the music she was n't interested in and stuff . |
| 25 | As in all ex-Soviet passenger aircraft , the seat backs are designed to flop forward and lie horizontal if no-one is sitting on them . |
| 26 | Tape back-up units , because if everyone is working on the same set of master files you ca n't afford to lose them |
| 27 | A word of caution is required because if everyone is working on a sub-problem then it becomes difficult to tackle the whole problem in a novel way . |
| 28 | If I am writing on this side of the paper I can not at the same moment be writing on the other side . |
| 29 | If I am working on pupil autonomy , then I have to find some way to remind pupils that it often helps to talk out loud to someone , and to establish an atmosphere in which they readily approach each other and me for this purpose . |
| 30 | These , however , have to co-exist next to real lulus like , ‘ Being a mole I felt as if I was living on burrowed time . ’ |